15 Titles
Alternative Complaint
Resolution
16 Process conductor
17 Agreement
18 Confidentiality
19 Leaving the process
Reinstatement of
Registration and
Practice Permits
20 Applying for reinstatement
21 Committee
22 Hearing date
23 Hearing
Information
24 Information made available
25 Requested information
26 Correcting information
Transitional
Provisions, Repeals and
Coming into Force
27 Transitional
28 Repeal
29 Coming into force
Definitions
1 In this Regulation,
(a) “Act”
means the Health Professions Act;
(b) “College”
means the College of Alberta Psychologists;
(c) “Complaints
Director” means the complaints director of the College;
(d) “Council”
means the council of the College;
(e) “Registrar”
means the registrar of the College;
(f) “Registration
Committee” means the registration committee of the College;
(g) “Reinstatement
Review Committee” means a Reinstatement Review Committee of the College.
Registers
Register categories
2 The regulated members register
established by the Council under section 33(1)(a) of the Act has the following
categories:
(a) general
register;
(b) provisional
register;
(c) courtesy
register.
Registration
General register
3(1) An
applicant for registration as a regulated member on the general register must
(a) have
earned a post‑graduate degree in psychology that meets the academic
requirements established by the Council,
(b) have
successfully completed the registration examination in psychological theory,
research and practice approved by the Council, and
(c) have
successfully completed the ethics and jurisprudence examination approved by the
Council.
(2) An applicant for registration as a
psychologist under this section must have successfully completed a program of
1600 hours of evaluated practice under the supervision of a registered
psychologist approved by the Registration Committee.
Equivalent
jurisdiction
4 An applicant for registration as a
regulated member who is currently registered in good standing in another jurisdiction
recognized by the Council under section 28(2)(b) of the Act as having
substantially equivalent registration requirements may be registered on the
general register.
Substantial
equivalence
5(1) An
applicant who is not eligible to be registered under section 3 or 4 but whose
qualifications have been determined by the Registration Committee under section
28(2)(c) of the Act to be substantially equivalent to the registration
requirements under section 3 or 4 may be registered on the appropriate register.
(2) For the purposes of assessing
substantial equivalency, the College may require applicants to undergo any
examinations, testing, assessment, training or education it considers
advisable.
Psychology educators
6(1) Subject
to subsection (2), an applicant for registration who meets the registration
requirements under section 3(1)(a) and is currently teaching psychology courses
intended to prepare students for direct practice and who passes an examination
to demonstrate that the applicant meets the standard of competence for practice
in Alberta, including standards of knowledge and judgment in matters of ethics
and jurisprudence in Alberta, approved by the Council, may be registered on the
general register without completing a program of 1600 hours of evaluated
practice under the supervision of a registered psychologist.
(2) Applicants under this section may
apply for registration within one year of the coming into force of Schedule 22
to the Act.
Provisional register
7(1) An
applicant who has fulfilled the registration academic requirements but has not
successfully completed the 1600 hours of evaluated practice under section 3(2)
or passed the examinations required under section 3(1)(b) may be registered on
the provisional register.
(2) A regulated member on the
provisional register must practise under the supervision of a regulated member
registered on the general register until completion of the registration
requirements under section 3.
(3) If a regulated member on the
provisional register does not complete the registration requirements under
section 3, the regulated member’s registration expires 5 years after the date
of being registered on the provisional register.
(4) A
person whose registration has expired under subsection (3) may apply in accordance
with subsection (1) for registration on the provisional register.
Courtesy register
8(1) A
person who is registered as a psychologist or its equivalent in good standing
in another jurisdiction who requires registration in Alberta on a temporary basis
for a specified purpose and period of time approved by the Registrar and who
satisfies the Registrar of the person’s competence to provide the services
related to the specified purpose is eligible for registration on the courtesy
register.
(2) A person who is registered on the
courtesy register must remain registered in the other jurisdiction while
registered on the courtesy register.
