{"id":1906,"date":"2018-08-15T14:44:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T18:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/agrement\/contactus\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T16:51:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:51:33","slug":"contactus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/agrement\/contactus\/","title":{"rendered":"Contactez le comit\u00e9 et le d\u00e9partement d’agr\u00e9ment de la SCP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Registraire de l’agr\u00e9ment<\/h4>\n

Stewart Madon, Ph.D., C.Psych.
\naccreditation@cpa.ca<\/a>
\nTel: 613-237-2144 ext. 1333<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Adjointe to coordonnatrice de l\u2019agr\u00e9ment<\/h4>\n

Christine McPherson
\naccreditationoffice@cpa.ca<\/a>
\nTel: 613-237-2144 ext. 1334<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Les membres du jury d\u2019agr\u00e9ment des CPA pour 2024-2025 sont :<\/h4>\n
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\r\n \r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n Chair - Dr. Laurie Ford, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\"Laurie<\/div>\n

BIO Forthcoming<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n Dr. Niki Fitzgerald, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\"Niki<\/div>\n

Dr. Niki Fitzgerald completed her PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Windsor. She joined the Accreditation Panel in 2019 after serving as a site visitor.\u00a0 She is a clinical psychologist in the Work, Stress, and Health Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) where she treats and assesses individuals injured at the workplace and assists clients reintegrate into the workforce. She supervises all levels of psychology trainees as well as psychiatry residents.\u00a0 She is the Director of Training for the CAMH residency program.\u00a0 She is a Lecturer in the Psychiatry Department at the University of Toronto, as well as Clinical Lecturer, in the Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science, University of Toronto, Scarborough.\u00a0 Since 2010 she has held Diplomat Status with the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.\u00a0 In 2016, Dr. Fitzgerald became a certified Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) facilitator and was a clinician facilitator of this program for two local paramedic services. Outside of psychology, Dr. Fitzgerald is an avid runner and aspiring endurance triathlete.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n Dr. Monnica Williams, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\"Monnica<\/div>\n

Dr. Williams is the Canada Research Chair for Mental Health Disparities at the University of Ottawa in the School of Psychology. Her work focuses on ethnic minority mental health and psychopathology research. She completed her undergraduate studies at MIT and UCLA and received her doctoral degree from the University of Virginia. She completed her psychological internship at Montreal General Hospital. She was an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania for four years, followed by five years at the University of Louisville, where she served as Director of the Center for Mental Health Disparities. She also was at the University of Connecticut for three years, where she held joint appointments in Psychological Sciences and Psychiatry<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n Dr. Sheila Garland, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John\u2019s, NFLD<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\"Sheila<\/div>\n

Sheila Garland completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Calgary and her predoctoral residency at the Calgary Clinical Psychology Residency (CCRP) program. After that, she completed a three year CIHR funded post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia before joining the faculty in the Department of Psychology at Memorial University. She is an associate professor and Director of Clinical Training for the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) program. She is a registered psychologist in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and has a vibrant externally-funded clinical research program in the areas of psychosocial oncology, behavioral sleep medicine, and digital health.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n Dr. Joshua Madsen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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BIO AND PICTURE FORTHCOMING<\/p>\n

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\r\n \r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n Dr. Kaori Wada, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\"Kaori<\/div>\n

Dr. Kaori Wada is an Associate Professor in Counselling Psychology at the University of Calgary, where she serves as the Director of Training for the CPA-accredited PhD program. She received her PhD in Counselling Psychology from McGill University. Her work is informed by feminist and post-colonial theories as well as critical psychology, with a broad focus on social justice and human rights. She has published on topics such as the medicalization of grief, psychologists\u2019 role in medically assisted dying, gender-affirming counselling, decolonization and internationalization of psychology, and the experiences of newcomers (e.g., LGBTQ refugees, international students, skilled workers). Originally from Japan, she recently published a co-edited book in Japanese titled\u00a0A Social Justice Approach to Psychotherapies\u00a0<\/em>(2024).<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n Dr. Elizabeth Church, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\"Virginia<\/div>\n

