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Regulatory Status of
Counselling-related Professions:
A Pan-Canadian Tour with a Stopover
in Ontario
A Presentation for the National Capital Region
Chapter of the Canadian Counselling and
Psychotherapy Association
November 2012
Regulation Timeline
QUEBEC BRITISH COLUMBIA
Title Protection PEI
Preparations, consultations, competency profile Legislation being pursued
“Guidance development (1995 – present)
Counsellor” (2009)
Legislation (1963)
ALBERTA NOVA QUEBEC
Health Act MANITOBA SCOTIA Psycho-
PEI Amended – Health Act amended Regulation therapy
Consultations no regulation – no regulation of proclaimed Act
(2007) of counselling counselling (2009) (2011) (2012)
(2008)
1963 1973 1995 2004 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012
NOVA SCOTIA QUEBEC
Legislation (2008) Reserved Title and Practice Protection
Legislation: psychotherapy/reserved QUEBEC
QUEBEC QUEBEC
activities/mental health evaluations (2009) Creation of 4
Public Safety Shared competency profile
ONTARIO Colleges:
Ethics (colleges, universities –
Regulation (Bill 171) for related
Legislation for entry to practice and
Transitional Council registered
(1973) professional practice (2004)
in place (2009) professions
NEW NEW BRUNSWICK
NEW BRUNSWICK BRUNSWICK Bill in preparation
Legislation discussions Legislation for regulation
begin (1994) discussions created (2010)
(2009)Stopping over in Ontario
The Ontario Context • Ontario is working towards title protection and reserved activities for Registered Psychotherapists (RPs) and Registered Mental Health Therapists (RMHTs) • The Transitional Council of the College of Registered Psychotherapists and Registered Mental Health Therapists is the governing body of a new health regulatory college • The Regulatory College (College of Registered Psychotherapists and Registered Mental Health Therapists of Ontario) is not yet in place. • Professional Misconduct Regulations have been finalized and approved by the Government of Ontario – October 24, 2012 • Quality Assurance and Registration Regulations are currently in draft form and have been submitted to the Government of Ontario for consideration.
The Ontario Context
• The Entry-to-Practice Competency Profiles for RMHTs and RPs
were approved by Council in May, 2012.
– List of competencies required of individuals entering practice for the first time,
focused on safe, effective and ethical practise across a variety of settings.
• The draft Registration Regulation sets out registration requirements
for five categories of membership, including time-limited
‘grandparenting’ provisions for both RP and RMHT categories.
• The Education Framework for reviewing and recognizing education
and training programs that prepare students with the entry-to-
practice competencies identified in the draft Registration Regulation
is under development.
– List of recognized programs planned to streamline registration process -
applicants who successfully complete a recognized program will be “fast-
tracked”. Applicants who have successfully completed a non-reviewed program
will be considered for registration through a more detailed review of their
program, including transcripts, course descriptions, etc.The Ontario Context – Definitions
http://www.collegeofpsychotherapists.on.ca/pages/Home/Info_for_Applicants
• Registered Psychotherapist
– Main focus of practice is psychotherapy;
– provide one-to-one, couple and/or group therapy;
– therapy often extends for long periods (months or years);
– often self-employed (in private practice);
– intensive training/ education in psychotherapy.
• Registered Mental Health Therapist
– Psychotherapy is part of what they do or may be interwoven throughout;
– provide a range of services; possibly, including forms of counselling that would
not be considered psychotherapy;
– generally provide therapeutic interventions of shorter duration;
– mainly work in agencies/ other supervised settings;
– educated/ trained in another human services discipline (addiction counselling,
child & youth services, justice services, etc.).The Ontario Context
• Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) component:
– criteria and process for assessing applicants for temporary, alternative route to
registration for established Ontario practitioners (for both Registered
Psychotherapists and Registered Mental Health Therapists). Also known as
“grandparenting”.
– Available for two years following proclamation of regulation.
– Involves multiple components which are rated on a scale.
– Some components are exemptible others are not.
– Currency is an important requirement for Ontario practitioners who wish to be
grandparented.
– To be eligible to apply for grandparenting, a practitioner must have practised the
profession, within the three years prior to proclamation:
• for 500 hours in Ontario; and
• for an additional 250 hours in any jurisdiction.
