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You performed a custody assessment in the losing party files a complaint with the College. When is this complaint valid? |
The complaint is valid when the psychologist did not meet professional standards. This is the second largest category of complaints however main issues across all rulings by the college is that the question about a psychologist is their competence to do the work. So be competent and you’re fine. |
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What should you be basing your decisions on when determining custody and access according to the children’s law reform act? |
The best interest of the child. Which includes: Love affection and emotional ties. The child’s preference. Amount of time living with parties. The ability and willingness to provide the needs of a child. Plans of care for the child. Permanence and stability of the family unit. Relationship with a child. Past conduct of parties. This includes history of domestic violence but does not count if it’s in self-defence or to protect another person. |
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Under the children’s law reform act can a court order assessment be conducted upon request? |
Yes, The act allows court ordered assessments and custody and access cases to be ordered at any time with or without a request from a party involved. They can require anyone to attend for the assessment. |
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What should you be basing your decisions on when determining custody and access according to the Divorce act? |
‘ The best interest of the child’ The child’s perspective. Past conduct of parties if it has an ability to impact parenting. There are no specific provisions to order assessments but brought enough that they could. |
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According to the case law what is the role of an assessor when generating a report? |
To report on the needs of children and ability and willingness of each party to provide for them. |
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Can an initial report from the assessor make specific recommendations about custody and access? |
No. According to case law, later on appeal and assessor can make recommendations but the court needs to consider in context of remaining evidence. |
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You performed an access assessment. Your assessment included an interview with a child that you’ve been seeing for therapy over the past six months. You wrote primarily about the child’s feelings about living with their mother. You interviewed the father and administered a self-assessment to the stepdad. Upon review from the courts it was deemed invalid, why? |
The assessor was biased. The report was too narrow in scope. You failed to interview key persons. You failed to use same procedures with both parties. You failed to observe one of the parents with a child. |
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According to caselaw, court ordered assessments are only ordered if needed to answer specific questions - true or false? |
True. They are not routine. |
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An assessor created an access report which was used in court and resulted in a child being placed in an unsafe environment. The parents threatened to sue. Can the assessor be sued in a civil lawsuit? |
No. Not according to the case law. |
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Can an assessor promise a child confidentiality when conducting a court ordered assessment? |
No. An assessor conducting a court order assessment cannot provide us confidentiality to any party involved. |
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A good access assessment would include what? |
Records, interview, observations, and testing. Inclusions should also be integrated with research. |
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In developing a custody and access report, what should you mention in your informed consent when using collaterals for information? |
Any information collaterals give are open to public scrutiny. |
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Can you base your conclusions off of someone else’s report? |
No. You can only draw your conclusions after directly assessing not reading from another report. |
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According to the child, youth and family services act when a person lacks capacity who should participate or terminate an agreement on behalf of that person? According |
Nearest relative |
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According to the child, youth and family services at how old do you need to be to give or withdraw consent in Ontario? |
18 years old. |
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A child shall not be transferred to another residential placement until who has provided consent? The child? The parents? Current residential placement? Or new residential placement? |
A child shall not be transferred to another residential placement unless the new residential placement has provided consent. |
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Under what act can you provide counselling services to a 12-year-old with no additional consent required ? |
The healthcare consent act and the auspices of the children and family act but the involvement of one’s parents if less than 16 years old should be discussed. |
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You work in a school setting and you observed a child coming to school in the middle of winter without a coat. According to the child, youth and family services act is it your duty to report? |
Only if you have observed a pattern of neglect AND it caused or passed a risk of physical harm to the child. |
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What is the difference between duty to warn and duty to report? |
Delete a report relates to professionals who serve children versus duty to warn is a requirement if someone is at risk of harming themselves or others. This is not mandatory in Ontario. |
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When is a psychologist found guilty of an offence if they fail to report? |
They could be found guilty if the information was obtained during the course of their professional duties. They are eligible up to $5000 fine if they failed to report. |
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According to the children’s law reform act, when are the custodial rights terminated? |
They are terminated upon the marriage of the child. |
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According to the children’s law reform act, Who can apply for custody of a child? |
Anyone. They just have to write the affidavit |
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Consent for treatment is what age for the Child Youth and Services Act? Health Care Act? Substitute Decision Act? |
Child Youth and Services Act- 12 HCA- any with understanding. Substitute Decision Act?- 16 |
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According to the education act where does the principal get consent for an IQ test? |
Younger than 18- parent Older than 18- person |
