Ontario Psych JEE study plan

Distinguish the four core ethical principles (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice) and articulate how each applies to a psychological scenario

Map the structure of the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists (four principles, their ordering, and how they resolve conflicts) without referencing the text

Identify the difference between aspirational principles and enforceable standards, and classify ten sample obligations accordingly

Draft a one-page decision flowchart for resolving an ethical dilemma that names each step and the principle invoked

Compare the elements of valid informed consent (capacity, voluntariness, disclosure, comprehension) and apply them to two contrasting client scenarios

Explain the limits of confidentiality and the duty to protect/warn, including when disclosure is permitted versus required

Distinguish consent for assessment, treatment, and research, and note where documentation differs

Write consent language a client could actually understand at a grade-8 reading level

Define boundary crossings versus boundary violations and justify the distinction with three worked examples

Analyze multiple relationships for risk factors (power differential, duration, termination) and propose mitigation or refusal

Identify conflict-of-interest triggers in referral, bartering, and gift scenarios and state the disclosure obligation

Apply a structured test for whether to accept or decline a non-sexual secondary relationship

Distinguish competence, scope, and delegation, and state when supervision is required versus advisable

Describe the supervisor's responsibilities (contracting, direct observation, evaluation, gatekeeping) and the supervisee's obligations

Outline record-retention, storage, and destruction requirements and reconcile them with privacy legislation (PHIPA, PIPEDA, and applicable health-privacy rules)

Explain client access to records and the exceptions that permit withholding

Draft a complete clinical note meeting documentation standards (what was done, why, plan, consent, risk)

Trace the complaint and discipline process from intake to outcome, naming each stage and the respondent's rights

Distinguish the regulator's complaint, fitness-to-practice, and quality-assurance streams

Prepare a written response outline to a hypothetical complaint that is factual, non-defensive, and compliant

Differentiate the controlled acts relevant to psychology from those outside scope, and state the delegation/authorization conditions

Evaluate test selection criteria (reliability, validity, norms, cultural appropriateness) and identify misuse risks

Explain the limits of diagnosis and the boundary between assessment findings and recommendations

Describe feedback practices that respect the client's right to understand results

Identify prohibited advertising claims and the standards for public statements, testimonials, and social media presence

Explain fee-setting, disclosure of fees, and handling of unpaid balances and referral fees

Rehearse the sequence of a discipline hearing and the possible sanctions

Compare a compliant versus non-compliant professional profile and correct the non-compliant one

Synthesize all domains by working through ten mixed scenarios under timed conditions

Identify and close the three weakest domains based on missed-question patterns

Re-derive the ethical decision flowchart from memory and confirm it still holds

Build a one-page personal cheat sheet of the highest-risk rules (consent, confidentiality limits, boundaries, records, scope)