BC Psychologist Jurisprudence Exam 2024 | Exam
Revision Questions And Correct Answers | Graded A+
| 2025 Update |
A registrant must honor... - Answer -all commitments they have made to research participants.
A registrant is responsible and accountable for the actions of any non-registrant who is... - Answer
-
providing psychological services under their supervision
CCALA - Answer -Community Care and Assisted Living Act
CFCSA - Answer -Child, Family and community service act
FOIPPA - Answer -Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
HCCCFAA - Answer -Health care (consent) and care facility (admission) act
HPA - Answer -health professions act
PIPA - Answer -Personal Information Protection Act
What does self-regulation mean? - Answer -government has made a statute (act) giving duty to
regulate
the profession to a separate body (college), the majority of whose board is elected by the profession
the college has a duty to serve and protect the public under what act? - Answer -The Health
Professions
Act
Define practice standards - Answer -describe the way in which practitioners practice their
profession
Define professional misconduct - Answer -conduct that falls below the minimum expectations of
a safe
and ethical practitioner
Define incompetence - Answer -where a practitioner demonstrates a lack of knowledge, skill or
judgement when assessing or treating a patient
Define incapable - Answer -they have a health condition that prevents them from practicing safely
,What act prohibits any practitioner from providing care without consent? - Answer -HCCCFAA
(Health
care consent and care facility admission act)
List the sources of law and explain the differences between them - Answer -1. Statutes (Acts):
Charter of
Rights and Freedoms, Human Rights Code, HPA, HCCFAA
2. Regulations: made by the minister of health services; The TCMP and Acupuncturists Regulation
3. Bylaws: proposed by the college board and require the approval of the health minister; deal with
the
internal operations of the college and obligations of practitioners; professional liability insurance,
info
practitioners must provide etc.
4. Case Law: important in guiding the procedure of college committees; court decisions are used
as a
guide by lawyers and judges when similar issues arise in the future.
5. Guiding Documents: college publishes official documents; practice standards; help practitioners
interpret the law
What is the HPA? - Answer -Health professions Act
-sets out the duties and responsibilities of the minister of health services and the colleges.
-reporting obligations of practitioners
-lists the bylaws the colleges have the authority to make
-processes for reviewing decisions
Define scope of practice - Answer -what each professions does and how they do it
The HPA requires that the public have access to certain info about practitioners (6): - Answer -1.
name
2. business address and telephone number
3. name, business address and telephone # of each professional corp
4. class of registration
5. any limits or conditions on registration
6. Cancellations or suspensions of registration
,Bylaw vs regulation - Answer -bylaw: made directly by the board of the college; relate to
administration
and internal affairs
regulation: is made by the Cabinet or a minister of the provincial gov't; deal with issues of broader
public
concern
What is the Labor Motility Act? - Answer -allow for out-of-province registrants from elsewhere in
canada
to transfer to BC with recognition of their qualifications
Amount registrants must be insured for (liability for negligence) - Answer -$1,000,000 per
occurrence
failure to have professional liability insurance would constitute... - Answer -professional
misconduct
Failure to make and keep adequate records is a failure to maintain _____________ and is
___________?
- Answer -1. minimum professional standards
2. professional misconduct
How do you get rid of px records properly? - Answer -shredding
electronic destruction
How do you properly protect patient records? - Answer -Lock and key
password protected
firewall and virus protection
backed up regularly
What act gives px access to their files and correct any errors? - Answer -Personal Info Protection
Act
(PIPA)
If it appears that the applicant does not meet the registration requirements the Registrar will refer
the
application to the ______ - Answer -Registration Committee
According to the Adult Guardianship Act... - Answer -anyone with information indicating an adult
(19
, years) is abused or neglected and unable to seek support and assistance may report the
circumstances
to a designated agency.
The Age of Majority Act establishes... - Answer -the age of majority as 19, from April 15, 1970.
Child and Family Services Act - Answer -Creates a duty to promptly report where a person has
reason to
believe a child needs protection, and lists relevant factors included in the best interests of a child.
s. 13 lists circumstances where child needs protection.
s. 14 creates offence for not reporting and false reporting that a child needs protection.
The Family Law Act... - Answer -places the safety and best interests of the child first when families
are
going through separation and divorce.
It also clarifies parental responsibilities and the division of assets if relationships break down,
addresses
family violence and encourages families to resolve their disputes out of court.
The Family Law Act replaced the Family Relations Act on... - Answer -March 18, 2013
The HCCFAA - Answer -Codifies requirement that consent be obtained from or on behalf of
patient for
medical treatment or admission to care facility; sets out hierarchy of consent.
Confirms the right of adults (19 years) to make own health care decisions; adults can only be given
health care with their consent
ss. 11‐15, which provides exceptions for consent or Allows committee, representative, or
temporary
substitute decision maker where unable to make own decision.
what are the requirements of a substitute decision maker (4)? - Answer -1. at least 19
2. must themselves be capable
3. able and willing to act
4. no higher ranked substitute available
Who may make decisions on behalf of a patient? - Answer -- personal guardian
- representative
Revision Questions And Correct Answers | Graded A+
| 2025 Update |
A registrant must honor... - Answer -all commitments they have made to research participants.
