College of Psychologist of BC WJE School Psychologists exam questions with answers

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Psychologists exam questions with answers |\ |\ |\ |\




A registrant must honour... - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔all
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commitments they have made to research participants. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A registrant is responsible and accountable for the actions of any
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non-registrant who is... - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔providing |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


psychological services under their supervision |\ |\ |\ |\




CFCSA - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Child, Family and community
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service act |\




FOIPPA - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Freedom of Information and
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Protection of Privacy Act |\ |\ |\




PIPA - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Personal Information Protection Act
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What does self regulation mean? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔government has made a statute (act) giving duty to regulate |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


the profession to a separate body (college), the majority of
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whose board is elected by the profession
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the college has a duty to serve and protect the public under what
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act? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Health Professions Act
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,Define practice standards - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔describe the
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way in which practitioners practice their profession
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Define professional misconduct - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔conduct
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that falls below the minimum expectations of a safe and ethical
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practitioner


Define incompetence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔where a
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practitioner demonstrates a lack of knowledge, skill or judgement |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


when assessing or treating a patient
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Define incapable - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔they have a health
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condition that prevents them from practicing safely |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What act prohibits any practitioner from providing care without
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consent? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔HCCCFAA (Health care consent
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and care facility admission act)
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List the sources of law and explain the differences between them
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Statutes (Acts): Charter of Rights
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and Freedoms, Human Rights Code, HPA, HCCFAA
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2. Regulations: made by the minister of health services; The
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TCMP and Acupuncturists Regulation
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3. Bylaws: proposed by the college board and require the
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approval of the health minister; deal with the internal operations
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of the college and obligations of practitioners; professional
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liability insurance, info practitioners must provide etc.
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,4. Case Law: important in guiding the procedure of college
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committees; court decisions are used as a guide by lawyers and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


judges when similar issues arise in the future.
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5. Guiding Documents: college publishes official documents;
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practice standards; help practitioners interpret the law
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What is the HPA? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Health professions Act
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-sets out the duties and responsibilities of the minister of health
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services and the colleges. |\ |\ |\ |\




-reporting obligations of practitioners |\ |\ |\




-lists the bylaws the colleges have the authority to make
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-processes for reviewing decisions |\ |\ |\




Define scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔what each
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professions does and how they do it |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




The HPA requires that the public have access to certain info
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about practitioners (6): - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. name
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2. business address and telephone number
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3. name, business address and telephone # of each professional
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4. class of registration
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5. any limits or conditions on registration
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6. Cancellations or suspensions of registration
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, Bylaw vs regulation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔bylaw: made
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directly by the board of the college; relate to administration and
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internal affairs |\ |\




regulation: is made by the Cabinet or a minister of the provincial
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gov't; deal with issues of broader public concern
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What is the Labor Motility Act? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔allow for
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out-of-province registrants from elsewhere in canada to transfer
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to BC with recognition of their qualifications
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Amount registrants must be insured for (liability for negligence) -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔$1,000,000 per occurrence
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failure to have professional liability insurance would constitute... -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔professional misconduct
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Failure to make and keep adequate records is a failure to
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maintain _____________ and is ___________? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1. minimum professional standards
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2. professional misconduct
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How do you get rid of px records properly? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔shredding
electronic destruction |\




How do you properly protect patient records? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Lock and key |\ |\ |\