The Newfoundland & Labrador Psychology Board (NLPB) regulates the profession of Psychology in the province of Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
FAQ & Glossary of Terms
I’m going to be retiring soon and am wondering about liability and insurance provisions that might be available?
Under the current insurer for most registrants, BMS, there is an extended reporting period option that allows for some coverage for a specified period of time. You are urged to review the details of this option at http://www.psychology.bmsgroup.com/en/retirement-parental-leave for details.I’m about to go on parental leave and am wondering what I should do about my liability and insurance provisions that might be available during that time?
Under the current insurer for most registrants, BMS, there is an extended reporting period option that allows for some coverage for a specified period of time. You are urged to review the details of this option available through BMS at Retirement/Parental leave for details.How long will it take to process my application for registration?
Under normal circumstances, once a complete application package has been received, a decision regarding the application should not take more than a week or 10 days. In some circumstances, the Board may seek more additional clarifying information, which could result in a delay in the decision.Glossary of Terms
| Active Status | A Registered Psychologist who is currently practicing as a Psychologist in Newfoundland and Labrador and is on the NLPB’s Register of Psychologists. | |
| Adjudication Tribunal | The NLPB’s Adjudication Tribunal is composed of three (3) members of the Discipline Panel (see definition below) appointed by the Chairperson to conduct a hearing into a Complaint regarding a registered psychologist and to render a decision as to whether or not the respondent is guilty of Conduct Deserving of Sanction (see definition below). The Adjudication Tribunal is composed of two registered psychologists and one public representative. | |
| Allegation | A written document alleging that a registered or formerly registered psychologist has engaged in Conduct Deserving of Sanction (see definition below). | |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) | A process in which an attempt is made by the registrar to resolve an allegation in a manner which is acceptable to the complainant, the respondent and the Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board. | |
| Alternate Supervisor | An Alternate Supervisor is a Fully Registered Psychologist identified by the provisional Registrant’s Supervisor to provide supervision in their absence due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances for periods extending beyond two weeks. | |
| Applicant | A person who makes application to the Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board for registration as a psychologist in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. An application is considered to be ‘open’ or ‘active’ when the Board is in receipt of both the application form and the application fee. | |
| Approved Applicant | A person whose application to the Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board for registration as a psychologist in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador has been reviewed and has met the criteria for registration. | |
| Association of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC) | A pan-Canadian membership organization composed of six members operating in public and private sectors, in the Provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. Members of ACESC issue assessment reports for general purposes to outline expert, non-binding opinions on the assessment of academic credentials issued outside Canada. | |
| Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) | An organization, representing licensing/registration boards within the United States of America and Canada, of which the Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board is a member | |
| Board | The Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board (NLPB) | |
| Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) | An intergovernmental trade agreement signed by the Canadian Ministers regulating trade within Canada which came into effect on July 1, 2017. The CFTA introduced important advancements to Canada’s internal trade framework that enhances the flow of goods and services, investment, and labour mobility, eliminates technical barriers to trade, greatly expands procurement coverage, and promotes regulatory cooperation within Canada. Previously known as the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) | |
| Canadian Information Center for International Credentials (CICIC) | This organization acts as a national clearinghouse and referral service to support the recognition and portability of Canadian and International academic and occupational qualifications. CICIC provides information on how to obtain an assessment to work or study in Canada. For individuals, CICIC provides information on how to study or work in or outside of Canada. CICIC offers assessors guidance on academic credential assessment and accessing assessment resources. | |
| Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) | CPA is a not-for-profit organization that strives to improve the health and welfare of all Canadians via promoting excellence in innovation in psychological research, education, and practice. Its mandate includes the advancement, development, dissemination, and application of psychological knowledge and providing high quality services to its members | |
| Canadian Psychological Association’s (CPA) Code of Ethics for Psychologists | Psychologists are guided by the CPA Code of Ethics for Psychologists (Fourth Edition) (January 2017) which articulates the ethical principles, values, and standards which all psychologists in Newfoundland and Labrador should aspire to uphold. | |
| Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (CRHSPP) | The CRHSPP is committed to improving the lives of Canadians through the delivery of standards-driven services in health service psychology. It is the only national credentialing body of clinical health psychologists who have met or exceeded set standards in both education and experience. | |
