REGULATING PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NOVA SCOTIA SINCE 1980
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I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing holiday. Following your advice and direction 2 weeks back over the phone, I have completed the NSBEP online application form, enclosing the following:Core Competency as a Word doc.

my C.V as PDFnPDF of my Canadian Passport as my photo IDnI still have not received any news from my ACPRO application. They have received and accepted all documents required and mentioned that they are in the final stage of evaluation (since March 2nd). I have also completed an international criminal background check, by which was a part of the ACPRO application (please see the final report attachment). I have also enclosed a confirmation of my membership status at the British Psychological Society (BPS). Noting that all my BA, MSc and PhD Curriculum, transcripts and Verification of Practica and Internship have been delivered to ACPRO for evaluation. Would I still be required to send them to NSBEP as well? Nevertheless, I have enclosed copies of all three degree-transcripts for your review.

However, there are 3 matters I would like to address in order to complete the application:Although I have no previous employment with the entitlement “psychologist”, I have worked for over 3-4 years as an integration helper and coach for Asperger’s Syndrome at school and home with the child’s family. Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT; Koegel & Koegel, 2006) was implemented, as well as the following responsibilities (reference letter from school and family attached):Developing an IEP and BMP for a single student with Asperger’s Syndrome.

Full-time academic support and supervision in every lesson (Mainstreaming Educational Policy).

Educating teachers about the nature of skills and challenges of students with Asperger’s Syndrome.

Designing strategies with staff to reach the most effective learning way with students who are diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome.

Follow-up and monitoring social and emotional adaptation of the student with Asperger’s Syndrome.

Due to the fact that my academic and professional experience are mostly overseas (UK in specific), and I have never been employed in Canada, the references listed are registered psychologist in the UK. I hope that would still be acceptable to complete my application? Also, would they require to fill out the reference forms and send them to me to forward them to you? or would you rather they send the forms directly to nsbep@nsbep.org ?I was also wondering if you can provide me with a list of supervisors who are willing to take up my supervision. Unfortunately, I am not sure who to contact and would be grateful for your help and direction on the matter.

Thank you once again, and I look forward to your feedback and advice on how to move forward and finalize my application.

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In response to your email, applicants would typically submit documents such the photo ID to CGFNS for evaluation, but there is no harm in providing the additional documentation that you noted. Once CGFNS has all documents and completes it process, then it will issue a report for the regulatory body in the jurisdiction where the applicant is applying.

We trust that you have previously examined the NSRP criteria for acceptable degrees in psychology:

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

To answer your other questions:You can feel free to send an email to the NSRP documenting your work experience and I will add this to your application. You can provide any documentation for the NSRP to review once CGFNS has completed its process and issues a report for NSRP. NSRP cannot review an application until the report from CGFNS is completed. Thank you for attaching the other documents, which will be added to your file at NSRP.

Yes, international references are acceptable as long as they fulfill the requirements of the NSRP and have completed the reference form and forwarded these to NSRP via email, fax or scan.

I have attached a list of NSRP approved volunteer supervisors which you can approach to see if they would be agreeable to acting as your supervisor.

She of course has to wait until the ACPRO portal process is completed before she can have her application reviewed by the NSRP. However, she can submit what she likes at this point. It just won’t bypass the ACPRO process.

I checked the online application as mentioned and see that her CV, Core Competency document, and PHOTO ID were supplied in the online application.

International Applicants can still complete the regular application process online as they need to pay our fee and provide additional documentation she mentioned, She did not have to send the transcripts but I actually find it helpful that she did. Since we have not received a report for an actual application through the ACPRO portal process, I am not sure if they will supply the transcripts or just a written summary. I like the fact that they she did this.

I have revised your response below; however you did an excellent job with a brand new situation where they are now using the ACPRO portal process through CGFNS.

ACPRO will slow things down but this is the process that the NSRPs contractually agreed to follow so we are stuck with it.

Reference: 
CGFNS ACPRO Evaluation of international application