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What ethical codes must Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
be upheld as a Psychology Board of Australia Standards and Policies
psychologist? Home state/ territory legislation
What matters does the Registration/ special titles, developing standards,
Psychology Board of codes, and guidelines, handles notifications/
Australia handle? complaints and disciplinary action.
Continuing Professional Development
Criminal History Sufficiently Clean
What are the Psychology English Language Skills
Board of Australia's Registration Pathways (provisional/general)
Standards of practice? Professional Indemnity Insurance
Recency of Practice
Specialist endorsements
What are the CPD 30 hours per year including 10 hours Peer consultation
requirements of a Maintain a CPD portfolio of previous 5 years
registered Psychologist? Have a self developed learning plan
Identified learning needs
What should be included
Activities to meet learning needs
in a psychologists CPD
Anticipated outcomes
learning plan?
Achieved outcomes
,What factors will be Gravity of offences and likelihood of future threat to
considered in a Criminal patients
history check of those
applying for registration in
Australia/
What is the minimum level $2 million per claim
of cover required by the
board for Professional
Indemnity Insurance?
When registered regardless of whether work is
When must a psychologist
volunteer based or paid.
have Insurance?
Retroactive cover when no longer working.
In the past 5 years you must have:
What do the Recency of
Practiced at least 250 hours as a psychologist.
Practice standards
Or Completed a Board approved program of study
dictate?
Or Completed a Board approved internship.
What is dictated regarding Ensure protection of confidentiality.
the use of Social Media Do not post unsubstantiated claims (Advertising)
for Psychologists? Testimonies may not be used.
What governing body is Psychology Board of Australia
able to include or remove
practice locations of
psychologists from the
national register?
How many years must 10
lapse before an individual
with 4th year qualifications
is required to undertake
refresher training before
being granted provisional
registration?
,When might a Practicing while intoxicated
psychologist be required Inappropriate sexual conduct
to make a mandatory Placing the public at risk
report regarding a fellow
practitioner?
What are the limitations on No false or misleading claims.
advertising of services for No use of testimonials.
psychologists? No encouragement of unnecessary use of services.
Is the APS Code of Ethics Yes. It has been adopted as the Psychology Board of
considered necessary to Australia's official code of ethics.
follow under National
Standards?
1. Respect for the rights and dignity of people and
What are the three main
peoples.
principles of the APS
2. Propriety
Code of Ethics?
3. Integrity
Legal and moral rights
Dignity
Participation in personal decisions
What are the key concepts
Justice
of (Respect for rights and
Respect
dignity of people and
Informed consent
peoples?
Privacy
Confidentiality
Access to personal information
, -Be aware of cultural issues such as intergenerational
trauma and discrimination.
-Ensure decisions made about client are made
How do the ethical
collaboratively.
standards Respect and
-Awareness of value systems and authority structures.
Justice apply to practicing
-Provide indigenous community resources (e.g.
with indigenous
interpreter)
individuals under the APS
-Respect wishes to consult with indigenous specific
guidelines?
resources.
-Awareness of best practice guidelines in research
and practice settings
How do the ethical -Understand related language and cultural issues.
standards surrounding -For minors understand that several Indigenous
informed consent apply to community members may be responsible for legal
practicing with indigenous guardianship.
individuals under the APS -Without the capacity to provide informed consent, it
guidelines? is sought from family and community.
-Ensure sensitivity to cultural and contextual factors.
-Seek guidance from community elders where
possible.
- Services delivered in culturally competent manner
How does the ethical
(consider training).
standard "Competence"
-Consider personal biases for each client
apply to practicing with
-Document culturally relevant information
indigenous individuals
-Consider intracultural differences
under the APS guidelines?
-Always assess for suicide risk and work with
community
-Consider impact of culture on test norms and
intervention fit.
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Save
Terms in this set (307)
What ethical codes must Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
be upheld as a Psychology Board of Australia Standards and Policies
psychologist? Home state/ territory legislation
What matters does the Registration/ special titles, developing standards,
Psychology Board of codes, and guidelines, handles notifications/
Australia handle? complaints and disciplinary action.
Continuing Professional Development
Criminal History Sufficiently Clean
What are the Psychology English Language Skills
Board of Australia's Registration Pathways (provisional/general)
Standards of practice? Professional Indemnity Insurance
Recency of Practice
Specialist endorsements
What are the CPD 30 hours per year including 10 hours Peer consultation
requirements of a Maintain a CPD portfolio of previous 5 years
registered Psychologist? Have a self developed learning plan
Identified learning needs
What should be included
Activities to meet learning needs
in a psychologists CPD
Anticipated outcomes
learning plan?
Achieved outcomes
,What factors will be Gravity of offences and likelihood of future threat to
considered in a Criminal patients
history check of those
applying for registration in
Australia/
What is the minimum level $2 million per claim
of cover required by the
board for Professional
Indemnity Insurance?
When registered regardless of whether work is
When must a psychologist
volunteer based or paid.
have Insurance?
Retroactive cover when no longer working.
In the past 5 years you must have:
What do the Recency of
Practiced at least 250 hours as a psychologist.
Practice standards
Or Completed a Board approved program of study
dictate?
Or Completed a Board approved internship.
What is dictated regarding Ensure protection of confidentiality.
the use of Social Media Do not post unsubstantiated claims (Advertising)
for Psychologists? Testimonies may not be used.
What governing body is Psychology Board of Australia
able to include or remove
practice locations of
psychologists from the
national register?
How many years must 10
lapse before an individual
with 4th year qualifications
is required to undertake
refresher training before
being granted provisional
registration?
,When might a Practicing while intoxicated
psychologist be required Inappropriate sexual conduct
to make a mandatory Placing the public at risk
report regarding a fellow
practitioner?
What are the limitations on No false or misleading claims.
advertising of services for No use of testimonials.
psychologists? No encouragement of unnecessary use of services.
Is the APS Code of Ethics Yes. It has been adopted as the Psychology Board of
considered necessary to Australia's official code of ethics.
follow under National
Standards?
1. Respect for the rights and dignity of people and
What are the three main
peoples.
principles of the APS
2. Propriety
Code of Ethics?
3. Integrity
Legal and moral rights
Dignity
Participation in personal decisions
What are the key concepts
Justice
of (Respect for rights and
Respect
dignity of people and
Informed consent
peoples?
Privacy
Confidentiality
Access to personal information
, -Be aware of cultural issues such as intergenerational
trauma and discrimination.
-Ensure decisions made about client are made
How do the ethical
collaboratively.
standards Respect and
-Awareness of value systems and authority structures.
Justice apply to practicing
-Provide indigenous community resources (e.g.
with indigenous
interpreter)
individuals under the APS
-Respect wishes to consult with indigenous specific
guidelines?
resources.
-Awareness of best practice guidelines in research
and practice settings
How do the ethical -Understand related language and cultural issues.
standards surrounding -For minors understand that several Indigenous
informed consent apply to community members may be responsible for legal
practicing with indigenous guardianship.
individuals under the APS -Without the capacity to provide informed consent, it
guidelines? is sought from family and community.
-Ensure sensitivity to cultural and contextual factors.
-Seek guidance from community elders where
possible.
- Services delivered in culturally competent manner
How does the ethical
(consider training).
standard "Competence"
-Consider personal biases for each client
apply to practicing with
-Document culturally relevant information
indigenous individuals
-Consider intracultural differences
under the APS guidelines?
-Always assess for suicide risk and work with
community
-Consider impact of culture on test norms and
intervention fit.
