REGULATING PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NOVA SCOTIA SINCE 1980
Category: Registrant

To answer your question on part-time hours, anything less than 35 hours per week (including direct and indirect client work). With regards to setting up a private practice, there are a couple of other steps you could take. These would be to review the NSRP Standards for Providers of Psychological Service, in the context of private practice. As well as review the below PDF for a listing of relevant legislation and other guidance you might see through the lens of operating a clinic:

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

Finally, we would suggest that that document on starting and operating an independent practice might be helpful:

https://cpa.ca/cpasite/UserFiles/Documents/publications/PAA%20Guidebook.pdf

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Private Practice Information