9/11/23: HCPC guidelines for clinical psychology

 Health and care professionals councile:

Clinical psychologists: 

treat people with mental and physical health problems including anxiety, addiction, depression and learning difficulties.

the standers of conduct:

• promote and protect the interests of service and cares
• respecting confidentiality
• take all reasonable step to reduce risk of harm
• being open when things go wrong
• being honest and trustworthy
• keeping records of their work 

This would be put in place when a psychologist is using CBT-E to treat someone with anorexia nervosa this would be done be keeping unto date notes, working to reduce they risk of harm and respecting they confidentiality.

Mundra is a clinical psychologist. she has to abide by the HCPC guidelines when she works with patients 

a) state one guideline from the HCPC 

Act in the best interests of the service users

b) Describe how Mundra would use one from guideline from the HCPC in her practice.  

Mundra must not allow her clients sex or religion to influence how she treats them. she must