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What is the limit for sessions for a minor at or over 14 without parental consent?

Six sessions or 30 days (whichever occurs sooner).

Does a licensed psychologist have to report a felony offense reported to them in the course of therapy by a client?

No.

What are the requirements for reporting/documenting confirmed or suspected domestic abuse in a clients file?

There is no duty to report. The psychologist must note the knowledge or belief and reason for the suspicion in the client's record. The client cannot assert privilege and ask that the psychologist not note it.

What are the requirements for he threat when reporting a threat of harm?

the client or patient or a knowledgeable person has communicated to the professional or organization an explicit threat of inflicting imminent and serious physical harm to or causing the death of one or more clearly identifiable potential victims, the professional or organization has reason to believe that the client or patient has the intent and ability to carry out the threat Signup and view all the answers

What are the 4 actions that can be taken by a professional when breaking confidentiality to report a threat of harm to a person?

exercise the authority to have the person hospitalized on an emergency basis, have the person hospitalized on an involuntary basis, develop a treatment plan to reduce the risk (and have a secondary risk assessment), or inform the authorities. Signup and view all the answers

What is the duty to report regarding adult neglect and abuse?

Adults over 60. Must report abuse and neglect. Must make a report that contains (1) The name, address, and approximate age of the adult who is the subject of the report; (2) The name and address of the individual responsible for the adult's care, if any individual is, and if the individual is known; (3) The nature and extent of the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the adult; (4) The basis of the reporter's belief that the adult has been abused, neglected, or exploited. Signup and view all the answers

What are the age limits for child abuse reporting for typically developing children and those with developmental delays?

18 years for TD, 21 years for individuals with DD. Signup and view all the answers

What is contained in the written report that follows a mandated child abuse report?

(1) The names and addresses of the child and the child's parents or the person or persons having custody of the child, if known; (2) The child's age and the nature and extent of the child's known or suspected injuries, abuse, or neglect or of the known or suspected threat of injury, abuse, or neglect, including any evidence of previous injuries, abuse, or neglect; (3) Any other information that might be helpful in establishing the cause of the known or suspected injury, abuse, or neglect or of the known or suspected threat of injury, abuse, or neglect. Signup and view all the answers

What is an adult defined as with respect to mandated abuse reporting with adults?

age or older within this state who is handicapped by the infirmities of aging or who has a physical or mental impairment which prevents the person from providing for the person’s own care or protection, and who resides in an independent living arrangement. Signup and view all the answers

Describe some of the 10 exemptions from licensure in Ohio.

A) A person who holds a license issued by the state board of education authorizing the practice of school psychology, B) A nonresident temporarily employed in this state to render psychological services for not more than thirty days a year (C) Any student or other person working under the supervision of a psychologist (D) A student in an accredited educational institution, while carrying out activities that are part of the prescribed course of study, (E) Recognized religious officials performing religious counseling (F) A person in the employ of the federal government, including use of an official title, insofar as such activities are a part of the duties in his/her position; A person licensed, certified, or registered under a provision of the Revised Code other than in Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code, G) Individuals in educational institutions (i.e., social psychologists) H) Teacher of psychology I) Researchers in psychology. Signup and view all the answers

Name some of the 11 hazardous practices that cause harm and require specialized expertise in psychology.

(1) Psychological and school psychological diagnosis (2) Psychological and school psychological prescription (3) Psychological and school psychological client supervision (4) Hypnotic techniques for diagnostic, treatment, or other psychotherapeutic purposes (5) Individual intelligence testing, assessment of cognitive processing, or determination of individual intelligence (6) Personality evaluation (7) Individual and group psychological psychotherapy (8) Psychological behavior psychotherapy such as, but not limited to, implosive therapy, aversive therapy, and desensitization (9) Couples and family psychological psychotherapy (10) Psychological psychotherapy for sexual dysfunctions or disorders (11) Psychological pharmacological consultation, as defined by procedures specified in paragraph (C) (3) of rule 4732-3-01 of the Administrative Code. Signup and view all the answers

Name some of the 12 reasons the board can suspend or revoke a license.

<ol> <li>Conviction of a felony 2. Going into a rehabilitation program in lieu of a felony plea 3. Using fraud to get a license or helping someone else do this 4. Accepting rebates for referrals 5. Willful communication of confidential information 6. Being negligent 7. Impairment from various factors 8. Violating rules of professional conduct 9. practicing outside of competence 10. A court deciding someone is incompetent 11. Waiving a co-ypayment or deductible.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What is the current fee for a psychologists license?

$365 Signup and view all the answers

What is due every even-numbered year to maintain licensure on the last day of September?

(1) The biennial registration fee; (2) The registration form; (3) A report of compliance with continuing education requirements. Signup and view all the answers

What changes need reported to the board and within how much time do they need reported (i.e., moving, new job)

(C) Each license holder shall notify the executive director of any change in the license holder's official mailing address, office address, or employment within sixty days of such change. Signup and view all the answers

What is a psychologist defined as in the law?

