Download CRPO Jurisprudence 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025 CORRECT STUDY SET and more Exams Law in PDF only on Docsity! CRPO Jurisprudence 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025 CORRECT STUDY SET AODA Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act CFSA Child and Family Services Act HCCA Health Care Consent Act MHA Mental Health Act PHIPA Personal Health Information Protection Act PIPEDA Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act RHPA Regulated Health Professionals Act CAS Children's Aid Society CCB Consent and Capacity Board CTO Community treatment order HPARB health professions appeal and review board ICRC Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee QA Program Quality Assurance Program RP Registered Psychotherapist SDM substitute decision-maker IPC Information and Privacy Commissioner RHRA Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority CRPO Members are... Self-regulated RPs are regulated under the _________ and __________ Regulated Health Professions Act and the Psychotherapy Act. Responsible Research To conduct only such research as potentially benefits society, and to do so safely, ethically and with the informed consent of all participants. Support for colleagues To respect colleagues, co-workers, students, and members of other disciplines; to supervise responsibly; to work collaboratively; and to inspire others to excellence. Members do not have the right to assess or provide interventions unless... the client consents A member who provides an intervention without client consent could face... ... criminal charges, a civil suit, or professional consequences · To be valid, a client's consent must... (5) 1) Relate to the assessment or therapy 2) Be Specific 3) Be informed 4) Be voluntary 5)No misrepresentation or fraud The following should be provided to a client when seeking their consent...(7) 1) Nature of the assessment or therapy 2) Who will be doing the assessment or therapy 3)Reasons for assessment or therapy 4) Material risks or side effects 5) Alternatives 6) consequences of the intervention 7) particular client concerns consent can be... (3) written, verbal, implied In order to determine a client's eligibility for consent to an intervention the member must... assess their maturity and understanding, and consult a substitute decision maker if these are not present If the client is found incapable, a substitute decision maker must be identified to proceed unless... there is an emergency The substitute decision maker must... (5) o Be at least 16 years of age, with the exception of if the substitute is the parent of the client o Be capable (must understand the information and appreciate the consequences of the decision) o Be able to act (i.e. available) and willing to assume this responsibility o Not be prohibited by court order or separation agreement from acting as the client's substitute decision maker o There must be no higher-ranked substitute who wishes to make the decision. If the RP concludes the client is not capable of providing consent, the RP must tell the client... 1) that they are not capable 2) discuss the selection of the substitute decision maker 3) include them in discussions about the therapy as much as possible. Principles from the HCCA on which a substitute decision maker must make a decision (2) - the last known wishes of the client - if the wishes are unknown, the substitute must act in the client's best interest if the substitute decision maker is not making decisions in the best interests of the client, the therapist should... Speak with them, then call the office of the Public Guardian and Trustee Rankings of SDM (8) 1. court appointed guardian 2. person appointed attorney for personal care 3. person appointed by consent and capacity board 4. spouse or partner of client, including non-sexual 5. a child of a client or the parent of the client (or ward) 6. A parent of the client who does not have client 7. Sibling 8. Any other relative If two equally ranked decision makers cannot agree, the decision will be made by... the Public Guardian and Trustee Two kinds of emergencies which preclude informed consent 1. the client is incapable and delay of treatment may cause serious bodily harm 2. there is a communication barrier which cannot be overcome and a delay in treatment would cause serious bodily harm to the client ... either way consent must be obtained as soon as possible after the fact Self-disclosure Disclosing personal information. Therapists should only disclose personal information when it is therapeutically beneficial Giving gifts Potentially dangerous to the therapeutic relationship, especially beyond a small token. However, a therapist should be culturally sensitive and recognize that in some cultures refusing a gift can be an insult Dual Relationships exists where a client has additional connections to the RP outside of the therapeutic relationship- it is best to avoid these any form of sexual contact between a regulated health professional and their client is a serious form of professional misconduct. this includes... (3) 1. sexual intercourse and other forms of physical sexual relations 2. touching, of a sexual nature, of a client by the member 3. behaviour or remarks of a sexual nature by the member towards the client procedures that are potentially dangerous and should only be performed by a properly qualified professional The 13 controlled acts (14) 1. communicating a diagnosis 2. performing a procedure below the dermis or mucous membrane 3. setting a bone or dislocation 4. moving the joints of the spine beyond the usual physiological range 5. administering a substance by injection or inhalation 6. putting an instrument into an opening of the body 7. applying or ordering the application of a form of energy 8. prescribing, selling, or compounding drugs 9. prescribing eye glasses/contact lenses 10. prescribing hearing aids 11. fitting dental prosthesis 12. delivering a baby 13. allergy testing 14 proposed- treating by means of psychotherapy technique. four ways a healthcare provider can receive legal authority to perform a controlled act 1. authorized to do so 2. as an exception in limited situations 3. as a result of an exemption 4. in certain circumstances if a controlled act was delegated exceptions which allow the performing of a controlled act (6) 1. if helping someone in an emergency 2. under supervision while in formal training 3. if treatment is by prayer or spiritual 4. when done by a member of one's own household, when it comes to administering a prescribed medication or communicating a diagnosis 5. if providing aboriginal healing within the aboriginal community 6. if counselling, as long as it is not communicating a disease or providing psychotherapy Scope of Practice of the Psychotherapy Act The practice of psychotherapy is the assessment and treatment of cognitive, emotional, or behavioural distrubances by psychotherapeutic means, delivered through a therapeutic relationship based primarily on verbal or non-verbal communication Purpose of the scope of practice Protecting the public from harm by ensuring that regulated health professionals do not engage in activities which pose a risk to their clients registered psychotherapists cannot use the title... Doctor Five other regulated health professions allowed to practice psychotherapy 1. Nurses, 2. Occupational therapists 3. Physicians 4. Psychologists and psychological associates 5. Social workers and social service workers The RHPA and case law provide _______ to members of a regulated health profession that make a mandatory report in good faith Immunity Mandatory reporting requirements represent an exception to the member's ______ Duty of confidentiality Reasonable grounds to report information to cause a reasonable person who is not familiar with the individual involved to conclude that it is more likely than not that the information is correct 5 requirements of mandatory reporting on a registered health professional for incompetence, incapacity, or abuse 1. must be made in 30 days of receiving info 2. if it appears a client is continuing to be harmed the report must be made immediately 3. it should be directed to the college to which the alleged sexual abuser belongs 4. the reporting RPs names an alleged grounds must be included 5. the report cannot include the client's name unless the client consents in writing if sexual abuse is involved A member must file a report if they end a business relationship with another regulated health professional on the basis that... the other professional was incompetent, incapacitated, or engaged in professional misconduct Members must inform the college if... they are found guilty of an offence (does not apply to tribunals, must report all findings regardless of whether they lead to a conviction) A mandatory self report should include... (5) 1. rp name 2. description of offence 3. date found guilty 4. name and location of court 5. status of any appeals initiated RPs found by courts to have engaged in professional negligence or malpractice must... Report themselves to the registrar of the college If a regulated health professional has reasonable grounds to believe that someone is likely to cause severe bodily harm to themselves or others must... Warn the appropriate authorities and the person who is subject of the threat If a member has reasonable grounds to believe that another RP is likely to or has caused harm, the member... is obligated to report tot the college promptly and may include the name of the client