REGULATING PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NOVA SCOTIA SINCE 1980

I completed Phase 1 of EMDR Basic Training via an EMDRIA supported course in October 2018. I am scheduled to complete Phase 2 in March 2019. Part of the training entails doing EMDR Therapy with clients and having teleconferences along the way with the EMDR facilitators and students. Being on the candidate register was a requirement to take the training. My workplace has stated they believe that a candidate register psychologist cannot do EMDR Therapy with any clients until they are a fully registered/licensed psychologist and that to do the therapy puts my license in jeopardy. Is this accurate??Can you please provide some direction on the matter?

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I completed Phase 1 of EMDR Basic Training via an EMDRIA supported course in October 2018. I am scheduled to complete Phase 2 in March 2019. Part of the training entails doing EMDR Therapy with clients and having teleconferences along the way with the EMDR facilitators and students. Being on the candidate register was a requirement to take the training. My workplace has stated they believe that a candidate register psychologist cannot do EMDR Therapy with any clients until they are a fully registered/licensed psychologist and that to do the therapy puts my license in jeopardy. Is this accurate??Can you please provide some direction on the matter?

Category: Candidate

I have checked with the Assistant Registrar. He indicates that the NSRP approves new applicants for practice areas and populations when they apply to NSRP.

The NSRP does not have specific treatment modalities within a practice area that they restrict candidates from doing. However, as is the case with all registrants, candidates must ensure they have competence for any work they wish to engage in.

With that said, if the supervisors are expressing reservation because neither feels they have competence to provide supervision with EMDR work then we would recommend that you secure a psychologist who could provide supervision on this particular work.

Reference: 
EMDR Treatment Modalities
Posted on December 29, 2021
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