Psychologist" means any person who holds self out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words "psychologic," "psychological," "psychologist," "psychology," or any other terms that imply the person is trained, experienced, or an expert in the field of psychology. Signup and view all the answers

What is the practice of psychology?

(B) "The practice of psychology" means rendering or offering to render to individuals, groups, organizations, or the public any service involving the application of psychological procedures to assessment, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or amelioration of psychological problems or emotional or mental disorders of individuals or groups; or to the assessment or improvement of psychological adjustment or functioning of individuals or groups, whether or not there is a diagnosable pre-existing psychological problem. Signup and view all the answers

What are psychological procedures defined as?

(C) "Psychological procedures" include but are not restricted to application of principles, methods, or procedures of understanding, predicting, or influencing behavior. Signup and view all the answers

What are the 10 areas/subheadings identified in the rules of professional conduct?

<ol> <li>Negligence 2. Welfare of the client, evaluee, and associated persons: 3. Remuneration 4. Testing and test interpretation 5. Confidentiality 6. Competence 7. Telepsychology 8. Violations of Law 9. Aiding Illegal Practice 10. Supervision Rules</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Name some of the prohibited supervisory relationships identified in the law.

<ol> <li>Someone with administrative/funding authority 2. A business partner 3. Work outside of psychologists' competence 4. Family members 5. Family members, sexual harassment, sexual intercourse, employer 6. 240 hour limit 7. No exploitation 8. No fee for group supervision 9. Supervisee cant use "psychologist" 10. Supervisee cant generate own caseload 11. Supervisees cannot collect fees in their own name 12. Supervisee cant advertise to be a psychologist.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Describe some of the requirements for psychological supervision.

<ol> <li>Supervisee is relevant to all board statutes 2. Supervisor is responsible for diagnosis 3. Supervisee must work in an appropriate setting 4. Supervisor must document supervision 5. Supervisor must register supervisee with the board 6. Supervisor must deactivate supervisory relationships 7. Supervisor must keep records of supervision 8. Supervisor should ensure the clients supervisee is working with are appropriate 9. Supervisee must base the amount of supervision on their judgement 10. Supervisor must plan for their own absence if over 30 days 11. supervisor must inform clients of supervisee's status 12. Shared supervision requires a plan 13.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What needs included on the notice to clients regarding a supervisee's status?

(a) Brief description of services to be provided, schedule of charges, and an indication that billing will come from the supervisor, agency, or institution under the supervisor's name; (b) Name, license number, and professional address and telephone number of the supervisor; (c) Statement on the limits of confidentiality, including the possible need to report certain information according to law, and the supervisor's review of the client's progress; (d) Statement about the parameters of the professional relationship involving the supervisor, the supervisee, and the client; (e) Statement about the availability of the supervisor to meet with the client, on request; (f) Signatures of the supervisor, the supervisee, and the client(s) or guardian, with one copy being maintained by the supervisor. Signup and view all the answers

What are the 8 purposes of supervision?

(A) To protect the welfare of clients receiving psychological services (B) To protect the welfare of persons who serve as training subjects (C) To structure the activities of the supervisee so that competent services of a psychological nature by an unlicensed person can safely be made available to clients; (D) To assure that the unlicensed person functions within the limits of his/her competence; (E) To assure that training of an unlicensed person who intends to apply to the board for licensure occurs in a variety of activities relevant to the profession and to his/her academic background; (F) To assure that the training of a licensed person who seeks supervised experience will: (1) Expand competence in a recognized subspecialty for which the licensed person has inadequate training but does have the appropriate academic background; or (2) Satisfy retraining requirements according to recognized standards of the "American Psychological Association"; (G) To assure that supervisees have non-exploitative employment or training experiences; and, (H) To make available the general administrative, supervisory, and mental health expertise of licensed psychologists providing mental health worker supervision, as that term is defined in paragraph (C) of rule 4732-13-03 of the Administrative Code. Signup and view all the answers

What are the 3 types of professional supervision in psychology?

<ol> <li>Psychological work supervision 2. Psychological training supervision 3. Umbrella supervision</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Do licensed psychologists who are seeking to add new subspecialty skills need to register with the board?

No, but the supervisor/consultant shall maintain a record of the supervision/consultation relationship. These records shall be maintained for a period of five years following the termination of supervision/consultation and shall be available for inspection by the board. Signup and view all the answers

Can a supervisor charge a fee for supervision? If they can and do, what are the stipulations?

(16) Supervisors in private practice settings may charge for individual supervision only, and shall limit their fee for an individual face-to-face supervision hour that does not exceed the supervisor's reasonable and standard hourly fee for professional services to clients. If the supervisor charges per individual face-to-face hour of supervision, the supervisee shall receive all fees from reimbursements, minus reasonable overhead expenses, for clients served by the supervisee. Signup and view all the answers

What should be included on the supervision agreement between a psychologist and trainee?

