Pennsylvania Psychological Law Exam act 49
definitions Questions and Answers
Child abuse - AnswerA term meaning any of the following:
(i) A recent act or failure to act by a perpetrator which causes nonaccidental
serious physical injury to a child under 18 years of age.
(ii) An act or failure to act by a perpetrator which causes nonaccidental serious
mental injury to or sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a child under 18 years of age.
(iii) A recent act, failure to act or series of acts or failures to act by a
perpetrator which creates an imminent risk of serious physical injury to or
sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a child under 18 years of age.
(iv) Serious physical neglect by a perpetrator constituting prolonged or
repeated lack of supervision or the failure to provide the essentials of life,
including adequate medical care, which endangers a child's life or development
or impairs the child's functioning.
/.Client/Patient - AnswerA person, system, organization, group or family for whom a
psychologist provides psychological services. In the case of individuals with
legal guardians, including minors and legally incapacitated adults, the legal
guardian shall be the client/patient for decisionmaking purposes. The minor,
legally incapacitated adult or other person actually receiving the service shall
be the client/patient for issues specifically reserved to the individual, such as
confidential communications in a therapeutic relationship and issues directly
affecting the physical or emotional safety of the individual, such as sexual or
other exploitive dual relationships.
/.Delegated Supervisor - AnswerA person to whom the primary supervisor has
delegated
up to 1 hour of the 2 hours of required weekly supervision who holds
a current license, certificate or registration from a health related board within
the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs or a person who is exempt from
licensure under section 3(4)—(8) of the act (63 P. S. § 1203(4)—(8)),
who meets the requirements in § 41.33(a) and (b) (relating to supervisors).
/.Doctoral degree in a field related to psychology— - AnswerA degree awarded upon
successful completion of a program which, within 1 year from the award of the
doctoral degree, meets one of the following:
(i) Is accredited by the APA or the CPA.
(ii) Is designated by the ASPPB/National Register Designation Project.
(iii) Is offered by a foreign college or university whose standards are
equivalent to the ASPPB/National Register Designation Project criteria.
/.Doctoral degree in psychology— - AnswerA degree awarded upon successful
completion
definitions Questions and Answers
Child abuse - AnswerA term meaning any of the following:
(i) A recent act or failure to act by a perpetrator which causes nonaccidental
serious physical injury to a child under 18 years of age.
(ii) An act or failure to act by a perpetrator which causes nonaccidental serious
mental injury to or sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a child under 18 years of age.
(iii) A recent act, failure to act or series of acts or failures to act by a
perpetrator which creates an imminent risk of serious physical injury to or
sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a child under 18 years of age.
(iv) Serious physical neglect by a perpetrator constituting prolonged or
repeated lack of supervision or the failure to provide the essentials of life,
including adequate medical care, which endangers a child's life or development
or impairs the child's functioning.
/.Client/Patient - AnswerA person, system, organization, group or family for whom a
psychologist provides psychological services. In the case of individuals with
legal guardians, including minors and legally incapacitated adults, the legal
guardian shall be the client/patient for decisionmaking purposes. The minor,
legally incapacitated adult or other person actually receiving the service shall
be the client/patient for issues specifically reserved to the individual, such as
confidential communications in a therapeutic relationship and issues directly
affecting the physical or emotional safety of the individual, such as sexual or
other exploitive dual relationships.
/.Delegated Supervisor - AnswerA person to whom the primary supervisor has
delegated
up to 1 hour of the 2 hours of required weekly supervision who holds
a current license, certificate or registration from a health related board within
the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs or a person who is exempt from
licensure under section 3(4)—(8) of the act (63 P. S. § 1203(4)—(8)),
who meets the requirements in § 41.33(a) and (b) (relating to supervisors).
/.Doctoral degree in a field related to psychology— - AnswerA degree awarded upon
successful completion of a program which, within 1 year from the award of the
doctoral degree, meets one of the following:
(i) Is accredited by the APA or the CPA.
(ii) Is designated by the ASPPB/National Register Designation Project.
(iii) Is offered by a foreign college or university whose standards are
equivalent to the ASPPB/National Register Designation Project criteria.
/.Doctoral degree in psychology— - AnswerA degree awarded upon successful
completion
