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Match the following professional issues scenarios with their correct responses:
Match the following professional issues scenarios with their correct responses:
Your client asks for a hug at the end of a session = Politely decline the request and explain the importance of maintaining professional boundaries Your client sends you a Friend request on social media = Consider the potential impact on the therapeutic relationship and act accordingly Your client’s wife phones 30 mins before you have a session with the client. She wants to tell you something important, but doesn’t want you to tell the client = Maintain confidentiality and encourage the wife to discuss the matter directly with the client You decide to speak to her = Make the decision to speak to the client's wife in the best interest of the client and within the bounds of professional ethics
True or false: You must inform the HCPC if you accept a caution from the police or if you have been charged with a criminal offence?
True or false: You must inform the HCPC if you accept a caution from the police or if you have been charged with a criminal offence?
True (A)
When does the Duty of Candour apply?
When does the Duty of Candour apply?
- Throughout the entire therapeutic relationship (correct)
- Only at the beginning of the therapeutic relationship
- Only at the end of the therapeutic relationship
- Only when something goes wrong
True or false: The HCPC will not consider an apology as an admission of liability or wrongdoing?
True or false: The HCPC will not consider an apology as an admission of liability or wrongdoing?
What should you do if your behaviour damages the public's confidence in you or your practice?
What should you do if your behaviour damages the public's confidence in you or your practice?
Students need to be open and honest if something has gone wrong in any care, treatment or other services they have provided. This would involve them discussing this issue with their education provider or practice placement provider; ______ with any investigation; telling their supervisor if a service user wishes to raise a concern; and importantly, learning from any mistakes.
Students need to be open and honest if something has gone wrong in any care, treatment or other services they have provided. This would involve them discussing this issue with their education provider or practice placement provider; ______ with any investigation; telling their supervisor if a service user wishes to raise a concern; and importantly, learning from any mistakes.
What must you do if your performance or judgement is affected by your health?
What must you do if your performance or judgement is affected by your health?
What must you do if your physical or mental health could be harming your fitness to practice?
What must you do if your physical or mental health could be harming your fitness to practice?
What is the professional responsibility to behave with honesty and integrity called?
What is the professional responsibility to behave with honesty and integrity called?
Match the following psychological characteristics with their examples in the context of ethical implementation:
Match the following psychological characteristics with their examples in the context of ethical implementation:
True or false: Ethics refers to the values that guide a person's behavior or judgement?
True or false: Ethics refers to the values that guide a person's behavior or judgement?
What should therapists do to ensure informed consent with individuals who may lack capacity?
What should therapists do to ensure informed consent with individuals who may lack capacity?
What does the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice emphasize when assisting a client in making a decision for themselves?
What does the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice emphasize when assisting a client in making a decision for themselves?
What should therapists do if their behavior damages the public's confidence in them or their practice?
What should therapists do if their behavior damages the public's confidence in them or their practice?
Match the following terms with their definitions in the context of professional ethics:
Match the following terms with their definitions in the context of professional ethics:
When does the Duty of Candour apply?
When does the Duty of Candour apply?
What must therapists do if their performance or judgment is affected by their health?
What must therapists do if their performance or judgment is affected by their health?
What should therapists do if they need to change their practice in the best interests of protecting their service users?
What should therapists do if they need to change their practice in the best interests of protecting their service users?
What is the professional responsibility to be open, honest, and transparent with clients, patients, or service users called?
What is the professional responsibility to be open, honest, and transparent with clients, patients, or service users called?
What should you do if you need to change your practice in the best interests of protecting your service users?
What should you do if you need to change your practice in the best interests of protecting your service users?
According to the text, what should you do if your physical or mental health could be harming your fitness to practice?
According to the text, what should you do if your physical or mental health could be harming your fitness to practice?
True or false: Conduct refers to a health and care professional's behavior?
True or false: Conduct refers to a health and care professional's behavior?
What is the Duty of Candour considered to be?
What is the Duty of Candour considered to be?
Do not post inappropriate or offensive ______. Use your professional judgement in deciding whether to post or share something.
Do not post inappropriate or offensive ______. Use your professional judgement in deciding whether to post or share something.
If you are employed, follow your ______'s social media policy.
If you are employed, follow your ______'s social media policy.
True or false: Escalate means to pass on a concern about a service user's safety or well-being to someone who can take appropriate action?
True or false: Escalate means to pass on a concern about a service user's safety or well-being to someone who can take appropriate action?
What should every therapist consider when working with a child or young person?
What should every therapist consider when working with a child or young person?
True or false: Consent is permission given by a service user, or someone acting on their behalf, after receiving all the necessary information to make a decision?
True or false: Consent is permission given by a service user, or someone acting on their behalf, after receiving all the necessary information to make a decision?
Match the following psychological characteristics with their examples in the context of ethical implementation:
Match the following psychological characteristics with their examples in the context of ethical implementation:
True or false: A carer refers to someone who looks after or provides support to a family member, partner, or friend?
True or false: A carer refers to someone who looks after or provides support to a family member, partner, or friend?