(3) A registration on the courtesy
register is issued for a maximum of one year.
Good character
9 An applicant for registration as a
regulated member must provide evidence of having good character and reputation
by submitting any of the following, on the request of the Registrar:
(a) a
statement by the applicant as to whether the applicant is currently undergoing
an unprofessional conduct process or has previously been disciplined by another
regulating body responsible for the regulation of psychologists or of another
profession;
(b) a
statement as to whether the applicant has ever pleaded guilty or has been found
guilty of a criminal offence or an offence of a similar nature in a
jurisdiction outside Canada for which the applicant has not been pardoned;
(c) the
results of a criminal records check;
(d) any
other relevant evidence requested by the Registrar.
Liability insurance
10 All applicants for registration as
regulated members must provide evidence of having the type and amount of
professional liability insurance required by the Council.
Practice Permit
Renewal requirements
11 A regulated member applying for renewal
of a practice permit must
(a) state
whether the member has been convicted of a criminal offence since the member’s
last renewal of a practice permit, and
(b) provide
evidence of having the type and amount of professional liability insurance
required by the Council.
Restricted Activities
Authorized activities
12(1) Regulated
members registered on the general or courtesy register may, within the practice
of psychology, perform the restricted activity of a psychosocial intervention
with an expectation of treating a substantial disorder of thought, mood,
perception, orientation or memory that grossly impairs judgment, behaviour,
capacity to recognize reality or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life.
(2) Regulated members registered on the
provisional register are authorized to perform the restricted activity set out
in subsection (1) under the supervision of a regulated member authorized to
perform the restricted activity.
Students, non‑regulated
persons, supervision
13(1) A
student of the profession of psychologists is permitted to perform the
restricted activity set out in section 12(1) within a program of training for
psychologists under the supervision of a regulated member registered on the
general register, courtesy register or provisional register who is authorized
to perform that restricted activity.
(2) A person who is not referred to in
section 4(1)(a) of Schedule 7.1 to the Government Organization Act is permitted
to perform the restricted activity set out in section 12(1) but only if that
person
(a) has
the consent of, and is being supervised in accordance with subsection (3) by, a
regulated member registered on the general register, courtesy register or
provisional register, and
(b) is
engaged in providing health services to another person.
(3) When a regulated member supervises a
student of the profession or a person referred to in subsection (2) performing
the restricted activity set out in section 12(1), the regulated member must
(a) be
authorized to perform the restricted activity being performed,
(b) be
satisfied that the person is competent to perform the restricted activity, and
(c) supervise
the person who is performing the restricted activity by being available for
consultation and to review reports from the person performing the restricted
activity regarding the person’s performance of the restricted activity.
(4) The amount and type of supervision
provided to students and persons referred to in subsection (2) must be based on
the regulated member’s professional judgment, subject to the Standards of
Practice established by the Council.
Performance self‑restriction
14 Despite any authorization to perform a
restricted activity, regulated members must restrict themselves in performing a
restricted activity to the activity they are competent to perform and that is
appropriate to the member’s area of practice and the procedure being performed.
Titles
Titles
15(1) A
regulated member who is registered on the following registers may use the
following titles:
(a) a
regulated member registered on the general or courtesy register is authorized
to use the title, psychologist or registered psychologist;
(b) a
regulated member whose name is entered on the provisional register is
authorized to use the title provisional psychologist or registered provisional
psychologist.
(2) Regulated
members may, in accordance with section 5 of Schedule 22 to the Act, use the
titles and abbreviations set out in that section.
Alternative Complaint
Resolution
Process conductor
16 When a complainant and an investigated
person have agreed to enter into an alternative complaint resolution process,
the Complaints Director must appoint an individual to conduct the alternative
complaint resolution process.
Agreement
17 The person conducting the alternative
complaint resolution process must, in consultation with the complainant and the
investigated person, establish the procedures for and objectives of the
alternative complaint resolution process, which must be set out in writing and
signed by the complainant, the investigated person and the representative of
the College.
