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Congratulations
@cblackst
! Cindy Blackstock is the recipient of the 2021 CPA Humanitarian Award, which is conferred upon outstanding individuals who are not psychologists, who have significantly enhanced the psychological health & well-being of Canadians.
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Congratulations
@MCSeto
! Dr. Seto of the
@TheRoyalMHC
is the recipient of the 2020 CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science.
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"I feel greatly flattered; it's unexpected. It means a lot."
- Dr. Brenda Milner
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We know this is a tough time for frontline health care workers. If you are overwhelmed, burning out, or having a difficult time please reach out - psychologists across Canada are providing free services to help. Find someone in your province:
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Letter to the editor published today in the
@globeandmail
by CPA CEO Dr. Karen Cohen:
"Canada needs to deliver the mental health care people need, when and where they need it, from the health providers licensed and trained to deliver it."
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"When done incorrectly, misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis can result in inappropriate medical, educational, or psychological interventions, negatively impact a child's cognitive, academic, social development"
- College of Psychologists of New Brunswick
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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Kimberly Corace has been elected by the CPA board as President for 2020-2021. She is a Clinical Health Psychologist & Director of Clinical Programming and Research in the Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders Program at
@TheRoyalMHC
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Psychologists providing pro-bono services to front-line health care providers. A database as been created so health care workers can access psychological services at no cost from their province or territory. Link to
#PressRelease
here:
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Dr. Jenn Gordon at
@UofRegina
identified a major gap in how women in academia were faring during the pandemic compared to their male counterparts, especially among those with young children.
#PsychologyMonth
#PsychologyAndCOVID
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We have experienced a system error which led to many rejection letters being sent out for the CPA convention and NACCJPC. We are looking into the issue and should have it rectified soon. In the meantime, please disregard any rejection letters you have received from NACCJPC today.
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Front line health care providers: psychological help is available. More than 100 psychologists from across Canada have volunteered to provide free remote psychological services throughout
#COVID19
- find a provider in your province/territory:
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The CPA is excited to announce the selection of the 2020-2021 Honorary President. Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President & Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University, has graciously accepted the invitation from CPA President Dr. Kim Corace. Says Dr. Corace...
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Congratulations Dr. Nicholas Carleton! Dr. Carleton, from
@UofRegina
is the 2020 recipient of the CPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public or Community Service.
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Dr.
@jonathanstea
is one of the experts on the
@ScienceUpFirst
team combatting disinformation online with the hashtag
#ScienceUpFirst
- This
#PsychologyMonth
we highlight their efforts surrounding COVID & vaccine disinformation.
#PsychologyAndCOVID
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Thank you Dr. Steven Taylor,
@kimlouiselavoie
and
@JPresseau
for helping to compile the Psychology Works fact sheet on COVID-19.
For the facts (what is it, what should we do), and the importance of psychological reactions (under-response, over-response):
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We applaud
@greatwestlifeca
, London Life and Canada Life for taking steps to improve access to meaningful amounts of psychological care for their employees.
We strive to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians, including our employees. We’re happy to announce that we’ll be increasing the mental health coverage for our employees to $5,000 annually.
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Denied her doctoral degree by Harvard University on the basis of sex, Mary Whiton Calkins went on to become the first woman President of both the
@APA
& the American Philosophical Association. On her 157th Birthday, we raise a glass to Calkin's fearless and persistent leadership!
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Congratulations to Louise Bradley,
@MHCC_
President and CEO, for being appointed a Member of the
#OrderofCanada
in recognition of her commitment to advancing mental health care for Canadians.
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The CPA applauds the government for recognizing the need to invest in the mental health of the people of Canada in today’s Speech from The Throne.
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A good suggestion from Kingston psychologist Tom Hollenstein:
“Keep connected to people. Let’s call it physical distancing and not social distancing because we really need to connect.”
