REGULATING PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NOVA SCOTIA SINCE 1980
Category: Registrant

The Fielding has been reviewed and regretfully in comparison to our entry level requirements it was not found to meet requirements, as it’s residency requirement does not meet the NSRP’s.

For more information, here is the NSRP’s position on residency:iv) The program should have a body of resident students who are enrolled in thatnprogram. Programs that are primarily based on-line are not acceptable to the NSRP.

For further clarification, the NSRP has adopted the Section on Residency from the ModelnLicensing Act recently approved by the Association of State and Provincial PsychologynNSRPs. It states:”Residency means physical presence, in person, at an educational institution or trainingnfacility in a manner that facilitates acculturation in the profession, the full participationnand integration of the individual in the educational, and training experience and includesnfaculty student interaction. Training models that rely exclusively on physical presence fornperiods of less than one continuous year (e.g. multiple long weekends and/or summernintensive sessions), or that use video teleconferencing or other electronic means as ansubstitute for any part of the minimum requirement for physical presence at theninstitution do not meet this definition of residency.”Note: The minimum period of one continuous year of residency is in addition to anynpractica or internship completed as part of the program requirements.

Reference: 
Fielding University Clinical Psychology