| Certificate of Conduct | An official document provided by provincial, national, or international policing agencies with the results of a criminal records screening/check which applicants must submit to the NLPB upon application for registration as a psychologist. | |
| Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ) in Psychology | The Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards’ (ASPPB) CPQ documents that an individual holding the certificate has met specific requirements in licensure, education, examination, and training and has never had disciplinary actions taken against their license. Psychology Boards, like the Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board, have agreed to accept the CPQ holder’s educational preparation, supervised experience, and examination performance for licensure. The CPQ does not constitute a license to practice. | |
| Certificate of Registration | The official certificate of registration provided to Fully and Provisionally Registered Psychologists in Newfoundland and Labrador by the Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board which states the psychologists’ legal name, their NLPB registration number and the date of the expiry of their registration as a psychologist. | |
| Chairperson | A Board Director who is the presiding officer of the Board appointed by the Board. The Chairperson presides over meetings of the Board and ensures that the Board’s business is conducted in an orderly fashion | |
| Competency Appraisal Reports (CAR’s) | Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board documents that the provisional Registrant’s Supervisor is required to submit on a regular basis throughout the period of the Registrant’s provisional registration. Master’s level provisional Registrants are expected to submit CARs the end of the 4th, 8th, 12th, 18th and 24th months of supervision while Doctoral level Provisional Registrants must submit CARs at the 4th, 8th and 12th months of supervision. The CAR evaluates the Registrant in four (4) of six (6) core competencies (excluding research and supervision): interpersonal relations, assessment and evaluation, intervention and consultation and ethics and standards. In this report, each of the core competencies are evaluated by the Supervisor via a standard definition of the core competency and a review of the Supervisee’s pertinent skill | |
| Complainant | A person making an allegation against the practice of a registered or formerly registered psychologist | |
| Co-Supervisor | A Co-Supervisor is responsible for providing supervision during the Supervisee’s Board mandated supervision period and submitting all required supervision reports on the Supervisee’s practice, in an area that has been identified as outside of the Original Supervisor’s scope of practice. | |
| Complaint | Where the Complaints Authorization Committee (CAC) (see definition below) is of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a respondent has engaged in Conduct Deserving of Sanction (see definition below), the Allegation (see definition above) is considered to constitute a Complaint as per Section 18 (3) of the Psychologists Act, 2005. | |
| Complaints Authorization Committee (CAC) | A Committee appointed by the Board for the purpose of reviewing Allegations against the practice of a registered or formerly registered psychologist. The CAC consists of three (3) persons, all of whom are members of the Board of Directors of the NLPB and at least one of whom is appointed by the Minister | |
| Conduct Deserving of Sanction | Includes professional misconduct, professional incompetence, conduct unbecoming a psychologist and acting in breach of the legislation, regulations, code of ethics or standards of practice. | |
| Direct Review | Direct Review of the Supervisee’s practice is conducted through in-person observation and/or use of audio and/or video recording, and/or live face-to-face interaction through electronic means. Direct Review shall be evenly distributed throughout the supervision period and must cover a variety of practice activities, with a major portion devoted to the Supervisee’s work with individual cases. Direct Review must involve a client or other relevant third party and must always include the client’s consent for any recording or observation. Upon completion of any Direct Review, there should be a discussion of the Supervisee’s performance as well as the relevant clinical issues. Thus, a supervision session, which includes Direct Review includes two components: the actual time spent with the Supervisor supervising the Supervisee and the discussion of the observation with the Supervisor upon completion of the observation. | |
| Director | A person appointed or elected to the Board under Section 3 or 4 of the Psychologists Act, 2005. Five (5) Directors are elected to the Board from and by the currently registered psychologists while the other two (2) are members of the public and are appointed as Directors by the Minister. Also known as a Board Director. | |
| Disciplinary Panel | A panel of persons appointed under the Psychologist’s Act, 2005 from which members of an Adjudication Tribunal (See definition above) are chosen. The Discipline Panel consists of not less than ten (10) psychologists who are not members of the Board. At least three (3) members of the Discipline panel are not registered psychologists who are appointed to the Discipline Panel by the Minister to represent the public interest. | |
| Dual Relationships | In the case of the supervision of a Provisional Registrant, a Dual Relationship is said to exist if the Supervisor has a second significantly different relationship with the Supervisee. This may include, but is not limited to, the following: work Supervisor/Supervisee and employer/employee as well as family member, friend, business associate and intimate partner of the Supervisee. Supervisors and Supervisees must not be involved in a Dual Relationship for the duration of the provisional registration period in the practice of psychology. | |
