Pennsylvania Psychology Law Examination PPLE Code | Questions & Answers (100
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Professional Psychologists Practice Act - ✔✔Psychology affects public safety and welfare, thus oublic
must be protected from unprofessional, unqualified, unauthorized conduct
Board consists of: - ✔✔A. 9 members who are USA citizens & have lived in PA for at least 3 years
B. 6 are psychologists
C. 2 members of the public
D. 9th member is the commissioner
E. All members are appointed by the governor with advice from the senate
F. Board terms: 4 years, 8 is the maximum. Upto 6 mos extra to appoint someone
G. Must be physically present at meeting to be considered as part of quorum
H. 6 meetings/yearly. If public misses 2 mandates seminar, 3 consecutive meetings disqualified
I. Paid $60 per dime
J. Annually select a chairman, vice chairman & secretary
commisioner - ✔✔Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs in the Department of State
Person - ✔✔Individual, corporation, partnership, association, unincorporated organization, government
or political subdivisions
Practice Of Psychology - ✔✔1. Learning, motivation, thinking, perception, emotional relationships to
problems of personality, group relations, behavior adjustment.
2. Includes counseling, use of psychological methods with persons or groups with adjustment problems
in areas of work, family, school, and personal relationships
3. Measuring and testing of personality, intelligence, aptitudes, and emotions and offering services as
psychological consultant
4. May diagnose & treat mental, emotional, nervous illness, disability, alcoholism & other substance
abuse, disorders of habit or conduct, psychological aspects of physical illness & psychoeducational
evaluation, therapy, remediation & consultation
, Exceptions for licensure - ✔✔1. Simple Acts of Persuasion
2. Licensed to practice healing arts in PA
3. Clergy, drug & alcohol abuse counselors, mental health counselors, social workers, crisis intervention
counselor, marriage & family therapists, pastoral counselors, rehab counselors & psychoanalysts
4. Employed by federal agencies, Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services, School
Psychologists
5. Under the direction of a licensed psychologist (clerical staff)
6. On or before 6/30/17, completed all requirements for certification as an educational specialist I or II
in school Psychology OR is enrolled in a program on or before 6/30/2018 May perform in private
practice
7. Employing/supervising anyone with graduate training in psychology or working towards licensure
Child Abuse - ✔✔Act which causes non accidental serious physical injury, mental injury, sexual
abuse/exploitation or physical neglect (failure to provide adequate life essentials)
Childline - ✔✔Resource to notify authorities of suspected child abuse
Client/patient - ✔✔A person, system, organization, group or family receiving psychological services.
Legal guardians shall be responsible for decision making, person receiving the services is the
client/patient
Graduate Training in Psychology - ✔✔1. 15 graduate semester hours that include ethics, research design
& methodology, statistics & psychometrics.
2. Competence in biological bases of behavior, cognitive-affective bases of behavior & social bases of
behavior.
3. Supervised practicum/internship experience
4. Course requirements in specialty areas
Psychology Trainee - ✔✔Refers to a psychology intern or resident
