HCPC guidelines study exam with 100% accurate questions and correct answers.

What does HCPC stand for? - correct answers Health and Care Professions Council Who are the HCPC guidelines in place for? - correct answers Clinical/Practitioner psychologists What are the rules that a clinical psychologist must follow? - correct answers- have to be registered with HCPC to get a job - have to re-register every 2 years - if they have a bad record with HCPC, will struggle to be employed as a practitioner psychologist - criminal offence to claim to be HCPC registered if you're not What are the 15 standards of proficiency? - correct answers1. Being able to practice with the legal and ethical boundaries of the profession 2. Being aware of the impact of culture, equality and diversity on practice 3. Being able to practice in a non-discriminatory manner 4. Understanding the importance of confidentiality 5. Understanding the need to establish and maintain safe practice What are other standards that practitioner psychologists must follow? - correct answers- character to join HCPC, trustworthy character references need to obtained from people who have known you for at least 3 years. considers convictions and cautions - health must provide regular updates on general health to HCPC happens every 2 years when you re-register if you have conditions that will impact clients, must stop work immediately - standards of ethics 10 ethical guidelines they must follow incl: maintaining confidentiality of clients, only acting within the limits of your own knowledge and skills (competence) and referring to others when necessary (collegiality) What do clinical psychologists do? - correct answersassess behaviour and needs of clients through a range of methods work as part of a multidisciplinary team with teachers, social workers, doctors and nurses devise and monitor treatment programmes What are the 3 HCPC standards that specifically apply to clinical psychologists? - correct answers- standards for education and training: minimum qualification required is a Master's degree w BPS qualification and a doctorate - standards for prescribing: must have knowledge and training to prescribe medication appropriately and safely - standards for counselors: therapists offering counselling must understand the importance of empathy and imagination as well as the philosophy behind psychological therapies In 2010, in the news, a clinical psychologist was struck off the HCPC register, why was this? - correct answersdidn't keep proper patient records "undermines public confidence in consistency of delivery of health care" In 2013, a paramedic was struck off the HCPC register, why was this? - correct answerswere having sex w someone while answering a 999 call "an abuse of trust which violated a professional boundary" In 2016, a child psychologist was suspended from the HCPC register, why was this? - correct answersfor taking ecstasy in a nightclub with clients "a significant breach of trust, particularly given the vulnerability of the young people concerned" In 2016, a clinical psychologist was struck off the HCPC register, why was this? - correct answersfor making his staff work on his personal website and private website than on their mental health project "the abuse of trust, abuse of resources, abuse of colleagues" What is the difference between being struck off the HCPC register and being suspended? - correct answersbeing stuck off means the end of a career being suspended means they could practice again in the future Why do social workers sometimes have an issue with HCPC? - correct answerssocial workers who are suspended or struck off due to their private lives or if they are struggling to manage case loads claim that their human rights are being ignored What is problem with the verdicts given by HCPC? - correct answersverdicts cannot be appealed without going to the High Court which is a very expensive legal challenge that lower paid jobs (social workers) cannot afford in 2016, how many psychologists were HCPC registered and how many were part of the BPS? - correct answerswere 21,613 practitioner psychologists registered and BPS has over 50,000 members Are HCPC standards credible? - correct answersyes, are a credible framework are SMART targets - SPECIFIC: standards refer to well-defined achievements that can be understood by anyone with a psychological background - MEASURABLE: obvious when a standard is met or not met - ACHIEVABLE: aren't impossible to meet - most do so - RELEVANT: specific to the profession - TIME-BOUND: members have to re-register every 2 years to show they still meet the standards What is an objection to HCPC guidelines? - correct answersno objections but the question is whether they should be deemed appropriate hard to know where ethical and legal boundaries lie with the profession of clinical psychologists e.g., a clinical psychologist was struck off the register for forming a close friendship with an underaged client claimed she was trying to help a young person in a tough situation HCPC disagreed but the boundary wasn't clear at that time What are the applications of HCPC guidelines? - correct answersHCPC has limited applications: - helps vulnerable people (children, disabilities) from being abused, exploited or carelessly treated by their therapists and clinicians - however, grey area between client and practitioner relationship - not clear what it should look like - led to many getting struck off and suspended even if