| EPPP/EPPP-2 | The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP – 1) (Part 1-Knowledge) and the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology-Enhanced (EPPP-2) (Part 2 – Skills) is a licensing examination developed by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) that is used in most US states and Canadian Provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador. It is a standardized examination used by psychology licensing boards as part of the process of evaluating the qualifications, knowledge, and skills of Applicants for licensure and certification. | |
| Foreign-Trained Applicant | An Applicant for registration as a psychologist in Newfoundland and Labrador who completed their graduate and/or undergraduate academic programs in psychology outside of Canada. | |
| Formal Supervision | Planned contacts between Supervisor and Supervisee of at least 30 minutes in duration that usually take place as face-to-face meetings. | |
| Full-Time Practice | A rate of professional psychology practice activity of at least 20 hours or more per week and 1600 hours or more per year. | |
| Fully Registered Psychologist | A psychologist, who holds a master’s or doctoral degree in a program of study in psychology from an educational institution acceptable to the Board. Fully Registered Psychologists are permitted to independently practice psychology within the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. | |
| Inactive Status | A Registered Psychologist may be on Inactive Status for purposes of education, military service, medical or parental leave and thus are not practicing as a psychologist. Psychologists who are on Inactive Status are on the NLPB’s Register of Psychologists as Inactive Status. | |
| Independently Practicing as a Psychologist | A psychologist who is practicing as a psychologist, without the supervision of another registered psychologist is thus Independently Practicing as a psychologist. In Newfoundland and Labrador, only Fully Registered Psychologists who have met all supervision requirements are permitted to independently practice as a psychologist delivering psychological services to clients, whether in private practice, a government department and/or other agencies. | |
| Informal Supervision | Ad hoc contacts between Supervisor and Supervisee, which may include casual encounters in the workplace, or contact by email or other electronic means of communication which are usually brief in duration. | |
| Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate (IPC) | Since 2007 ASPPB has offered a standalone Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate as a temporary practice mobility credential. This standalone credential has offered psychologists in-person practice privileges into jurisdictions that accept the IPC for up to 30 days per year. There are seven (7) US states that accept this IPC standalone credential in the US including Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Ohio, and South Carolina. | |
| National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) | An association of US-based independent, nongovernmental organizations that provide credential evaluation services for individuals who have completed education outside of the United States. NACES provides services to educational institutions, professional organizations, regulatory and legal entities, employers, and individuals who need accurate assessments of non-US educational credentials. | |
| National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (NRHSPP) | The NRHSPP is the largest credentialing agency for psychologists and psychology doctoral students. It is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare by identifying psychologists who have met specific education and training standards and verifying these professionals to consumers, healthcare organizations, and regulatory bodies. | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board (NLPB) | The NLPB is the organization which regulates the practice of psychology in Newfoundland and Labrador. All references to the “Board” in this document refers to the NLPB. | |
| Non-Resident Psychologist | A legally registered psychologist from another province or country who is permitted to provide training, education, or consultative service for a maximum of twenty-eight (28) days in Newfoundland and Labrador, where the psychologist does not hold themselves out as a registered psychologist registered to practice in the province pursuant to section 31.2 of the Psychologists Act, 2005. | |
| Part-Time Practice of Psychology | A Part-Time Practice of Psychology is one in which the rate of professional psychology practice activity is between ten (10) and twenty (20) hours per week. A rate of professional psychology practice activity of less than 10 hours per week is not acceptable for the purposes of obtaining credit for supervised experience as a Provisional Registrant. However, Provisional Registrants who are practicing less than ten (10) hours per week must be supervised in their practice of psychology | |
| Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) | Provincial legislation governing the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information in Newfoundland & Labrador. | |
| Practice Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Service (2017) | The Canadian Psychological Association’s (CPA) practice guidelines serve the important purpose of describing professional activities that demonstrate compliance with the profession’s standards of ethical and competent behaviour. | |
| Private Practice of Psychology | An independent business providing psychological services to clients. Fully Registered Psychologists who have met all of the Board’s supervision requirements are permitted to work independently in a Private Practice of Psychology within the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador whereas Provisionally Registered Psychologists working in a Private Practice of Psychology must be supervised by a Fully Registered Psychologist who has been approved by the Board. Owners of Private Practices of Psychology must ensure that Provisionally Registered Psychologists working in a Private Practice of Psychology are supervised by a Fully Registered Psychologist who is not their employer. | |
