NE Psych Juris flashcards

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Bereavement exclusion removal

DSM-5-TR eliminated the DSM-IV bereavement exclusion for major depressive disorder; clinicians now distinguish normal grief from depression by duration, severity, and functional impairment.

Therapeutic alliance correlation

Across orientations, the alliance-outcome correlation is generally about r = .28, a modest but consistent effect; alliance is necessary but not sufficient for change.

Duty to protect

When a client poses serious danger to an identifiable person, the clinician must assess imminence, consult, and act under state law, which may include warning or protective steps.

Informed consent elements

Psychotherapy consent covers treatment nature, risks and benefits, alternatives, right to withdraw, fees, confidentiality limits, and record handling, documented in understandable language.

Suicide risk formulation

Risk assessment is ongoing and documents ideation, intent, plan, means access, prior attempts, protective factors, and the rationale for the chosen level of care.

Neuropsychological screening

Screening detects probable cognitive impairment and flags need for further study; full assessment characterizes domains, base rates, and functional implications.

Four-fifths rule

Adverse impact is indicated when a protected group's selection rate divided by the highest group's rate is below 0.80 under the Uniform Guidelines.

Criterion-related validity

A selection test's validity coefficient relates predictor scores to a job performance criterion; a coefficient near r = .35 is generally useful for selection.

Brogden-Cronbach-Gleser utility

Utility in dollars depends on validity, selection ratio, base rate, number hired, and the standard deviation of job performance in dollars.

BARS appraisal

Behaviorally anchored rating scales anchor each rating point to observable, job-relevant behaviors, reducing ambiguity compared with simple numeric rating scales.

Kirkpatrick training levels

Training evaluation proceeds through reaction, learning, behavior, and results; transfer depends on supervisor support and opportunity to perform.

Differential validity

Differential validity means validity coefficients differ across groups; it is distinct from adverse impact, which concerns selection rates, and from measurement bias.

RTI tiers

Tier 1 is universal core instruction, Tier 2 targeted small-group intervention, and Tier 3 intensive individualized intervention, with progress monitoring guiding movement.

Manifestation determination review

Required when discipline exceeds 10 school days, the team asks whether behavior was caused by or related to the disability or a failure to implement the IEP.

Functional behavioral assessment

FBA identifies antecedents, behaviors, and consequences; the resulting behavior intervention plan must be based on that assessment data.

Section 504 protection

Section 504 protects students with an impairment substantially limiting a major life activity and provides accommodations, not necessarily specialized instruction.

Curriculum-based measurement

CBM uses brief timed probes in reading, math, or writing; the slope of improvement across weeks, not a single score, drives decisions.

Multiple relationship standard

Multiple relationships are not automatically unethical; they become problematic when they could impair objectivity or risk exploitation or harm.

Confidentiality limits

Common limits include suspected child or vulnerable adult abuse, imminent danger, court order, and client waiver; specific mandates follow state law.

Competence boundary

Psychologists practice within training and experience; for new areas they obtain supervision, consultation, or additional training before providing service.

Record retention

Records are retained for the period required by state law and the client's age, stored securely with access limited to authorized personnel.

Nebraska licensure board

Nebraska psychology licensure is administered by the Board of Psychologists under the Department of Health and Human Services; verify current statutory citations before relying on them.

EPPP requirement

Licensure typically requires a doctoral degree, supervised postdoctoral experience, and passing the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology, plus any board-set jurisprudence exam.

Title restriction

Nebraska law restricts use of the titles psychologist and psychological assistant; unlicensed persons may not use these titles or represent themselves as psychologists.

Mandatory abuse reporting

Nebraska law requires reporting suspected child abuse or neglect to the Department of Health and Human Services or law enforcement; verify the exact statutory citation.

HIPAA Privacy Rule

The Privacy Rule permits disclosure of protected health information for treatment, payment, and operations without authorization; other disclosures generally require written authorization.

HIPAA breach notification

The Security Rule requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for electronic PHI, with breach notification generally within 60 days of discovery.

FERPA consent rule

FERPA gives parents rights until the student turns 18 or enters postsecondary education; consent is generally required before disclosing education records.

IDEA FAPE guarantee

IDEA entitles eligible children to a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, with procedural safeguards and prior written notice.

Sexual intimacy prohibition

Sexual intimacies with current clients are prohibited regardless of consent; with former clients they are prohibited for at least two years after termination.

Supervisee relationship prohibition

Sexual relationships with students, supervisees, and trainees over whom the psychologist has authority are prohibited because of the power differential.

Truthful advertising rule

Advertising must be truthful, not misleading, and free of unsubstantiated claims of unique skill, superiority, or guaranteed outcomes.

Client testimonial safeguards

Testimonials raise confidentiality concerns; obtain written authorization and avoid any implication of guaranteed results in advertising materials.

Research informed consent

Research consent discloses purpose, procedures, risks, benefits, alternatives, confidentiality, and the right to withdraw without penalty.

Deception and debriefing

Deception is permitted only when justified by scientific value, no alternative exists, and participants are debriefed as soon as possible.

Internal validity threats

Threats include history, maturation, testing, instrumentation, regression to the mean, selection, and attrition; random assignment supports causal inference.