MD Psych Juris study plan

Map the Maryland Psychology Act's structure by outlining the statute section-by-section into a one-page table of contents with your own annotations

Define each scope-of-practice term (practice of psychology, psychological testing, diagnosis, psychotherapy) in your own words and note where the statutory line falls between psychology and adjacent professions

Summarize the Board of Examiners of Psychologists' composition, appointment, terms, and quorum rules in a short written brief

Trace the Board's authority from complaint intake through investigation, charges, hearing, and sanction, listing each procedural step in order

Compare the statutory definitions of unprofessional conduct and grounds for discipline, grouping them into categories you can recall without notes

Draft ten original practice questions on scope and Board authority, then answer them closed-book and log every miss with the reason

Explain the differences among reprimand, probation, suspension, revocation, and civil penalty, and identify which entity imposes each

Distinguish the Board's rulemaking and regulatory authority from its adjudicative function using concrete examples

Sequence the licensure application process step by step, including required documentation, fees, timelines, and examination requirements

Break down supervised experience requirements by hour totals, supervision ratios, supervisor qualifications, and acceptable settings, and build a checklist a candidate could follow

Outline the statutory and regulatory rules on record content, retention periods, custody of records, and client access to records

Draft decision rules for releasing information: what requires written authorization, what statutory exceptions apply, and how to respond to a subpoena

Explain the elements of valid informed consent under Maryland law and identify situations where consent must be documented differently

Analyze the duty to warn or protect by stating its trigger conditions, the discretion involved, and the protective actions a psychologist may take

Compare minor consent rules and parental access rights with adult confidentiality obligations

Write a short case analysis applying confidentiality, consent, and duty-to-protect rules to a single fact pattern

List every Maryland mandatory reporting duty relevant to psychologists, specifying who must report, to whom, within what timeframe, and what triggers the duty

Differentiate child abuse and neglect reporting from vulnerable adult reporting by threshold, recipient agency, and immunity provisions

Identify prohibited multiple relationships and sexual misconduct provisions, including the statutory lookback period and consent defenses that do not apply

Apply boundary-setting reasoning to three short scenarios and justify each course of action

Summarize continuing education hour requirements, reporting cycles, acceptable activity categories, and audit consequences

Describe how impairment and competence concerns reach the Board and what remediation or monitoring options exist

Outline statutory limits on fees, fee splitting, advertising claims, and solicitation, and identify prohibited business practices

Evaluate three sample advertisements against the regulatory standards and mark each as compliant or noncompliant with reasons

State the conditions under which telepsychology may be provided to clients located in Maryland and the jurisdictional issues raised when the client is elsewhere

Explain interstate practice provisions, temporary practice allowances, and endorsement or reciprocity pathways available in Maryland

Map the APA Ethics Code standards adopted by Maryland regulation onto the statutory duties you have already studied, noting overlaps and gaps

Resolve five ethics vignettes by identifying the controlling standard and the controlling Maryland rule for each

Re-test every previously missed item across all domains and confirm each is now answered correctly with a stated rationale

Complete two timed mixed-domain practice sets under exam conditions and record accuracy by domain

Condense all domains into a single review sheet of no more than two pages that you could reconstruct from memory

Identify your three weakest remaining areas and write a targeted remediation plan for each