The following are some top tips for using social media in a way which meets HCPC standards. – Think before you post. Assume that what you post could be shared and read by anyone. – Think about who can see what you share and manage your privacy settings accordingly. Remember that privacy settings cannot guarantee that something you post will not be publicly visible. – Maintain ______ professional boundaries if you communicate with colleagues, service users or carers.
The following are some top tips for using social media in a way which meets HCPC standards. – Think before you post. Assume that what you post could be shared and read by anyone. – Think about who can see what you share and manage your privacy settings accordingly. Remember that privacy settings cannot guarantee that something you post will not be publicly visible. – Maintain ______ professional boundaries if you communicate with colleagues, service users or carers.
True or false: Keeping good records and recording risk can limit the time available for patient interaction in a clinical context.
True or false: Keeping good records and recording risk can limit the time available for patient interaction in a clinical context.
What should you do if something goes wrong in your practice?
What should you do if something goes wrong in your practice?
True or false: Discrimination includes treating others differently because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation?
True or false: Discrimination includes treating others differently because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation?
Match the following concepts with their descriptions in the context of professional ethics:
Match the following concepts with their descriptions in the context of professional ethics:
If you think something could be inappropriate or offensive, do not ______ it.
If you think something could be inappropriate or offensive, do not ______ it.
True or false: Fear is a common reason for failing to implement ethical action.
True or false: Fear is a common reason for failing to implement ethical action.
Match the following terms with their definitions in the context of professional ethics:
Match the following terms with their definitions in the context of professional ethics:
The standards of conduct, performance and ethics say: ‘You must use all forms of communication ______ and responsibly, including social media and networking websites’ (2.7)
The standards of conduct, performance and ethics say: ‘You must use all forms of communication ______ and responsibly, including social media and networking websites’ (2.7)
What should you do if you are asked for a copy of the brochures 'How to raise a concern' and 'What happens if a concern is raised about me' according to the text?
What should you do if you are asked for a copy of the brochures 'How to raise a concern' and 'What happens if a concern is raised about me' according to the text?
True or false: Perverse reward systems can lead to unethical behavior in business environments.
True or false: Perverse reward systems can lead to unethical behavior in business environments.
Do not post information which could identify a service user unless you have their ______.
Do not post information which could identify a service user unless you have their ______.
True or false: Psychologists should operate within their area of expertise to avoid ethical misconduct.
True or false: Psychologists should operate within their area of expertise to avoid ethical misconduct.
What should you do if you accept a caution from the police according to the text?
What should you do if you accept a caution from the police according to the text?
When in doubt, get ______. Appropriate sources might include experienced colleagues, trade unions and professional bodies. You can also contact HCPC if you are unsure about our standards.
When in doubt, get ______. Appropriate sources might include experienced colleagues, trade unions and professional bodies. You can also contact HCPC if you are unsure about our standards.
What is the purpose of keeping accurate records according to the text?
What is the purpose of keeping accurate records according to the text?
What should you do if you have been charged with a criminal offence according to the text?
What should you do if you have been charged with a criminal offence according to the text?
What should you do if you have had any restriction placed on your practice according to the text?
What should you do if you have had any restriction placed on your practice according to the text?
Match the following professional issues scenarios with their correct responses:
Match the following professional issues scenarios with their correct responses:
True or false: The introduction of target culture into the NHS had only positive outcomes.
True or false: The introduction of target culture into the NHS had only positive outcomes.
What does it mean to be 'fit to practise' according to the text?
What does it mean to be 'fit to practise' according to the text?
True or false: Informing a participant of a potential brain abnormality during research on healthy participants is ethically justified.
True or false: Informing a participant of a potential brain abnormality during research on healthy participants is ethically justified.
What should you do if you receive a finding or action from another organization responsible for regulating a health or social-care profession according to the text?
What should you do if you receive a finding or action from another organization responsible for regulating a health or social-care profession according to the text?
True or false: Skills at prioritizing to minimize harm are essential in professional contexts.
True or false: Skills at prioritizing to minimize harm are essential in professional contexts.
True or false: Dilemmas in professional contexts often require prioritizing to minimize harm.
True or false: Dilemmas in professional contexts often require prioritizing to minimize harm.
What does it mean to discriminate according to the text?
What does it mean to discriminate according to the text?
What should you do if something goes wrong in your practice according to the text?
What should you do if something goes wrong in your practice according to the text?
True or false: To delegate means to ask someone else to carry out a task on your behalf?
True or false: To delegate means to ask someone else to carry out a task on your behalf?
What is the professional responsibility to be open, honest, and transparent with clients, patients, or service users called?
What is the professional responsibility to be open, honest, and transparent with clients, patients, or service users called?
True or false: Yong and Simonsohn uncovered three cases of fraudulent data in peer reviewed social psychology journals.
True or false: Yong and Simonsohn uncovered three cases of fraudulent data in peer reviewed social psychology journals.
Match the following actions with their ethical implications:
Match the following actions with their ethical implications:
True or false: Personal values can influence the implementation of a plan to deal with ethical misconduct.
