A few years ago, the CPA podcast Mind Full spoke with Dr. Gina Ko when she launched her podcast Against The Tides Of Racism. Now going into its fourth year, we catch up with her and discuss the impact of the podcast and the progress that has occurred, including the founding of an Asian Psychology Section at the CPA.

Podcasts and Profiles

The purpose of this program is to encourage and support Indigenous (Inuit, First Nations, or Métis) students entering psychology undergraduate and graduate programs in Canadian universities. This is an academic merit-based award that also takes into consideration life factors such as motivation to excel in the field of psychology and level of need in overcoming barriers to attending university. Application requirements include: official transcript, CV or resume, personal statement, and one letter of support. Recipients of the bursary will be required to be CPA student affiliates in good standing for the duration of the bursary.

Deadline for applications is November 28th.

Click here to apply: https://cpa.ca/machform/view.php?id=93738

Click here for full instructions: https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Funding/Indigenous_Student_Award_Instructions-EN-NOV2024.pdf

The CPA, in collaboration with the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS), will be hosting our 5th annual Virtual Career Fair December 11.

By participating in this event, you will learn about various career paths and positions for psychology graduates outside of the health services and academic settings directly from individuals in those positions. You also will have the opportunity to connect with these individuals via virtual break out rooms where you can ask them about their experience, advice, or anything relevant to your job search!

Click here for the flyer

Click here to Register.

The Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology (CJEP) / Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale is issuing an open call for special issue proposals, to be considered with three deadlines per year by the senior editorial team—September 15, December 31, and June 15. We invite you to send your proposal.

More Info…

It’s time to submit your abstracts! The submission system is now open and closes sharply at 23:59 (Eastern Time) December 3rd, 2024. To submit your abstract go to https://convention.cpa.ca/abstract/, and to learn more about what kinds of submissions are being accepted in 2024, details can be found here: https://convention.cpa.ca/scientific-program/presentation-types/.

Important to note: When adding presenters/moderators/authors, please use the email addresses that they intend to use for Convention Registration, which will help to ensure that the presentation is associated with their profile in the scheduling app.

View the CPA’s Position Statement on Gender-based Violence as approved by the CPA’s Board.
 

Sales of orange Every Child Matters T-shirts at the 2024 CPA convention supported We Matter, an Indigenous-youth-led organization supporting their peers across Canada.

https://cpa.ca/we-matter

The CPA has created a new “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet on Vascular Cognitive Impairment.

The CPA, along with the Canadian Mental Health Association and 16 other concerned organizations wrote a letter to The Honourable Mark Holland, Federal Minister of Health concerning the exclusion of mental health and substance use health care services from the Canada Health Act and proposed a course moving forward.

Later this month, the CPA has been invited by The Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions to participate in a roundtable meeting to discuss the recently announced $500 million Youth Mental Health Fund. Members can provide input directly via this link by July 31st.

The CPA sent a letter to The Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board of Canada in support of fair and reasonable compensation for federally-employed psychologists.

As part of the federal government’s recent announcement to create a new “Capstone Research Funding Organization” to better coordinate and align the work of the Tri-Councils (i.e., CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC), the CPA has provided input into the federal government’s consultation process.

The BMS Insurance Liability Program is the largest program of its kind for psychology practitioners in Canada. From its market leading coverage to its broker support to its association advocacy, the program has protected CPA/CPAP members with specialized Professional Liability Insurance for over 30 years. Learn more here.

Program Highlights

Call for nominations for the IUPsyS Executive Committee for the positions of: President-Elect and Executive Committee Members. For further information about the positions and nomination process, click here (please ignore the deadline). If you are interested in being nominated for these positions, or have any questions, you can email the Canadian IUPsyS representative, Dr. Saba Safdar, at ssafdar@uoguelph.ca.