| Provisionally Registered Psychologist | A psychologist who has completed either a master’s or doctoral degree in psychology approved by the Board and is practicing psychology under a Board approved supervision plan in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Provisionally Registered Psychologists are not permitted to independently practice psychology within the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Also referred to as a Provisional Registrant in this document. Provisionally registered psychologists must remain under supervision until the Board has approved them for Full Registration. | |
| Psychologists Act, 2005 | Provincial legislation governing the practice of psychology in Newfoundland and Labrador. The brief title is the Psychologists Act, 2005. Any references to the “Act” in this policy shall refer to this legislation. | |
| Psychology Regulations | The current regulations having effect under the Psychologists Act, 2005 which provide further definition to the regulation of the practice of psychology in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. | |
| Register of Psychologists | The Register set up under the authority of Section 9 of the Psychologist’s Act, 2005 and is maintained by the NLPB’s Registrar. It is a list of Fully and Provisionally Registered Psychologists practicing psychology in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as a listing of non-practicing psychologists currently on Inactive Status. Also referred to in this document as the Register. | |
| Registrant | A Fully or Provisionally Registered Psychologist whose name is on the Register of Psychologists in Newfoundland and Labrador and whose registration is not suspended, cancelled, or withdrawn. | |
| Registrar | The individual appointed by the NLPB in accordance with Section 6 of the Psychologist’s Act, 2005 and the regulations. The duties of the Registrar are outlined in Section 9 of the Act. | |
| Respondent | A registered or formerly registered psychologist against whom an allegation has been made. | |
| Standards of Practice | The standards of practice governing the practice of psychology in Newfoundland & Labrador is the NLPB Standards of Professional Conduct 2018. | |
| Standards of Professional Conduct (2018) | A code of conduct against which the professional conduct of a psychologist is measured. The NLPB has adopted the ASPPB’s Standards of Professional Conduct (2018) as their professional code of conduct. | |
| Supervisee | A Provisional Registrant who is being supervised in their practice of psychology in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. | |
| Supervisor | A Fully Registered Psychologist approved by the Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board who resides in the province, has at least three years’ experience post registration and meets all of the Board’s other requirements. The Supervisor accepts responsibility for reviewing the professional and ethical work of the Provisionally Registered Psychologist and supports the NLPB in its primary mandate of protecting the public. New Supervisor: A Supervisor who agrees to take over all responsibilities of supervision from an Original Supervisor if a change in Supervisors must be made at any point during the Supervisee’s period of provisional registration (e.g., due to illness, job reassignment or relocation of Original Supervisor, etc.). | |
| Supervision Plan | Supervision Plan A. Is the “primary” supervision plan that covers the period in which the Registrant completes a minimum of 3200 hours (for masters level registrants) or 1600 hours (for doctoral level registrants) of supervised practice in their practice of psychology. Supervision Plan B. Is a “secondary” period of supervision required if full registration has not been approved by the Board at the completion of the requirements under the Supervision Plan A. For registrant’s who have completed the hours of practice requirements under Supervision Plan A, but have not yet successfully completed the EPPP/EPPP-2, then a “secondary” supervision plan, known as Supervision Plan B must be submitted for Board approval. This plan is intended to cover a period of up to 12 months of supervision as the Supervisee prepares to write the EPPP/EPPP-2 and/or any other examinations required by the Board. Supervision Plan B is intended to ensure that Provisional Registrants remain supervised following the required period of primary supervision and prior to the successful completion of the EPPP/EPPP-2 and the granting of full registration status by the Board. | |
| Temporary Registration | Psychologists registered in another jurisdiction may be granted a thirty (30) day temporary registration in Newfoundland and Labrador by the NLPB provided that their practice is not subject to any terms and conditions, pursuant to Section 11.1 (1) of the Psychologist’s Act, 2005. | |
| Vulnerable Sector Check | An official document provided by provincial, national, or international policing agencies with the results of a criminal records screening/check with respect to whether or not a person has been convicted of and been granted a pardon for any sexual offence. This document is often required of individuals or organizations who work with children or vulnerable persons. Applicants for registration as a psychologist in Newfoundland and Labrador are required to submit a Vulnerable Sector Check to the Board. | |
| Yearly Supervision Reports (YSRs) | The annual supervision report required by the Board which mainly provides a record of the specific nature and content of each supervision session and the amount of time per each supervision session. YSRs also include a summary of the Supervisees’ progress and development, including their strengths and weaknesses, and whether or not the supervision sessions which have taken place and the Supervisee’s professional experience during the time covered by the report, are as they were proposed in the Board approved Supervision Plan. | |