IN Psych Juris case studies

The Psychology Jurisprudence Examination is the assessment set by the Professional Board for Psychology, one of the 12 Professional Boards operating under the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The HPCSA, together with its Professional Boards, is established to provide for control over the education, training and registration for practising of health professions registered under the Health Professions Act. Candidates typically sit jurisprudence as part of the pathway towards registration in a psychology category, and the paper tests whether you can apply the regulatory framework to real practice situations rather than simply recite it. Expect questions on the Health Professions Act and the Board's structures, the scope of professions as defined in terms of section 33 of the Health Professions Act, the CPD programme implemented under the legislative authority of section 26, ethical rules and patient rights, and the complaints route: the Boards are empowered in terms of section 41 of the Health Professions Act 56 of 1974, as amended, to institute an inquiry into any complaint, charge, or allegation of unprofessional conduct against any person registered under the Act, and, on finding such person guilty of such conduct, to impose any of the penalties prescribed in section 42(1). The IN Psych Juris case studies are 5 cases and about 5,190 words.