A registrant is responsible and accountable for the actions of any non-registrant who is... - Answer
-
providing psychological services under their supervision
CCALA - Answer -Community Care and Assisted Living Act
CFCSA - Answer -Child, Family and community service act
FOIPPA - Answer -Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
HCCCFAA - Answer -Health care (consent) and care facility (admission) act
HPA - Answer -health professions act
PIPA - Answer -Personal Information Protection Act
What does self-regulation mean? - Answer -government has made a statute (act) giving duty to
regulate
the profession to a separate body (college), the majority of whose board is elected by the profession
the college has a duty to serve and protect the public under what act? - Answer -The Health
Professions
Act
Define practice standards - Answer -describe the way in which practitioners practice their
profession
Define professional misconduct - Answer -conduct that falls below the minimum expectations of
a safe
and ethical practitioner
Define incompetence - Answer -where a practitioner demonstrates a lack of knowledge, skill or
judgement when assessing or treating a patient
Define incapable - Answer -they have a health condition that prevents them from practicing safely
,What act prohibits any practitioner from providing care without consent? - Answer -HCCCFAA
(Health
care consent and care facility admission act)
List the sources of law and explain the differences between them - Answer -1. Statutes (Acts):
Charter of
Rights and Freedoms, Human Rights Code, HPA, HCCFAA
2. Regulations: made by the minister of health services; The TCMP and Acupuncturists Regulation
3. Bylaws: proposed by the college board and require the approval of the health minister; deal with
the
internal operations of the college and obligations of practitioners; professional liability insurance,
info
practitioners must provide etc.
4. Case Law: important in guiding the procedure of college committees; court decisions are used
as a
guide by lawyers and judges when similar issues arise in the future.
5. Guiding Documents: college publishes official documents; practice standards; help practitioners
interpret the law
What is the HPA? - Answer -Health professions Act
-sets out the duties and responsibilities of the minister of health services and the colleges.
-reporting obligations of practitioners
-lists the bylaws the colleges have the authority to make
-processes for reviewing decisions
Define scope of practice - Answer -what each professions does and how they do it
The HPA requires that the public have access to certain info about practitioners (6): - Answer -1.
name
2. business address and telephone number
3. name, business address and telephone # of each professional corp
4. class of registration
5. any limits or conditions on registration
6. Cancellations or suspensions of registration
,Bylaw vs regulation - Answer -bylaw: made directly by the board of the college; relate to
administration
and internal affairs
regulation: is made by the Cabinet or a minister of the provincial gov't; deal with issues of broader
public
concern
What is the Labor Motility Act? - Answer -allow for out-of-province registrants from elsewhere in
canada
to transfer to BC with recognition of their qualifications
Amount registrants must be insured for (liability for negligence) - Answer -$1,000,000 per
occurrence
failure to have professional liability insurance would constitute... - Answer -professional
misconduct
Failure to make and keep adequate records is a failure to maintain _____________ and is
___________?
- Answer -1. minimum professional standards
2. professional misconduct
How do you get rid of px records properly? - Answer -shredding
electronic destruction
How do you properly protect patient records? - Answer -Lock and key
password protected
firewall and virus protection
backed up regularly
What act gives px access to their files and correct any errors? - Answer -Personal Info Protection
Act
(PIPA)
If it appears that the applicant does not meet the registration requirements the Registrar will refer
the
application to the ______ - Answer -Registration Committee
According to the Adult Guardianship Act... - Answer -anyone with information indicating an adult
(19
, years) is abused or neglected and unable to seek support and assistance may report the
circumstances
to a designated agency.
The Age of Majority Act establishes... - Answer -the age of majority as 19, from April 15, 1970.
Child and Family Services Act - Answer -Creates a duty to promptly report where a person has
reason to
believe a child needs protection, and lists relevant factors included in the best interests of a child.
s. 13 lists circumstances where child needs protection.
s. 14 creates offence for not reporting and false reporting that a child needs protection.
The Family Law Act... - Answer -places the safety and best interests of the child first when families
are
going through separation and divorce.
It also clarifies parental responsibilities and the division of assets if relationships break down,
addresses
family violence and encourages families to resolve their disputes out of court.
The Family Law Act replaced the Family Relations Act on... - Answer -March 18, 2013
The HCCFAA - Answer -Codifies requirement that consent be obtained from or on behalf of
patient for
medical treatment or admission to care facility; sets out hierarchy of consent.
Confirms the right of adults (19 years) to make own health care decisions; adults can only be given
health care with their consent
ss. 11‐15, which provides exceptions for consent or Allows committee, representative, or
temporary
substitute decision maker where unable to make own decision.
what are the requirements of a substitute decision maker (4)? - Answer -1. at least 19
2. must themselves be capable
3. able and willing to act
4. no higher ranked substitute available
Who may make decisions on behalf of a patient? - Answer -- personal guardian
- representative
