CETP - CASLPO Ethics QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

How does CASLPO protect the public? - - Set registration and practice standards for registrants - Support registrants to provide quality care safely and ethical - Remediate those who do not - Restrict or deny practice of those who cannot be remediated - Public awareness How do CASLPO associations protect the public? - - Advocate for services - Public awareness - promote the professions - Provide continuing education to raise the quality of practice How do SLPs protect the public? - - Continually assess and enhance your competency - Provide ETHICAL care - Advocate for your patients What does it mean to uphold professionalism in practice? - - Act in the best interests of the patient or family - Maintain professional boundaries - Identify and mitigate bias - your values and beliefs can impact decision-making - Know the limitations of your knowledge and scope of practice - Doing the right thing - even when it is hard (e.g., being asked to bill incorrectly by your boss) - Putting patients and families first - Leading by example (e.g., remaining professional in the face of rudeness) As a member of CASLPO, you engage with the college via: - 1. Registration (initial and annual renewal) 2. Quality Assurance Program 3. Practice AdviceWhat is the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC)? - It is a screening committee that reviews: 1. Health inquiries (e.g., capacity concerns) 2. Complaints (from public or another registrant) 3. Registrar reports (the College has come to know of improper activity) What decisions can the ICRC make? - - Take no further action - Refer to discipline - Issue a specified continuing education and remediation plan (SCERP) - Issue a caution (written, oral) - Reminder, advice - Investigate capacity To refer to discipline, what two questions must the committee be able to say "yes" to? - - Do the allegations warrant a referral to discipline? (seriousness test) - Could the evidence meet the onus of proof? (sufficiency of evidence test). What is the Discipline Committee? - - This committee is considered independent from the College - Quasi-judicial - They are the "judge" and the college and the registrant are the two parties (each make their case) Discipline Panel - Discipline hearings are public - This inherently increases the impact - This also allows for the College to use the case as a deterrent