REGULATING PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NOVA SCOTIA SINCE 1980

I just have a question pertaining to my conditional approval from NSBEP. In May, I was conditionally approved to work with adults and adolescents, but not children due to insufficient direct working hours. I was wondering if you had any information pertaining to the age guidelines for adolescent versus child populations. What age would be considered to be a child versus an adolescent? Also, I do have the names of my workplace supervisor and collegial support. I will list below:

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I just have a question pertaining to my conditional approval from NSBEP. In May, I was conditionally approved to work with adults and adolescents, but not children due to insufficient direct working hours. I was wondering if you had any information pertaining to the age guidelines for adolescent versus child populations. What age would be considered to be a child versus an adolescent? Also, I do have the names of my workplace supervisor and collegial support. I will list below:

To answer your question, typically, children will cover up to age 12, adolescence age 12 through 18 years and adults are the age of 19 to 65 years. However, one might not work across the entire age range, even within a population group.

We would also refer you to the NSRP’s guidance document on population, which is accessible from the following URL:

https://www.ns-rp.ca/downloads/Guidelines_for_population_transitions.pdf

Reference: 
Age of Children and adolescents
Posted on December 29, 2021
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