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Congratulations to all newly-elected CPA Fellows for 2023! Drs. Judith Wiener, Laurie Ford,
@JudiLMalone
@HarknessMoodlab
Caroline Pukall of
@QSexLab
Karen Rowa, Lia Daniels, Robinder Bedi, Kang Lee, Marc Nesca, and
@DrSBergeron
!
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Having a great roundtable discussion with
@janephilpott
about federal investments in mental health!
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Congratulations to our 2019 award winners! We look forward to honouring you at our awards ceremony on May 31 in Halifax!
#CPAconv2019
#CDNpsychology
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There are now more than 200 psychologists offering pro-bono services to front-line health care workers during the
#COVID19
pandemic.
To find a practitioner in your province or territory, click here to connect:
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Congratulations / félicitations à
@DrMeghanNorris
!
2023 CPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology in Canada/ Prix pour contributions remarquables à l’éducation et la formation de la psychologie au Canada :
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The first word in
@DrCChambers
Twitter bio is 'busy'.
@CIHR_IHDCYH
&
@DalhousieU
&
@ScienceUpFirst
- the list goes on! This
#PsychologyMonth
we focus on Dr. Chambers work with
@KidsInPain
#PsychologyAndCOVID
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Happy Psychology Month!
#PsychologyWorks
in many ways to build a stronger, healthier Canada.
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We are pleased to announce Dr. Ada L. Sinacore has been elected by the CPA board as President for 2021-2022. Dr. Sinacore is Graduate Program Director for the Counselling Psychology Program at
@mcgillu
She is also the Director of the Social Justice and Diversity Research Lab.
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Today marks the start of
#SchoolPsychologyWeek
- the CPA has released the position paper 'Mental Health Care for Canadian Children and Youth: The Role of School Psychologists' which can be read here:
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"Psychologists are covered only as long as they're in a government-funded hospital agency or clinic. If they're not, then the cost of a psychologist is considered extraneous to the public health system."
-
@david_dozois
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Mind Full episode 5 now available.
Dr. Heather Hadjistavropoulos of
@UofRegina
joins the CPA podcast to talk about internet-based CBT in the context of the pandemic.
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And we're live on
@YourMorning
... discussing the need for more publicly funded psychotherapy in Canada.
#mentalhealth
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For
#FrontLine
workers in
#Canada
help is available. Click this link for a list of psychologists in your area who have signed up to provide pro bono services during the pandemic:
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Congratulations Dr. Christopher Mushquash!
Dr. Mushquash is being recognized for his innovative work in bringing cultural appropriate treatments to people in First Nations, as well as those in rural and northern communities.
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The Canadian Psychological Association warmly welcomes Dr. Lisa Votta-Bleeker as its new Chief Executive Officer!
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Congratulations to
@CPA_SCP
President (2020/22), Dr. Kim Corace - the first VP of Innovation and Transformation
@TheRoyalMHC
. Her role will be to provide strategic leadership for
#mentalhealth
and
#addiction
system transformation. Full release here -
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@janephilpott
is at
@TheRoyalMHC
on this
#WorldHealthDay
to officially announce the
#Budget2017
commitment of $5 Billion for
#mentalhealth
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Today is the beginning of the new season of Mind Full, the CPA podcast. The first episode features
@jonathanstea
&
@KrishanaSankar
from
@ScienceUpFirst
talking about the spread of COVID and vaccine disinformation and misinformation.
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"Mental illness isn’t a cause of antisemitic remarks. People are much more than the mental disorders they might experience.”
-
@jonathanstea
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"Number 1 - they're not live vaccines. Number 2 - that's not how they work." -
@KrishanaSankar
"Vaccine shedding is an old trope, and it just came back with COVID-19." -
@jonathanstea
Look for Dr. Stea and Dr. Sankar on an upcoming episode of Mind Full, talking
@ScienceUpFirst
A teacher at a private school in Miami falsely warned students not to hug their vaccinated parents for more than five seconds to avoid harmful vaccine shedding.
The school also threatened teachers’ employment if they got vaccinated during the school year.