Dr. Elizabeth Church is Professor Emeritus at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) in Halifax and a registered Psychologist in Nova Scotia. Previously, she was a faculty member in School Psychology (2003-2023), and Vice-President Academic and Provost (2010-2019) at MSVU and a faculty member at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) 1987-2003. I\u00a0Her experience encompasses both residency and program perspectives: she was Training Director of the CPA-accredited residency at MUN\u2019s Counselling Centre and Program Coordinator of the School Psychology Program at MSVU.<\/p>\n

In her research, she has\u00a0focused on women in families and mental health in rural communities.<\/p>\n

Dr Church has extensive experience in quality assurance, both as Provost where she oversaw the assessment and review of all programs within the University and as\u00a0Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee of the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC). She has had a longstanding commitment to CPA, including two terms on the CPA Board,\u00a0Chair of the CPA Working Group on Telepsychology, Chair of the CPA Education and Training Committee, and Coordinator of the Section on Women and Psychology. She\u00a0was elected as a CPA Fellow in 2011.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n Dr. Jacquie Cohen, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia <\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\"Dr.<\/div>\n

As the Provincial Leader of Training and Education for the Nova Scotia Health (NSH) Mental Health and Addictions Program, Dr. Jacquie Cohen (she\/her), RPsych, leads the clinical training of mental health clinicians throughout Mi\u2019kma\u2019ki. Prior to this role, she co-founded and co-led the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Treatment Program at NSH then worked as an Advanced Practice Lead, implementing a stepped care model for BPD treatment throughout the province. Dr. Cohen is the past Certification Chair (2017-2021) and President (2022-2023) of CACBT. She co-authored CACBT\u2019s National Guidelines for Training in CBT <\/i>and is on the Training and Accreditation Committee of the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. She is also an Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University. Dr. Cohen is the former Director of Training of the Halifax Clinical Psychology Residency Program, a past Board Member of the Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs, and the co-developer of APPIC\u2019s Accreditation Readiness Project for Canadian Programs. She is certified in CBT by CACBT and in DBT by the DBT-Linehan Board of CertificationTM<\/sup> and is a DBT-PE provider.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/i><\/span>\r\n <\/span>\r\n Mr. Patrick Hickey, PhD candidate, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\"Dr.<\/div>\n

Patrick Hickey is a PhD Clinical Psychology student at Dalhousie University. Patrick\u2019s research interests focus on the impact of discrimination and protective factors (e.g., social support, community connectedness) on the mental health of 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals. Patrick completed an MA and BSc at the University of New Brunswick, focused on the access to health services for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities across North America.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Mandat\u00a0:<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

Le Jury d\u2019agr\u00e9ment des programmes de doctorat et de r\u00e9sidence en psychologie professionnelle a pour mandat de faire respecter les normes d\u2019\u00e9ducation et de formation en psychologie professionnelle (d\u00e9finies dans les normes d\u2019agr\u00e9ment de la SCP) en exer\u00e7ant son jugement pour prendre des d\u00e9cisions concernant les programmes ayant soumis une demande d\u2019agr\u00e9ment ou une demande de renouvellement d\u2019agr\u00e9ment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Objectifs\u00a0:<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

D\u00e9fendre les normes d\u2019\u00e9ducation et de formation dans le domaine de la psychologie professionnelle<\/p>\n

Tenir des r\u00e9unions r\u00e9guli\u00e8res au cours desquelles les membres prennent des d\u00e9cisions relatives \u00e0 l\u2019agr\u00e9ment et au renouvellement de l\u2019agr\u00e9ment des programmes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Page Web\u00a0:<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/agrement\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Pour nous joindre\u00a0:<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

accreditation@cpa.ca<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Role of the Panel:<\/em><\/strong> The principal function of the Panel is to uphold the standards of education and training in professional psychology (defined in the Standards section of the Accreditation Manual) as it exercises judgment in making decisions about programmes that have applied or re-applied for accreditation. In addition, the Panel (with delegation to the Registrar):<\/p>\n