Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 36 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
Chapter 10.36.05 - Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Section 10.36.05.04 - Competence
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.36.05.04
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Professional Competence. A psychologist or psychology associate shall:
(1) Limit practice to the areas of competence
by which proficiency has been gained through education, training, and
experience;
(2) Acquire the special
education and training needed to address the cultural differences of special
populations;
(3) Avoid unfair
discrimination based on age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin,
disability, socioeconomic status, or other basis proscribed by law;
(4) Use interventions and assessment
techniques only when the psychologist or psychology associate knows that the
circumstances are appropriate applications of those interventions and
techniques, supported by reliability, validation, standardization, and outcome
studies;
(5) Maintain competence by
meeting the requirements of continuing education as set forth in COMAR
10.36.02;
(6) Engage in ongoing
consultation with other psychologists, psychology associates, or relevant
professionals and seek appropriate education, training, and experience, when
developing competence in a new service or technique; and
(7) Document and maintain appropriate records
of professional and scientific work.
B. Impaired Competence.
(1) A psychologist or psychology associate
shall:
(a) Represent accurately and
objectively the psychologist's or psychology associate's professional
qualifications; and
(b) Seek
competent professional assistance to determine whether to suspend, terminate,
or limit the scope of professional or scientific activities when the
psychologist or psychology associate becomes or is made aware that the
psychologist's or psychology associate's competence is impaired.
(2) A psychologist or psychology
associate may not:
(a) Undertake or continue
a professional relationship with a client when the competence or objectivity of
the psychologist or psychology associate is or could reasonably be expected to
be impaired due to:
(i) Mental, emotional,
physiological, pharmacological, substance abuse, or personal problems;
or
(ii) The psychologist's or
psychology associate's present or previous familial, social, sexual, emotional,
financial, supervisory, political, administrative, or legal relationship with
the client or a person associated with or related to the client; or
(b) Engage in other relationships
that could limit the psychologist's or psychology associate's objectivity or
create a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of
interest.
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