Quiz I

The license holder assists the client in obtaining additional professional help.

The guiding principle is that one who undertakes practice in a given specialty area will be held to the standard of care within that specialty.

A license holder should maintain current competency through continuing education, consultation, and/or other training, in conformance with current standards of scientific and professional knowledge.

The consequence is that the provider may be in violation of regulations.

One action is advertising that the person will waive the payment.

The board may require an examination.

Telepsychology is the practice of psychology or school psychology through distance communication technology such as telephone, email, internet-based communications, and videoconferencing.

To practice telepsychology in Ohio, one must hold a current, valid license issued by the Ohio Board of Psychology or be a registered supervisee of a licensee being delegated telepsychology practices in compliance with the relevant rules.

License holders practicing telepsychology must comply with all rules of professional conduct and relevant state and federal statutes. They must also establish and maintain current competence in the professional practice of telepsychology and the appropriate use of information technologies. Decisions regarding the use of telepsychology are made on a case-by-case basis.

License holders practicing telepsychology should conduct a risk-benefit analysis specific to the client's problems and condition, and their knowledge and skills in using the technology involved. They should not provide telepsychology services if the analysis is inconsistent with the delivery of telepsychology services. They should also verify the identity of the client, obtain alternative means of contacting the client, provide alternative means of contacting themselves, and establish a written agreement regarding the client's access to face-to-face emergency services.

Some potential risks of providing telepsychology services include limitations and innovative nature of using distance technology, risks to confidentiality of information, and risks of sudden and unpredictable disruption of services.

In case of sudden and unpredictable disruption of telepsychology services, a licensee should use an alternative means of re-establishing electronic or other connection.

The text does not specify who may have access to communications between the client and the licensee.

Some violations of law that a license holder should avoid include violation of applicable statutes, use of fraud, misrepresentation, or deception, aiding unauthorized practice, delegating professional responsibility, and failure to exercise appropriate supervision over supervisees.

three hundred sixty-five dollars

thirtieth day of September of a renewal year

when the license holder is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States

Conviction of a felony, judicial finding of eligibility for intervention, using fraud or deceit in the procurement of the license, accepting commissions or rebates for referrals, willful unauthorized communication of confidential information, negligence in practice, inability to meet standards of care due to mental/emotional/physiological/ pharmacological condition or substance abuse, violating professional conduct rules, practicing in an area of incompetence, and being adjudicated as incompetent by a court

A psychologist is any person who holds themselves out to the public as trained, experienced, or an expert in the field of psychology by using titles or descriptions of services that incorporate the words 'psychologic,' 'psychological,' 'psychologist,' 'psychology,' or any other terms that imply expertise in psychology.

The practice of psychology includes rendering or offering to render any service that involves applying psychological procedures to assessment, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or amelioration of psychological problems or emotional or mental disorders of individuals or groups. It also includes assessing or improving psychological adjustment or functioning of individuals or groups, regardless of the presence of a diagnosable pre-existing psychological problem. The practice of psychology also encompasses the practice of school psychology.

A school psychologist is any person who holds themselves out to the public as trained, experienced, or an expert in the practice of school psychology by using titles or descriptions of services that incorporate the words 'school psychologist' or 'school psychology.'

The practice of school psychology includes evaluation, diagnosis, or test interpretation related to learning problems; intervention services for amelioration or prevention of educationally related learning problems, including emotional and behavioral aspects; and psychological, educational, or vocational consultation or direct educational services. Industrial consultation or counseling services for vocational rehabilitation are excluded from the practice of school psychology.