(b) A supervisor and supervisee shall have a co-signed, written agreement describing the goals and content of the training experience, including clearly stated expectations for: (i) The nature of the experiences offered through supervision; (ii) The expected working arrangements, quantity, and quality of the trainee's work; and (iii) The financial arrangements between the supervisee and his/her employer. Signup and view all the answers

What areas should training emphasize for supervisees?

the supervisee's professional attitudes and identity as a professional psychologist or school psychologist; professional, ethical, and legal responsibility; communication skills; critical judgment; and technical skills and competencies in the broad areas of psychological and/or school psychological assessment, psychological and/or school psychological interventions, and ethical decision making. Signup and view all the answers

Before engaging in telepsychological supervision, what needs done?

(i) Consider and document findings specific to: (a) Whether a given client's presenting problems and apparent condition are consistent with the use of telepsychology in the supervisory process to the client's benefit; and (b) Whether the supervisee has sufficient knowledge and skills in the use of the technology involved in rendering the supervision. (ii) Not provide supervision via telepsychology services to any supervisee when the outcome of the analysis required in paragraphs (B)(29)(c)(i)(a) and (B)(29)(c)(i)(b) of this rule is inconsistent with the delivery of supervision via telepsychology, whether related to issues involving a given case or issues involving the technological knowledge and skills of the supervisee. Signup and view all the answers

What needs noted on the telepsych supervision agreement?

(vii) Prior to providing supervision via telepsychology services, the supervisor and supervisee shall enter into a written agreement, in plain language consistent with accepted professional and legal requirements, relative to: (a) Potential risks of sudden and unpredictable disruption of supervision dependent on telepsychology services and how an alternative means of re-establishing electronic or other connection will be used under such circumstances; (b) When and how the supervisor will respond to routine electronic messages from the supervisee; (c) Under what circumstances the supervisor and supervisee will use alternative means of communications under emergency circumstances; (viii) Ensure that confidential communications stored electronically cannot be recovered and/or accessed by unauthorized persons when the licensee disposes of electronic equipment and data. Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of negligence in the law? (HINT: to clients and general recipients, field of psych in general)

Sexual harassment, Misrepresentation of qualifications, Misrepresentation of affiliations, solicitation of business by clients, inappropriate promotional activities, and maintenance of records. Signup and view all the answers

What needs included in a clients record?

Written informed consent, dates and descriptions of services rendered, presenting problem, fee, arrangement, authorizations for releases, justification for not releasing records, test, data, or other results, copies of any reports, notation of providing verbal communication, notation of contact with other providers, knowledge of multiple relationships Signup and view all the answers

What are the requirements for storing records for adults?

The license holder, showing sure that all contents in the professional record or maintain for. If not less than seven years after the last day of service rendered, we're not less than the length of time required by the regulations, if that is longer. Signup and view all the answers

What are the requirements for maintenance records for minors?

License holder show retain records, documenting services rendered to minors for not less than two years after the minor has reached the age of majority, or for seven years after the last date of service, whichever is longer Signup and view all the answers

What needs prepared advance regarding the disposal of records in the event of withdrawl from practice?

License holder, shell prepare an advanced viable person, written plans of solitaire, appropriate, transferring to protect the confidentiality of records in the event, the license holders withdrawal from positions or practice Signup and view all the answers

What is a conflict of interest defined as?

A conflict of interest exist on the license, holders, objectivity, judgment, or conferences, impaired by multiple roll a relationship, or the client/evaluee is subject exploitation Signup and view all the answers

What should license holders do when providing services to couples, families,'s or groups in a contested parenting dispute?

License holders, she'll anticipate being asked to participate in conflicting rolls, she'll clarifying document as early as feasible, that the rules restricted to therapeutic services, shallot render verbal or written opinions to any person or entity, regarding a persons access to parenting time, or custody of a child Signup and view all the answers

What is a multiple relationship?

Multiple relationship exist. Wanna license holders in a professional psychological row with a client and there's another relationship with the same person or entity or individual closely associated with that person or entity. Signup and view all the answers

What are examples of prohibited multiple relationships cited in the law?

Undertaken, professional, psychological roles, with persons who the psychologist had sexual intercourse with, undertaking professional rules with persons whom they've had a family, personal, social, supervisory, or other relationship and the role result in exploitation to the person, engage in sexual intercourse with any individual that there's been a psychological role with him the previous 24 months, enter into a personal, financial, or employment relationship with an individual who receive services in the past 24 months and the person is subject to exploitation or impaired judgment, terminator professional relationships to enter in a sexual or prohibited financial relationship, Signup and view all the answers

What action should be taken if a psychologist finds themself in an unforeseen multiple relationship?

The psychologist should take reasonable steps to resolve the relationship with the regard for the welfare of the persons with whom there is or was a professional, psychological role. Presence of these relationships need notated in the clients record and revisited as Warrenton to ensure judgment is not impaired, and no exploitation occurs Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the stipulations regarding informed consent mentioned in the law?

License holders must clearly document written, informed consent, must inform third-party to join sessions regarding the boundaries of confidentiality, must inform clients and keep them fully informed, as to the purpose and nature of treatments offered in the fact that they have a choice, shut document inform clients when a court orders and assessment as to the limits of confidentialities, document all parties understandings of the limits of confidentiality and availability of records when there is group treatment. Signup and view all the answers