True or false: Personal values can influence the implementation of a plan to deal with ethical misconduct.
Match the following scenarios with their correct ethical responses:
Match the following scenarios with their correct ethical responses:
We know that many registrants find using social media beneficial and do so without any ______. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t keep on using it with confidence.
We know that many registrants find using social media beneficial and do so without any ______. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t keep on using it with confidence.
Match the following actions with their ethical implications:
Match the following actions with their ethical implications:
True or false: A practitioner is a health and care professional currently practicing in their profession?
True or false: A practitioner is a health and care professional currently practicing in their profession?
Social media provides a useful way of communicating and sharing information with friends, family and colleagues. Much of this information is in the public domain, therefore students need to consider the ______ use of these sites. If you post information on social media, you need to think about whether it is ______ to share this. This is particularly important if the information is connected to the profession you are studying for.
Social media provides a useful way of communicating and sharing information with friends, family and colleagues. Much of this information is in the public domain, therefore students need to consider the ______ use of these sites. If you post information on social media, you need to think about whether it is ______ to share this. This is particularly important if the information is connected to the profession you are studying for.
Match the following concepts with their descriptions in the context of professional ethics:
Match the following concepts with their descriptions in the context of professional ethics:
Which of the following is a psychological characteristic that could influence the implementation of a plan to deal with ethical misconduct?
Which of the following is a psychological characteristic that could influence the implementation of a plan to deal with ethical misconduct?
What is a common reason for failing to implement ethical action?
What is a common reason for failing to implement ethical action?
What is one of the dilemmas faced in professional contexts that require prioritizing to minimize harm?
What is one of the dilemmas faced in professional contexts that require prioritizing to minimize harm?
What is the professional responsibility to be open, honest, and transparent with clients, patients, or service users called?
What is the professional responsibility to be open, honest, and transparent with clients, patients, or service users called?
What does the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice emphasize when assisting a client in making a decision for themselves?
What does the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice emphasize when assisting a client in making a decision for themselves?
True or false: You must inform the HCPC if another organization has taken action against you in regulating a health or social-care profession.
True or false: You must inform the HCPC if another organization has taken action against you in regulating a health or social-care profession.
True or false: You must keep full, clear, and accurate records for everyone you care for, treat, or provide other services to.
True or false: You must keep full, clear, and accurate records for everyone you care for, treat, or provide other services to.
True or false: You must complete all records promptly and as soon as possible after providing care, treatment or other services.
True or false: You must complete all records promptly and as soon as possible after providing care, treatment or other services.
True or false: You must keep records secure by protecting them from loss, damage or inappropriate access.
True or false: You must keep records secure by protecting them from loss, damage or inappropriate access.
True or false: Fitness to practice refers to having the skills, knowledge, character, and health to practice a profession safely and effectively.
True or false: Fitness to practice refers to having the skills, knowledge, character, and health to practice a profession safely and effectively.
You are sitting on the Research Ethics Committee. You have received an application to undertake a study with children and young people. Please identify the top 5 ethical issues you identify in relation to this proposed study and note what action you would require the researcher to take to address your issues.
You are sitting on the Research Ethics Committee. You have received an application to undertake a study with children and young people. Please identify the top 5 ethical issues you identify in relation to this proposed study and note what action you would require the researcher to take to address your issues.
You are sitting as a professional practice board and receive the report below. Please make a decision as to whether the behaviour creates a risk to the public or undermines trust in the profession and suggest an appropriate sanction.
As a registered Psychologist your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct in that you:
- Did not maintain appropriate professional boundaries in relation to Service User A, in that:
a. On an unknown date in or around January 2013 you:
i. Provided Service User A with your personal mobile telephone number;
ii. Met with Service User A in a café;
iii. You entered into a sexual relationship with Service User A.
- Failed to promote and protect the interests of Service User A, in that you:
a. Prematurely and/or abruptly ended therapy with them when it was not clinically indicated; and/or
b. Exhibited coercive and controlling behaviour during the course of your relationship.
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Your conduct in relation to Particular 1 was sexually motivated.
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The matters set out in Particulars 1 and 2 above constitute misconduct.
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By reason of your misconduct, your fitness to practise is impaired.
You are sitting as a professional practice board and receive the report below. Please make a decision as to whether the behaviour creates a risk to the public or undermines trust in the profession and suggest an appropriate sanction.
As a registered Psychologist your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct in that you:
- Did not maintain appropriate professional boundaries in relation to Service User A, in that:
a. On an unknown date in or around January 2013 you:
i. Provided Service User A with your personal mobile telephone number;
ii. Met with Service User A in a café;
iii. You entered into a sexual relationship with Service User A.
- Failed to promote and protect the interests of Service User A, in that you:
a. Prematurely and/or abruptly ended therapy with them when it was not clinically indicated; and/or
b. Exhibited coercive and controlling behaviour during the course of your relationship.
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Your conduct in relation to Particular 1 was sexually motivated.
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The matters set out in Particulars 1 and 2 above constitute misconduct.
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By reason of your misconduct, your fitness to practise is impaired.
