CPLEE UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Clinical Supervisors - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) Supervisors are required to complete six
hours of supervision coursework every two years
(2) Must be licensed psychologists only
(3) Must provide a minimum of one hour of individual, face-to-face supervision to each intern
each week.
5150 Hold - CORRECT ANSWER - Individual can be hospitalized up to 72 hours without
notifying him/her about the right to a certification review hearing.
Child Sexual Abuse Reporting - CORRECT ANSWER - A 17-year-old who is a victim of
rape.
Specifically, you must report sexual intercourse (statutory rape) with a child under age 16 when
the perpetrator is age 21 years or older, even if the sexual activity is consensual, nonabusive, and
noncoercive.
You would have to report this if the other party was 10 or more years older than the 15 year old.
Whether consensual or not, lewd or lascivious acts with a child 14 or 15 years of age when the
perpetrator is 10 or more years older than the child is reportable as child abuse.
Child Physical Abuse Reporting - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) Reports of suspected child
abuse or neglect shall be made by mandated reporters to any police department or sheriff's
department, not including a school district police or security department, county probation
department, if designated by the county to receive mandated reports, or the county welfare
department.
,(2) The mandated reporter shall make a report to the agency immediately or as soon as is
practicably possible by telephone, and the mandated reporter shall prepare and send a written
report thereof within 36 hours of receiving the information concerning the incident.
Information Included in Child Abuse Reports - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) Reports of
suspected child abuse or neglect ... shall include, IF KNOWN: the name, business address, and
telephone number of the mandated reporter, and the capacity that makes the person a mandated
reporter; the child's name and address, present location, and, where applicable, school, grade, and
class; the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the child's parents or guardians; the
information that gave rise to the reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect and the source or
sources of that information; and the name, address, telephone number, and other relevant
personal information about the person or persons who might have abused or neglected the child.
(2) The mandated reporter shall make a report even if some of this information is not known or is
uncertain to him or her.
Discussing Fees - CORRECT ANSWER - Discuss the fee with the client as soon as possible.
Consent in Custody Evaluations - CORRECT ANSWER - Whenever one parent does not give
consent (or withdraws consent) for an evaluation in a custody case, the psychologist should seek
guidance from the court on how to proceed.
Holder of Privledge - CORRECT ANSWER - The patient when he has no guardian or
conservator, (b) the patient's guardian or conservator, or (c) the personal representative of a
patient who is deceased.
Sharing Published Data - CORRECT ANSWER - After research results are published,
psychologists do not withhold the data on which their conclusions are based from other
competent professionals who seek to verify the substantive claims through reanalysis and who
intend to use such data only for that purpose, provided that the confidentiality of the participants
can be protected and unless legal rights concerning proprietary data preclude their release.
After publishing the results, however, you would be required to comply with a request for the
data by a "competent professional" as long as the request is for the purpose of re-analyzing the
data and the confidentiality of the participants can be protected.
,72-Hour Hold - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) Any person who, as the result of a mental
disorder, is a danger to self or others or is gravely disabled can be held in an approved facility for
treatment and assessment.
(2) After a 72-hour hold, an individual may be held for an additional 14 days if it is determined
that he/she is still a danger to self or others or is gravely disabled. However, Section 5254 also
requires that the individual be notified that he/she is entitled to a certification review hearing, to
be held within 4 days of the date on which the person is certified for a period of intensive
treatment.
(3) Client be must be informed that he/she is entitled to a certification review hearing within the
first 4 of the 14-day hold.
Release of Test Data - CORRECT ANSWER - Refrain from releasing test data to protect a
client/patient or others from substantial harm or misuse or misrepresentation of the data or the
test.
Psychologists are required to release test data except in certain legally defined situations that
permit them to deny a client or the parents of a minor client access to the client's record.
Minor Clients - psychologists may refuse to provide parents or legal guardians access to a
minor's records (including test scores) when they determine "that access to the patient records
requested by the representative [parent or legal guardian] would have a detrimental effect on the
provider's professional relationship with the minor patient or the minor's physical safety or
psychological well-being.
Posting Notices - CORRECT ANSWER - Business and Professions Code requires
psychologists to post the following notice in a conspicuous location in their place of business:
"NOTICE TO CONSUMERS: The Department of Consumer Affair's Board of Psychology
receives and responds to questions and complaints regarding the practice of psychology.
, Translator Services - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) avoid delegating such work to persons who
have a multiple relationship with those being served that would likely lead to exploitation or loss
of objectivity;
(2) authorize only those responsibilities that such persons can be expected to perform
competently on the basis of their education, training, or experience, either independently or with
the level of supervision being provided
(3) see that such persons perform these services competently
Treatment Consent of Minors - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) Permits a minor who is 12 years
of age or older to consent to outpatient mental health treatment and counseling services provided
by a professional person when the minor is "mature enough to participate intelligently" in those
services.
(2) It requires that outpatient mental health treatment shall include the involvement of the
minor's parent or guardian, unless the professional person who is treating or counseling the
minor, after consulting with the minor, determines that the involvement would be inappropriate.
HIPPA Privacy Rule ROI - CORRECT ANSWER - A health care provider may release PHI
without the client's consent when the information is being used for routine treatment, payment,
and healthcare operation purposes.
Penalty for Failing to Report Child Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - Railing to report child
abuse or neglect and the failure results in death or significant bodily harm - any mandated
reporter who willfully fails to report abuse or neglect, where that abuse or neglect results in death
or great bodily injury, shall be punished by not more than one year in a county jail, by a fine of
not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Retaining Records - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) A licensed psychologist shall retain a patient's
health service records for a minimum of 7 years from the patient's discharge date.
