BC Psychologist Jurisprudence exam
1. According to FOIPPA, student records shall contain...:
psychologists' notes as defined by the College of Psychologists'
of BC.
2. The head of a public body may refuse to disclose to an
applicant personal information about the applicant if the
disclosure could reasonably be expect- ed to result in...:
immediate and grave harm to the applicant's safety or mental or
physical health.
3. A registrant must honour...: all commitments they have made
to research participants.
4. A registrant is responsible and accountable for the actions
of any non-reg- istrant who is...: providing psychological
services under their supervision
5. CCALA: Community Care and Assisted Living Act
6. CFCSA: Child, Family and community service act
7. FOIPPA/ FIPPA: Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
8. HCCCFAA: Health care (consent) and care facility (admission)
act
9. HPA: health professions act
10. PIPA: Personal Information Protection Act
,11. What does self regulation mean?: 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
12. the college has a duty to serve and protect the public
under what act?: The
Health Professions Act
13. Define practice standards: describe the way in which
practitioners practice their profession
14. Define professional misconduct: conduct that falls below the
minimum expec- tations of a safe and ethical practitioner
15. Define incompetence: where a practitioner demonstrates a
lack of knowledge, skill or judgement when assessing or treating a
patient
16. Define incapable: they have a health condition that prevents
them from practic- ing safely
17. What act prohibits any practitioner from providing care
without consent?-
: HCCCFAA (Health care consent and care facility admission act)
18. List the sources of law and explain the differences
between them: 1. Statutes (Acts): Charter of Rights and
Freedoms, Human Rights Code, HPA, HCC- FAA
,2. Regulations: made by the minister of health services; The
TCMP and Acupunc- turists Regulation
3. Bylaws: proposed by the college board and require the approval
of the health min- ister; 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
19. What is the HPA?: 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
20. Define scope of practice: what each professions does and
how they do it
21. The HPA requires that the public have access to certain
info about practi- tioners (6):: 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
22. Bylaw vs regulation: 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
23. Amount registrants must be insured for (liability for
negligence): -
$1,000,000 per occurrence
24. failure to have professional liability insurance would
constitute...: profes- sional misconduct
25. Failure to make and keep adequate records is a failure to
maintain
and is ?: 1. minimum professional
standards
2. professional misconduct
26. How do you get rid of clients' records properly?: shredding
electronic destruction
27. How do you properly protect client records?: Lock and key
password protected
1. According to FOIPPA, student records shall contain...:
psychologists' notes as defined by the College of Psychologists'
of BC.
2. The head of a public body may refuse to disclose to an
applicant personal information about the applicant if the
disclosure could reasonably be expect- ed to result in...:
immediate and grave harm to the applicant's safety or mental or
physical health.
3. A registrant must honour...: all commitments they have made
to research participants.
4. A registrant is responsible and accountable for the actions
of any non-reg- istrant who is...: providing psychological
services under their supervision
5. CCALA: Community Care and Assisted Living Act
6. CFCSA: Child, Family and community service act
7. FOIPPA/ FIPPA: Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
8. HCCCFAA: Health care (consent) and care facility (admission)
act
9. HPA: health professions act
10. PIPA: Personal Information Protection Act
,11. What does self regulation mean?: 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
12. the college has a duty to serve and protect the public
under what act?: The
Health Professions Act
13. Define practice standards: describe the way in which
practitioners practice their profession
14. Define professional misconduct: conduct that falls below the
minimum expec- tations of a safe and ethical practitioner
15. Define incompetence: where a practitioner demonstrates a
lack of knowledge, skill or judgement when assessing or treating a
patient
16. Define incapable: they have a health condition that prevents
them from practic- ing safely
17. What act prohibits any practitioner from providing care
without consent?-
: HCCCFAA (Health care consent and care facility admission act)
18. List the sources of law and explain the differences
between them: 1. Statutes (Acts): Charter of Rights and
Freedoms, Human Rights Code, HPA, HCC- FAA
,2. Regulations: made by the minister of health services; The
TCMP and Acupunc- turists Regulation
3. Bylaws: proposed by the college board and require the approval
of the health min- ister; 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
19. What is the HPA?: 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
20. Define scope of practice: what each professions does and
how they do it
21. The HPA requires that the public have access to certain
info about practi- tioners (6):: 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
22. Bylaw vs regulation: 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
23. Amount registrants must be insured for (liability for
negligence): -
$1,000,000 per occurrence
24. failure to have professional liability insurance would
constitute...: profes- sional misconduct
25. Failure to make and keep adequate records is a failure to
maintain
and is ?: 1. minimum professional
standards
2. professional misconduct
26. How do you get rid of clients' records properly?: shredding
electronic destruction
27. How do you properly protect client records?: Lock and key
password protected
