Public Law 99-457 - Answers Services sought to be delivered to pre-schoolers (birth-2) with
disabilities and encourage services to at-risk infants, toddlers and their families.
Best Practice - Answers Practices that have been show to provide or offer the best possible
services to the client. Best practices are often proposed based on empirical research.
Brown vs. Board of Education - Answers Educational facilities are not allowed to segregate
according to race (anti-segregation law).
Confidentiality - Answers Information is revealed only with informed consent of the child or the
child's parent or guardian, except in those situations in which failure to release information
would result in clear danger to the client or others.
Conflict of Interest (Dual Relationship) - Answers Occurs when a professional is involved in
multiple relationships that may intermingle and violate ethical standards. A psychologist must
avoid multiple types of relationships with the same individuals.
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability (HIPPA) - Answers HIPPA is an administrative
function of handling client records and confidential health insurance information. The purpose
of the act is to ensure confidentiality of these records is maintained and the client's privacy is
upheld.
Honing v. Doe - Answers Special education students must have manifestation determination
hearing to review placement if they are suspected more than 10 days.
IDEA - Answers Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act-broadens educational rights of the
disabled.
Informed Consent - Answers Inform the client: nature of services, fee policy (usually hourly),
cancellation policy, exceptions to confidentiality, always get written permission to record.
Larry P. Case - Answers Supreme court ruled in favor of not using intelligence tests to place
African American students in special education classrooms. Case was updated in the 1980s to
include speech and language classroom placement.
Lau v. Nicholas Case - Answers Schools must provide accommodations for ESL students.
LEP provider in collaboration w/ others - Answers Develop challenging & achievable cognitive &
academic goals, provide information on ways student can achieve goals, & monitor student
progress towards goals.
Limits of confidentiality - Answers LEP inform child & others of the limits of confidentiality at
outset of establishing professional relationships.
Marshall v. Georgia - Answers Marshall ruling stated that the percentage of minorities placed in
, special education can exceed the percentage in the representative population as long as the
appropriate and proper steps for placement were followed.
Necessity of License (Unauthorized representation as a licensee) - Answers It is unlawful for
any person to practice educational psychology or use any title or letters that imply that he is a
licensed educational psychologist unless, at the time of so doing, he holds a valid, unexpired,
and unrevoked license.
Perkins Act - Answers Gives rights to transition special education students in vocational
problems -occupational access.
Privacy & Confidentiality - Answers 1. Privacy refers to the immediate surrounding.
2. Confidentiality extends beyond the session & refers to the promise the therapist makes with
the client that things discussed during a session will not be repeated.
Public Law 94-457 - Answers Education of the handicapped authorized early intervention of
toddlers and families.
Public Law 105-17 - Answers Specifically, this act stated that a child could not be identified as
having a disability solely on insufficient instruction in reading, math, or English proficiency.
Public Law 108-446 - Answers Public Schools must identify all students with disabilities, collect
information regarding race & ethnicity. Goal is to provide students with disabilities all the
services provided to students without disabilities.
Public Law 108-446 Revised - Answers Goal of revised law is to provide students with
disabilities all services possible and to allow these students the same opportunities as those
without disabilities. Federal funding may be revoked or suspended if schools are found in
noncompliance.
Advertising as a LEP - Answers LEP may advertise as Educational psychologists. California law
prohibits any advertising which is false, misleading or deceptive. Licensure status must be
shown either by including the complete name of the license OR by including the initials of the
license AND the license number. It is also permissible to include academic credentials (i.e., M.A.,
M.S.W., Oh.D.) so long as the degree is earned and relevant to the license.
Consulting is a triadic relationship - Answers It is the cooperation of three parties: the consultee,
the consultant, and the client. The relationship is developed in order to solve a specific goal.
Conviction invloving sexual abuse of children - Answers The board shall not issue a license to a
person who has been convicted of a crime in this or any other state or in a territory of the United
States that involves sexual abuse of children or who is required to register pursuant to Section
290 of the Penal Code or the equivalent in another state of territory.
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) - Answers Case law that requires parental