• Information for future applicants can be found at
http://www.collegeofpsychotherapists.on.ca/pages/Home/Info_for_ApplicantsWhat’s happening right now?
• Two task groups of the Transitional Council are completing:
– Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) portfolio structures that will gather information
from applicants for grandparenting
– Education Framework research to be used by education/ training programs
applying for recognition by the transitional Council/ College.
• The Government of Ontario is reviewing
– draft Registration Regulations
– draft Quality Assurance Regulations
• Consultants have been contracted to assist with tasks associated
with the Educational Framework and the Grandparenting process.
• Examinations:
– A jurisprudence learning module has been created and is being finalized (online
platform)
– A professional practice examination has been created (online platform) for the
RP category
– A professional practice examination for the RMHT category is pending
government feedback on the draft registration regulationsWhat happens next?
• The Government of Ontario approves, requests amendments, or
rejects the draft Regulations for Registration and Quality Assurance
• Once the Government approves the remaining draft regulations and
any remaining programs or processes of the regulatory process are
in place, the Psychotherapy Act 2007 may be proclaimed.
• Pre-registration will occur prior to the proclamation of the
Psychotherapy Act (perhaps as early as 2013)
• Once the Psychotherapy Act 2007 is proclaimed, the College of
Registered Psychotherapists and Registered Mental Health
Therapists of Ontario comes into existence and:
– Registration begins (perhaps as soon as 2013)
– The grandfathering period begins
– Applicants begin to submit their applications
http://www.collegeofpsychotherapists.on.ca/pages/Home/Info_for_ApplicantsI’m a CCC: Do I need to register?
• If your work falls within the Scope of Practice of Psychotherapy, as
defined in the Psychotherapy Act, 2007, and you are not already
registered with another health regulatory college whose members
are authorized to practise psychotherapy, you should consider
becoming a member of the new College.
• Scope of Practice
The practice of psychotherapy is the assessment and treatment of cognitive,
emotional or behavioural disturbances by psychotherapeutic means, delivered
through a therapeutic relationship based primarily on verbal or non-verbal
communication. (Psychotherapy Act, 2007, section 3)I’m a CCC: Do I need to register?
http://www.collegeofpsychotherapists.on.ca/pages/Home/Info_for_Applicants
• If your work involves the Controlled/Authorized Act of Psychotherapy
(also defined in the Act), you must be registered, or risk practising in
breach of the legislation. Deciding whether you need to be
registered will depend on the nature of your work and whether it
involves the controlled/ authorized act of psychotherapy – not on
your current title or the sector in which you work.
• Authorized Act
In the course of engaging in the practice of psychotherapy, a member is
authorized, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations imposed on his or her
certificate of registration, to treat, by means of psychotherapy technique
delivered through a therapeutic relationship, an individual’s serious disorder of
thought, cognition, mood, emotional regulation, perception or memory that may
seriously impair the individual’s judgement, insight, behaviour, communication or
social functioning. (Psychotherapy Act, 2007, section 4)And now…
THE MILLION DOLLAR
QUESTIONWhy Belong to CCPA
AND
the Regulatory College?Why Belong to CCPA AND
the Regulatory College?
PURPOSE OF A REGULATORY COLLEGE:
A Focus on the Public -
• To protect the public from potential harm
PURPOSE OF CCPA:
A Focus on You -
• To protect you- the practitioner - from potential harm
– To advocate for the profession
– To provide ongoing professional learning opportunities
– To provide cost-effective liability insurance
– To conduct profession-related research and development
_______Why Belong to CCPA AND
the Regulatory College?
Regulatory College membership
+
Association membership
=
best practice
You protect yourself as a professional and
protect the people you serveImportant Coordinates and Contacts
• Email
info@collegeofpsychotherapists.on.ca
• Website
www.collegeofpsychotherapists.on.ca
• Telephone
Transitional Council of the College of Registered Psychotherapists
and Registered Mental Health Therapists
416 862-4801 | 888 661-4801Important Coordinates and Contacts
• Email info@ccpa-accp.ca
• Website www.ccpa-accp.ca
• Telephone
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
613-237-1099 | 877-765-5565Questions?
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