GA Jurisprudence exam questions and answers

*Rules for the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - consists of 6 members appointed by the governor (5 psychologists, 1 public member) - annually at the 1st meeting of the fiscal yr the board elects a president and VP to serve until successor has been elected - all board members term a term of 5 years and until successor appointed -must hold 1 regular meeting per year, president can call additional meetings or 2 board members can make a written request for a meeting - Board is administered by the Division Director, Professional Licensing Boards Division of the Office of Secretary of State -Division director assists attorneys when prosecuting a violation - applicant forms can be obtained by writing to the board or going to the website - fees are non-refundable, payable to the Board, requests for refunds must be in writing and within 1yr of when board received fees -Board members ARE NOT liable to CIVIL action for things they do as part of their duties as a board member if done in good faith Client (definition) recipient of services (can be individual or organizational) Student (definition) individual in predoctoral training or internship Confidential information (definition) information that you are ethically obligated to not disclose without client permission Court order (definition) judicial action that compels disclosure of information Professional relationship (definition) a mutually agreed upon relationship between the psychologist and the pt/client, students, supervisees, or employees Psychological services (definition) actions of psychologists in context of a professional relationship Supervisors (definition) psychologists who have the responsibility for professional activities of supervision *Licensure Application Requirements - Doctoral degree from APA accredited program - Complete APA accredited or APPIC member internship - Complete postdoctoral SWE - Application - Take EPPP after doctorate and internship is complete AND pass - 70% on Jurisprudence - Orals based on work sample from past 6 months - License is obtained after all requirements passed and SWE is complete (1 yr to do it in) *Rules about the EPPP - If you fail 3x you must take 3 semester credits or 15CEU hrs of additional course work - If you fail 6x you must take 9 semester credits or 45 CEUs of additional course work - Fail Oral exam: Full board exam - Fail Full Board: wait 6 months for another full board - Fail Full Board 2xs: denied license and must reapply' Provisional License (definition) - individual is currently completing SWE and all written exams have been passed - approved application for provisional license has same weight and privileges of a full license except still need supervision until the end of SWE - valid for 24 months but non-renewable - if provisional license is denied you have 60 days to appeal before the file is closed, can be revoked if you are not meeting the SWE -revocation of provision license is NOT a contested act, but holder does have the right to appear before the board Licensure by Endorsement (definition) - individual currently has a license in another state and is applying for a license in GA - application and fees must be submitted 60 days prior to taking jurisprudence - board may allow reciprocity and grant a psychologist licensed by a similar board in a different state whose standards are not lower than GA (may wave written and/or oral exam) - must fall into one of these categories: licensed less than 10 years senior psychologist I/O psychologist Certificate of Profession Quality from ASPPB -or- they can apply for licensure by exam and go through entire process *if applicant has had disciplinary actions the board or questions pf competency the board can deny licensure Senior psychologist (definition) - been practicing 10 years or more *senior I/O psychologist only needs 5 years of practice in I/O Temporary license - license that can be obtained while an individual is in the process of obtaining licensure by endorsement - board may request a personal interview - must take jurisprudence on 1st available date after the application is approved otherwise they will revoke temp license - must take oral exam on the next available date after written exam or temp license will be revoked Volunteer service license - individual retired from practice or whose license is in an inactive status who wants to practice without receiving compensation - must have had a license in good standing prior to retirement/inactive status - proof of 20CEs within 2 yrs prior to application, - Exams, application fees, etc are waved - renewable with same requirements as a full license, but time to complete requirements is determined by the Board Permission for limited practice - if someone is licensed in another state, they may practice in GA without applying for GA license if the hold a valid license in another state - must notify Board 5 days before intended practice - only applies to those NOT seeking licensure in GA (really for if you are doing short term work with FEMA or Red-Cross or something) - allowed 30 days MAX of practice per calendar year Educational Requirements for Licensure - Doctoral degree in applied psychology or I/O from accredited program that meets standards of APA - curriculum must meet APA accreditation competency areas - Prac experience must meet requirements - 3 full-time years of graduate study (2 of 3 years must be at the degree granting program) - 1yr full-time residency /internship Internship Requirements for Licensure - must be APA or APPIC member internship - non-accredited internships must meet similar requirements to those outlined by the APA (2000 hrs total, 500 hrs of client contact except for I/O) Postdoc Requirements for Licensure - individual is called a "fellow" - 1500 hrs of SWE (500 hrs of client contact or related activities) - 11-24 months to complete - if not official postdoc all hrs must be logged and signed off on by supervisor Secondary supervisor (definition) - oversees no more than 20% of training, which is preapproved by primary supervisor ****Primary AND Secondary supervisors must be licensed 3 years prior to supervising (provisional license does not count) -for postdocs they need 1 hr of supervision per 30 hrs of SWE General Supervision Rules - Cannot be Primary supervisor for more than 3 supervisees engaged in psychological services at the same time unless approved by Board - When clinical services are rendered, supervising psychologist must: take part in intake process personally diagnoses when required/requested personally interview pt for Dx purposes when required or requested personally select and interpret tests *Must provide 1hr of supervision for every 20 hrs of face-to-face client contact Rules for who Psychologists CANNOT Supervise Cannot supervise people who: have voluntarily surrendered their license been disciplined by any other licensing agency been convicted of a felony and/or is under criminal probation can be waived by Board in extraordinary circumstances Rules for Clinical & Counseling Internship Programs - supervisors must be internship staff of affiliates - must have clearly designated licensed staff responsible for training - 2 or more licensed psychologists on staff - minimum of two interns - minimum of 2 hrs a week of scheduled learning/didactics - interns must receive at least 2 hrs of individual in-person supervision per week - primary or secondary supervisor must be onsite in case of emergencies Rules for School psychology internships - supervisors must be internship staff of affiliates - supervisor MUST be a licensed psychologist OR they must have a school psychology certificate at doctoral level from State Dept of Education - must have clearly designated licensed staff responsible for training - min of 2 interns - min of 2 hr per week of scheduled learning/didactics - interns must receive at least 2 hrs of individual