CPA Counsellor

ANNUAL REPORT 2015

Posted on May 15, 2015April 29, 2015 by CPA Counselling

Dear Members –
Please find our Section Annual Report attached here for your records.
Thank you for another strong year!
Counselling Section 2015 Annual Report

Survey of Canadian Counselling Psychology Students

Posted on May 10, 2015May 4, 2015 by CPA Counselling

This survey is intended for students who are student members of the Counselling Psychology Section. Both Master’s and Doctoral Students are welcome to participate.

The purpose of this research study is to gain knowledge of Canadian counselling psychology students’ understanding of and practice of counselling psychology in Canada. Through a survey method of inquiry, the results of this study will aid in educating the wider public as well as the field of counselling psychology about its nature and practice across Canada

There is a $15 Tim Horton’s (restaurant) gift card for participation.

The survey can be accessed here:
http://surveys.wwu.edu/snapwebhost/s.asp?k=142802121077

Early Registration Deadline Approaching!

Posted on May 4, 2015 by CPA Counselling

As you know, the 2015 CPA Convention is just a month away!
We are looking forward to hosting everyone in Ottawa, and hope that many of you can attend. For those of you who have not yet registered, please note that the Early Registration Deadline is tomorrow, Tuesday May 5, at midnight eastern time.

To help with your convention schedule planning, we have included a list of some of the key accreditation and training-related events taking place at the convention. Please see this word document for details: Acc and Training – 2015 CPA Conv

We also welcome you to forward this message to your colleagues, both within your own program, and including those at any community partner sites.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the convention,

Melissa Tiessen, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Director, Education Directorate & Registrar, Accreditation
Directrice, Direction générale de l’éducation et registraire de l’agrément

Canadian Psychological Association | Société canadienne de psychologie
141 avenue Laurier Ave., Ouest/West, # 702 | Ottawa, ON K1P 5J3
(tel / tél) 613-237-2144, ext. 333 | (toll free in Canada / numéro sans frais) 1-888-472-0657 ext. 333 | (fax / télécopieur) 613-237-1674

Email/Courriel: mtiessen@cpa.ca | Website/Site web: http://www.cpa.ca

Draft Revision of the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists – Request for Comment

Posted on May 3, 2015April 30, 2015 by CPA Counselling

Consistent with the commitment of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to regularly review and update the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists, the Association’s Committee on Ethics has developed a draft revision following an extensive review process. Comments on the draft revision are now being invited and would be very much appreciated. The deadline for comments is 25 May 2015. Please send all comments by email to ethicscttee@cpa.ca, or by surface mail to:

Chair, Committee on Ethics
Canadian Psychological Association
141 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 702
Ottawa, ON K1P 5J3

Background information and a link to the draft revision can be found online. A line-by-line comparison of the draft revision with the 2000 Code (showing tracked changes) for those wishing to have that level of detail for comment purposes is also provided online.

As with all previous drafts versions of the Code over the years, comments are welcome from individuals or groups, from psychologists or members of other disciplines, and from members of the public.

www.cpa.ca/aboutcpa/committees/ethics/codeofethics/#Revision

Understanding Suicide – Psynopsis Magazine – Call for Submissions

Posted on April 28, 2015 by CPA Counselling

Psynopsis Magazine – Call for Submissions (Understanding Suicide)
The summer 2015 issue of Psynopsis Magazine – Canada’s Psychology Magazine, is devoted to Understanding Suicide. We are inviting submissions from researchers and practitioners that offer information and perspective about preventing suicide, managing suicidal risk and associated mental disorders, working with stakeholders and family and indications for strategy and social policy. Send 400-900 words by June 1st to Managing Editor, Tyler Stacey-Holmes (styler@cpa.ca).

Psynopsis – Appel d’articles (Comprendre le suicide)
Le numéro d’été de Psynopsis – le magazine des psychologues du Canada – aura pour thème « Comprendre le suicide ». Les chercheurs et les praticiens qui ont des connaissances sur le suicide et des points de vue particuliers sur la prévention du suicide, la gestion du risque suicidaire et des troubles mentaux associés, le travail auprès des intervenants et des familles et les stratégies et les politiques sociales en matière de suicide sont invités à soumettre un article. Envoyez votre texte (de 400 à 900 mots) avant le 1er juin au directeur des services de rédaction, Tyler Stacey-Holmes (styler@cpa.ca).

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Cara Bernard
Manager, Governance & Sections Administration
Gestionnaire, Gouvernance et administration des sections

Canadian Psychological Association | Société canadienne de psychologie
141 avenue Laurier Ave., Ouest/West, # 702 | Ottawa, ON K1P 5J3
(tel / tél) 613-237-2144, ext. 339 |
(toll free in Canada / numéro sans frais) 1-888-472-0657 ext. 339
(fax / télécopieur) 613-237-1674
Email/Courriel: cbernard@cpa.ca
Website/Site web: http://www.cpa.ca

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – PSYNOPSIS MAGAZINE

Posted on February 16, 2015 by CPA Counselling

Spring 2015: Crisis Response / First Responders:

Psynopsis Magazine is inviting submissions from researchers and practitioners that offer information and perspective about the issues, factors and considerations when psychologists and other stakeholders respond to crisis and engage in crisis management.
The focus is more on first response (crisis management) rather than tertiary response (treatment for PTSD). First response can include a diversity of responders and settings – policing or other correctional service response, health community response to medical crises (e.g SARS), social or health service response to environmental or political crises, health provider and educators responses to crises and issues within school communities.
See – http://www.cpa.ca/Psynopsis/
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2015

Name our Newsletter – CONTEST

Posted on February 13, 2015 by CPA Counselling

The CPA Counselling Psychology Section is pleased to announce the launch of a contest to name our newsletter. Our newsletter is currently titled, “CPA Counsellor: Newsletter of the Counselling Psychology Section.” The contest opens March 1st, 2015 and closes May 1st, 2015 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. The winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift card.

Submissions will be judged across criteria such as: creativity/”catchiness,” how well it captures the typical content in our newsletter, and how well it reflects the definition of Counselling Psychology, as adopted by CPA (see: http://cpa.ca/aboutcpa/cpasections/counsellingpsychology).

The contest is open to all members of the CPA Counselling Psychology Section (full, student, affiliates etc.). Individuals are welcome to join the Section at the same time as entry submission (http://cpa.ca/membership/becomeamemberofcpa/).

Please send your name, contact information and your proposed newsletter title to Rob.Bedi@wwu.edu by May 1st, 2015.

The submissions will be judged by the Section Executive.
The winner and winning name will be first announced at the Section’s business meeting on June 5th, 2015.

Robinder (Rob) P. Bedi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Western Washington University
516 High St.
Bellingham, WA 98225-9172
USA