Confidentiality
18 The complainant and the investigated
person must, subject to sections 59 and 60 of the Act, agree to treat all
information shared during the process as confidential.
Leaving the process
19 The complainant or the investigated
person may withdraw from the alternative complaint resolution process at any
time.
Reinstatement of
Registration and
Practice Permits
Applying for
reinstatement
20(1) A
person whose registration and practice permit have been cancelled under Part 4
of the Act may apply in writing to the Registrar to have the registration and
practice permit reinstated.
(2) An application under subsection (1)
may not be made earlier than
(a) one
year after the date of the cancellation, or
(b) one
year after a decision to deny an application under subsection (1).
Committee
21(1) On
receipt of an application under section 20, the Registrar must notify the
Hearings Director and a Reinstatement Review Committee must be appointed in
accordance with the bylaws.
(2) Any member involved in the initial
cancellation of the registration may not be a member of the Reinstatement
Review Committee.
Hearing date
22 The Reinstatement Review Committee must
hold a reinstatement hearing regarding the application for reinstatement within
90 days of receipt of the application by the Registrar under section 20.
Hearing
23(1) A
reinstatement hearing is open to the public unless the Reinstatement Review
Committee determines that it should be closed.
(2) The Reinstatement Review Committee
may make either of the following orders:
(a) the
application for reinstatement is approved with or without conditions;
(b) the
application for reinstatement is denied.
(3) The Reinstatement Review Committee
must provide its reasons in writing.
(4) The College must make a copy of the
order of the Reinstatement Review Committee available to the public for 5 years
after the date that order was issued.
Information
Information made
available
24 The Council must provide
(a) information
respecting the cancellation, suspension or imposition of conditions on a
practice permit while the suspension, cancellation or conditions are in effect,
(b) information
as to whether a hearing is scheduled to be held or has been held under Part 4
of the Act with respect to a named regulated member until the hearing is
completed,
(c) information
contained in a record of a hearing until any conditions contained in an order
under Part 4, to which the record pertains, have been met or in the case of an
order that cancels a registration, for 5 years, and
(d) any
other information referred to in section 119(4), for 5 years.
Requested information
25(1) A
regulated member or an applicant must, in addition to that required under
section 33(3) of the Act, provide the following information on the initial
application for registration, when there are any changes to the information and
on the request of the Registrar:
(a) home
address, telephone number, e‑mail address and fax number;
(b) business
address, telephone number, e‑mail address and fax number;
(c) date
of birth;
(d) gender;
(e) type
of graduate degree in psychology;
(f) name
of institution where degree was obtained;
(g) graduation
date;
(h) names
of all the regional health authorities where the regulated member provides
professional services;
(i) any
other regulated professions with which the member is registered and entitled to
practise in Alberta or elsewhere;
(j) whether
the member is registered to practise psychology in another jurisdiction.
(2) Despite subsection (3), the College
may disclose the following information to the public:
(a) business
telephone number and fax number;
(b) business
e‑mail address;
(c) business
address;
(d) date
of registration;
(e) academic
degree;
(f) whether
the registered member is authorized to use the title doctor or the abbreviation
Dr.
(3) Subject to section 34(1) of the Act,
the information in subsection (1) may be disclosed by the College in a
summarized or statistical format.
Correcting
information
26 The Registrar may correct or remove any
information on the register of regulated members if the Registrar determines it
is incorrect.
Transitional Provisions,
Repeals and
Coming into Force
Transitional
27 On the coming into force of this
Regulation, a registered member described in section 7 of Schedule 22 to the
Act is deemed to be entered in the regulated members register in the register
category that the Registrar considers appropriate.
Repeal
28 The Psychology Profession Regulation
(AR 72/87) is repealed.
Coming into force
29 This Regulation comes into force on the
coming into force of Schedule 22 to the Health Professions Act.