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Research shows that psychological treatments are effective with a wide range of MH disorders like: depression, anxiety, eating disorders & substance abuse. They are less expensive than, & at least as effective as, medication for a number of MH conditions.
#PsychologyMonth
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"The first responsibility of leaders is to heal themselves"
-
@CU_President
CPA Honorary President's Keynote Address, happening right now at
#CPA2021
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The Canadian Psychological Association recently released a guidance paper on psychological test safety, describing the training necessary to use psychological tests as part of an assessment of an individual’s cognitive, emotional & behavioural functioning.
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Congratulations / félicitations à Sherry Stewart, Ph.D.
2023 CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science/ Prix Donald O. Hebb pour contributions remarquables à la psychologie en tant que science:
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“Even in Nova Scotia, a psychologist can earn more money there than they can in New Brunswick. So a lot of my own graduates, students who I train to be future psychologists, have relocated out of New Brunswick & into Nova Scotia.”
- Dr. MaryAnn Campbell
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Call for Submissions for CPA2023 and N5 Now Open!
The CPA’s 84th Annual National Convention and the 5th North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference will be in Toronto, June 23-25, 2022. Abstract submission deadline Dec 14.
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A Strong Majority of Canadians Want Improved Access to Psychologists
Nanos Research surveyed more than 3,000 Canadians on behalf of CPA and CPAP. The results are in, and you can find the press release here:
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Congratulations Dr. Keith Dobson! Dr. Dobson is the 2021 recipient of the CPA Gold Medal Award For Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to Canadian Psychology.
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You may see many posting about
#BlueMonday
today. A friendly reminder that the concept of 'Blue Monday' was created by a travel company, and is completely unscientific.
Take care of yourself and those around you - every day.
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We support all children and youth in exploring and expressing their gender identity – including through the use of names/pronouns that affirm their gender and having access to supportive families, schools, and communities.
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“We have to remember that health providers are going to have the same set of strengths and weaknesses that any human being has when it comes to coping with stress.”
- Dr. Karen Cohen, CEO of the CPA
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Happy 116th Birthday, B.F. Skinner. Skinner was famous for coming up with the concept of Operant Conditioning, famously using a box he created for rats.
He also inspired the New York City 3rd-wave ska group Skinnerbox. For what that's worth.
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"[People in long-term care] have more direct experience with COVID, so it makes sense that that subgroup may have these significantly elevated levels of COVID stress, but nobody’s ever investigated that.”
-
@URHealthPsycLab
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This is your annual reminder that the notion of
#BlueMonday
has zero scientific validity, & was invented by a travel company to sell vacations.
Depression, anxiety, & other mood disorders are very real. Find out more with our
#PsychologyWorks
fact sheets
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Congratulations Patrick Baillie, David Danto, Sylvia Bonnacio, Martin Drapeau, Maria Kokai, Mark Olver, Carmen Poulin, and Shelley Russell-Mayhew, CPA elected Fellows for 2024!
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Zero psychologists are working at N.S. clinic for RCMP, military members with PTSD.
"It's missing a big piece of the puzzle that's going to help an individual get as healthy as they can, as quickly as they can."
From
@CBCNews
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Today is
#WorldMentalHealthDay
The CPA has been working with insurance providers to increase coverage for mental health benefits in line with physical health benefits. A major announcement on that front is coming soon.
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Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists
With society granting support for the autonomy of a discipline in exchange for a commitment by the discipline to assure its members act ethically in conducting the affairs of the discipline within society.
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"The Indigenous population of Canada, and all of us, has had so much heartbreak in the last few days. And there is more to come. Please don't forget us. Remember what we've asked. And join us in our space for healing."
- Elder Beverly Keeshig-Soonias,
#CPA2021
Closing Ceremony
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Dr. Tim Black (associate prof Counselling Psychology) & Alex Sterling (clinical counselor) of
@uvic
partnered with
@WoundWarriorCA
&
@SaanichPolice
"The first police agencies in B.C. to receive training and resources to support mental health resilience".
