The Jurisprudence Tool

Chapter 1:

Professional Boundaries and Sexual Abuse Prevention [ En | Fr ]

The purpose of this chapter is to assist registrants in understanding the concepts of professional boundaries and their importance. The chapter helps registrants avoid crossing professional boundaries, including those related to sexual abuse, and to recognize how the College addresses them. 

Mandatory

Newly Registered Opticians

Current Registered Opticians

must complete Professional Boundaries and Sexual Abuse Prevention once every three years.

This chapter must be completed once every 3 years and has been accredited for 3.5 Professional Growth hours (#3782).  Once you have successfully completed this, you can download a completion certificate and add it to the accredited hour section of your portfolio in your Registrant Portal. 

You will find a video tutorial on how to determine the date you last completed this here. 

Chapter 2:

Record Keeping, Confidentiality and Privacy [ En | Fr ]

The purpose of this chapter is to assist registrants in understanding the importance of record keeping, confidentiality and privacy. The chapter helps registrants develop practical skills for maintaining, using and disclosing patient records. 

Optional

This chapter can be completed once every 3 years and has been accredited for 3 Professional Growth hours (#3783). Once you have successfully completed this, you can download a completion certificate and add it to the accredited hour section of your portfolio in your Registrant Portal.  

Chapter 3:

Communications [ En | Fr ]

The purpose of this chapter is to assist registrants in understanding the various methods of effective communication and their importance. This chapter will also help registrants develop practical skills for ensuring effective communication and avoiding unhelpful communication.

Optional

Communications is an optional module.   

This chaptercan be completed once every 3 years and has been accredited for 3 Professional Growth hours (#3792).  Once you have successfully completed this, you can download a completion certificate and add it to the accredited hour section of your portfolio in your Registrant Portal. 

Chapter 4: 

Introduction to the RHPA [ En | Fr ]

The purpose of this chapter is to assist registrants in understanding how opticianry is regulated in Ontario, and includes information on the professional misconduct regulation, the patient relations program, and the public register.  This chapter will also help registrants understand the context in which the RHPA operates, outline the duties and authority of the College and what are some of the more significant duties imposed upon opticians. 

 Optional 

Introduction to the RHPA is an optional module. 

Registered opticians in good standing interested in seeking election on the College's Board of Director's are required to complete this module to be eligible to run for election.

This chapter can be completed once every 3 years and has been accredited for 3.5  Professional Growth hours (#3823). Once you have successfully completed this, you can download a completion certificate and add it to the accredited hour section of your portfolio in your Registrant Portal. 

Chapter 5:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

As healthcare providers, opticians have a professional responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect. This chapter is designed to help registrants learn the fundamentals of diversity, equity and inclusion, and why these concepts are important to the practice of opticianry in Ontario.   

English Jurisprudence Video (chapter 5)

French Jurisprudence Video (chapter 5)

 Optional 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is an optional Module.

This chapter can be completed once every 3 years and has been accredited as 1 Professional Growth hour (#3929). Once you have successfully completed this, you can download a completion certificate and add it to the accredited hour section of your portfolio in your Registrant Portal.