REGULATING PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NOVA SCOTIA SINCE 1980

I am a doctoral student at McGill University in the Educational and Counselling Psychology program and intend to register in Nova Scotia as a psychologist. I am currently completing practica in Neuropsychological Assessment and Therapy as a supplement to my program.

I was wondering if you could provide more detail with regards to declaring competencies. Would extensive practicum/internship hours be sufficient for me to declare competency in neuropsychological evaluation? Or are there specific course, supervision, etc. requirements to be able to declare competencies? Any information would be greatly appreciated!

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I am a doctoral student at McGill University in the Educational and Counselling Psychology program and intend to register in Nova Scotia as a psychologist. I am currently completing practica in Neuropsychological Assessment and Therapy as a supplement to my program.

I was wondering if you could provide more detail with regards to declaring competencies. Would extensive practicum/internship hours be sufficient for me to declare competency in neuropsychological evaluation? Or are there specific course, supervision, etc. requirements to be able to declare competencies? Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Categories: Candidate Registrant

You could let her know that, yes, the NSRP would expect to see graduate coursework covering neuropsychology, along with the practica/internship she notes. Upon reviewing the completed application, the NSRP would make a determination based on all available documentation using the requirements outlined in the definition of the practice area of neuropsychology:

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

If the applicant declares neuropsychology they would need to address the requirements in its definition.

Reference: 
Doctoral student Declaring competencies
Posted on December 29, 2021
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