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! There are lots of incredible women working in psychological science!
#WomenScienceDay
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Today would have been Ivan Pavlov's 171st birthday. Happy Birthday Pavlov! If that name rings a bell,
We'll show ourselves out.
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Beginning Monday,
#PsychologyMonth
will focus on
#PsychologyAndCOVID
- we'll profile 28 Canadian psychologists who are tackling the pandemic in a wide variety of ways.
Share the poster and follow along - and participate in the discussion wherever you are!
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Congratulations Dr. Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, winner of the 2024 CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science!
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"COVID-19 has significantly disrupted psychologists’ ability to effectively teach and train students in clinical assessment. A survey of Canadian psychologists who are involved in these activities revealed that they do not have enough funding, equipment, or guidance..."
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More ppl talking about MH problems = greater need for services. Let's make psychological services accessible to ALL Canadians.
#BellLetsTalk
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Karen Cohen signs a proclamation pledging that psychological leaders from around the world work together in support of advancing psychology’s role in global issues, notably the Sustainable Development Goal of Climate Action. International Summit on
#PsychologyAndGlobalHealth
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With student and family stress rapidly rising — especially as the school year winds down and final assessments loom — Rocky View Schools...as well as the Calgary Catholic School District have confirmed they will not lay off any of their psychologists.
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Congratulations
@DrKatyKamkar
recipient of the 2022 CPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public or Community Service!
Félicitations Dr. Katy Kamkar pour la prix pour contributions remarquables au service public ou communautaire!
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CPA’s Incoming President, Dr. Ian Nicholson, thanking outgoing President, Dr. Sam Mikail for all he has contributed to the CPA
#CPAconv2019
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Had a great meeting w/
@janephilpott
today to discuss health system change for better access to psych services!
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A group of Canadian psychologists has launched a new website designed specifically for psychologists.
The Best Practices in Psychology Portal is a free online hub for psychologists, psychological trainees & other mental and behavioural health providers.
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"Ontario’s mental health system has reached a tipping point. Our fragmented services have been leveraged to maximum capacity and need urgent attention."
-
@DrSylvainRoy
and
@_KarenMilligan
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We are deeply saddened at the passing of Canadian icon Gordon Pinsent. One of the most recognizable faces ever to come out of Canada (and Newfoundland). Gordon was involved in many initiatives Canadians care about - including as a face of the 2015
#PsychologyMonth
campaign.
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New online-first in the journal Canadian Psychology:
'Ethical gender/sex measurement in Canadian research'
- Cameron, J. J., & Stinson, D. A.
@APA_Journals
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Today is
#WomenInScienceDay
! Who are the female psychological scientists that most inspire you?
#PsychologyMonth
#psychologymakesadifference
#WomenInScience
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Front line workers - help is available right now. Hundreds of psychologists across Canada have signed on to provide pro-bono counseling to those on the front lines throughout the pandemic, and they will remain available while the need exists:
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Dr. Jenn Richler is deeply passionate about championing the work of others. Jenn has a PhD in Cognitive Psychology & puts it to use as a senior editor at scientific journals Nature Climate Change & Nature Energy.
#PsychologyMonth
#PsychologyAtWork
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The CPA opposes any diagnostic, treatment or remedial decisions made on the basis of the results of a single psychological test alone.
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Congratulations
@rncarleton
- 2020 winner of CPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public or Community Service
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New in 'Psynopsis'
Time to SSTEP Forward: Recommendations to Promote Anti-Racist Clinical Practice
@SSTEP_Canada
@JoannaCollaton
@noor45251
@ernlgh
@RitaAbdelBaki
@leesoeunlee
@JoanaMukunzi
@L_Muyingo_
@KarenTang_
@nicolas2592
@BLaurieG
& Tatiana Sanchez
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A year in the making, this partnership between the CPA and
@APA
will make hundreds of new professional development courses available to CPA members, student affiliates, and psychologists across Canada.
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