(2) If the patient is a minor, the patient's health service records shall be retained for a minimum
of 7 years from the date the patient reaches 18 years of age.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Clinical Supervisors - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) Supervisors are required to complete six
hours of supervision coursework every two years
(2) Must be licensed psychologists only
(3) Must provide a minimum of one hour of individual, face-to-face supervision to each intern
each week.
5150 Hold - CORRECT ANSWER - Individual can be hospitalized up to 72 hours without
notifying him/her about the right to a certification review hearing.
Child Sexual Abuse Reporting - CORRECT ANSWER - A 17-year-old who is a victim of
rape.
Specifically, you must report sexual intercourse (statutory rape) with a child under age 16 when
the perpetrator is age 21 years or older, even if the sexual activity is consensual, nonabusive, and
noncoercive.
You would have to report this if the other party was 10 or more years older than the 15 year old.
Whether consensual or not, lewd or lascivious acts with a child 14 or 15 years of age when the
perpetrator is 10 or more years older than the child is reportable as child abuse.
Child Physical Abuse Reporting - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) Reports of suspected child
abuse or neglect shall be made by mandated reporters to any police department or sheriff's
department, not including a school district police or security department, county probation
department, if designated by the county to receive mandated reports, or the county welfare
department.
,(2) The mandated reporter shall make a report to the agency immediately or as soon as is
practicably possible by telephone, and the mandated reporter shall prepare and send a written
report thereof within 36 hours of receiving the information concerning the incident.
Information Included in Child Abuse Reports - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) Reports of
suspected child abuse or neglect ... shall include, IF KNOWN: the name, business address, and
telephone number of the mandated reporter, and the capacity that makes the person a mandated
reporter; the child's name and address, present location, and, where applicable, school, grade, and
class; the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the child's parents or guardians; the
information that gave rise to the reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect and the source or
sources of that information; and the name, address, telephone number, and other relevant
personal information about the person or persons who might have abused or neglected the child.
(2) The mandated reporter shall make a report even if some of this information is not known or is
uncertain to him or her.
Discussing Fees - CORRECT ANSWER - Discuss the fee with the client as soon as possible.
Consent in Custody Evaluations - CORRECT ANSWER - Whenever one parent does not give
consent (or withdraws consent) for an evaluation in a custody case, the psychologist should seek
guidance from the court on how to proceed.
Holder of Privledge - CORRECT ANSWER - The patient when he has no guardian or
conservator, (b) the patient's guardian or conservator, or (c) the personal representative of a
patient who is deceased.
Sharing Published Data - CORRECT ANSWER - After research results are published,
psychologists do not withhold the data on which their conclusions are based from other
competent professionals who seek to verify the substantive claims through reanalysis and who
intend to use such data only for that purpose, provided that the confidentiality of the participants
can be protected and unless legal rights concerning proprietary data preclude their release.
After publishing the results, however, you would be required to comply with a request for the
data by a "competent professional" as long as the request is for the purpose of re-analyzing the
data and the confidentiality of the participants can be protected.
,72-Hour Hold - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) Any person who, as the result of a mental
disorder, is a danger to self or others or is gravely disabled can be held in an approved facility for
treatment and assessment.
(2) After a 72-hour hold, an individual may be held for an additional 14 days if it is determined
that he/she is still a danger to self or others or is gravely disabled. However, Section 5254 also
requires that the individual be notified that he/she is entitled to a certification review hearing, to
be held within 4 days of the date on which the person is certified for a period of intensive
treatment.
(3) Client be must be informed that he/she is entitled to a certification review hearing within the
first 4 of the 14-day hold.
Release of Test Data - CORRECT ANSWER - Refrain from releasing test data to protect a
client/patient or others from substantial harm or misuse or misrepresentation of the data or the
test.
Psychologists are required to release test data except in certain legally defined situations that
permit them to deny a client or the parents of a minor client access to the client's record.
Minor Clients - psychologists may refuse to provide parents or legal guardians access to a
minor's records (including test scores) when they determine "that access to the patient records
requested by the representative [parent or legal guardian] would have a detrimental effect on the
provider's professional relationship with the minor patient or the minor's physical safety or
psychological well-being.
Posting Notices - CORRECT ANSWER - Business and Professions Code requires
psychologists to post the following notice in a conspicuous location in their place of business:
"NOTICE TO CONSUMERS: The Department of Consumer Affair's Board of Psychology
receives and responds to questions and complaints regarding the practice of psychology.
, Translator Services - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) avoid delegating such work to persons who
have a multiple relationship with those being served that would likely lead to exploitation or loss
of objectivity;
(2) authorize only those responsibilities that such persons can be expected to perform
competently on the basis of their education, training, or experience, either independently or with
the level of supervision being provided
(3) see that such persons perform these services competently
Treatment Consent of Minors - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) Permits a minor who is 12 years
of age or older to consent to outpatient mental health treatment and counseling services provided
by a professional person when the minor is "mature enough to participate intelligently" in those
services.
(2) It requires that outpatient mental health treatment shall include the involvement of the
minor's parent or guardian, unless the professional person who is treating or counseling the
minor, after consulting with the minor, determines that the involvement would be inappropriate.
HIPPA Privacy Rule ROI - CORRECT ANSWER - A health care provider may release PHI
without the client's consent when the information is being used for routine treatment, payment,
and healthcare operation purposes.
Penalty for Failing to Report Child Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - Railing to report child
abuse or neglect and the failure results in death or significant bodily harm - any mandated
reporter who willfully fails to report abuse or neglect, where that abuse or neglect results in death
or great bodily injury, shall be punished by not more than one year in a county jail, by a fine of
not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Retaining Records - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) A licensed psychologist shall retain a patient's
health service records for a minimum of 7 years from the patient's discharge date.
(2) If the patient is a minor, the patient's health service records shall be retained for a minimum
of 7 years from the date the patient reaches 18 years of age.
