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CPA Endorses Letter to Federal Minister of Health Regarding Exclusion of Mental Health from Canada Health Act (July 2024)
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.
CPA Meets with Federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions to Discuss Youth Mental Health Fund (July 2024)
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.
CPA Supports Significant Salary Increase for Federally-Employed Psychologists (July 2024)
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.
CPA Comments on Newly Created Capstone Research Funding Organization (July 2024)
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.
Why the CPA/CPAP BMS Insurance Liability Program Is Right For You
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.
CPA Appears Before Senate Committee Examining Sports Gambling Ban (June 2024)
The CPA was invited to appear before the Standing Senate Committee on Transportation and Communications that is reviewing Bill S-269, an Act Respecting A National Framework on Advertising for Sports Betting. Dr. Steve Joordens’ represented the CPA, which called for a ban on the advertising and marketing of sports gambling. See Dr. Joordens’ opening remarks, as well as his recent webinar on the Marketing of Sports Gambling.
CPA Calls for Ban on Advertising Sports Gambling (May 2024)
The CPA issued a news release calling on The Senate of Canada to support Bill S-269, and to follow other countries by banning the advertising and marketing of gambling in Canada. This release follows a letter that was sent to Senator Marty Deacon outlining the CPA’s concerns in greater detail.
Call for Nominations: 2024 International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS).
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.
New “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet
Psynopsis Vol.46, Issue 2 now available online
CJBS Article Spotlight – Can Exposure to Framed Messages About Safety Reduce Risk Behaviours by School-Age Children?
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of preventable deaths for children in Canada and the United States. Previous research has shown that engaging in physical risk taking increases injury risk for school-age children and a positive elevated mood state is associated with greater physical risk taking by children.
In an article recently published in the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science (CJBS), Barbara A. Morrongiello, Mackenzie Seasons, Emily Weinberger, and Caroline Zolis examined whether exposing children to framed messages about safety could reduce risk behaviors when they are in a positive elevated mood state and playing in a situation with injury risks. Read the article spotlight here.
Continuing Professional Development – Update your Bookmarks!
We have made some significant changes in our Continuing Professional Development pages, which has made some old links out of date.
In order to ensure that you do not miss any of the CPA’s growing list of educational opportunities, be sure to update your bookmarks:
The CPA/APA Course Bank: Updated Monthly
Vocalmeet: Home of high-quality Canadian CE courses
Captus Press: Home of the CPA’s most popular course, “Being an Ethical Psychologist”, with Dr. Carole Sinclair
BMS Student Leadership Scholarship
Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2023 Leadership Grant sponsored by BMS towards training, practice or leadership-focussed development (e.g., registration in course/workshop, conference, rationalized activities) in all areas of psychology;
– Amy MacQuarrie, University of New Brunswick Saint John
– Kaitlyn Mahon, Memorial University
Congratulations to Dr. John W Berry for Winning the IUPsyS Lifetime Career Award!
The International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) has announced the 2024 IUPsyS Quadrennial Awards Winners. Dr. John W Berry of Canada, and a CPA Honorary Life Fellow, was awarded the Lifetime Career Award! This award honours distinguished and enduring lifetime contributions to international cooperation and advancement of knowledge in the field of psychological science.
Student Research Grants
The CPA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Student Research Grants. These grants recognize exceptional student research in all areas of psychology. This year, grants were provided by the CPA, jointly by the CPA and CSBBCS, and by BMS Canada.
A full list of this year’s recipients can be found here.
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