I have a question regarding supervision during your candidate registrar year that I was unable to answer in exploring your website documents. I am currently finishing my residency year in Ontario, and will move back to Nova Scotia to apply as a candidate registrar psychologist this September 2021. My understanding is that I need to have a supervisor during that year that I meet with at least 2 hours a month.

I am looking to declare competency in two areas: Clinical and Neuropsychology (adults, for both). My PhD training was in Dalhousie’s clinical psychology program, where ~50% of my practicum hours were neuropsychology and the other ~50% were clinical. Currently, I am completing a largely neuropsychology residency program here at St. Joseph’s Healthcare (~70% neuropsychology; ~30% clinical). I am currently trying to secure two 50% jobs during my candidate registrar year – one clinical and one neuropsych – to ensure I am working in both and can declare competency in both. My plan was to find a clinical psychology supervisor, as that is the domain where I am receiving less supervision during my residency year.

In talking to others who have registered in neuropsychology in Nova Scotia, they were concerned that I would be required to have a neuropsychology supervisor in order to declare competency in that area. I could not find guidance to this on your website, or anything stating you were required to have 1 supervisor for each area of competency you are interested in declaring (unless it is a new area you are not trained/working in, and you need a learning plan, etc). I would appreciate your thoughts on my current situation.

I have a question regarding supervision during your candidate registrar year that I was unable to answer in exploring your website documents. I am currently finishing my residency year in Ontario, and will move back to Nova Scotia to apply as a candidate registrar psychologist this September 2021. My understanding is that I need to have a supervisor during that year that I meet with at least 2 hours a month.

I am looking to declare competency in two areas: Clinical and Neuropsychology (adults, for both). My PhD training was in Dalhousie’s clinical psychology program, where ~50% of my practicum hours were neuropsychology and the other ~50% were clinical. Currently, I am completing a largely neuropsychology residency program here at St. Joseph’s Healthcare (~70% neuropsychology; ~30% clinical). I am currently trying to secure two 50% jobs during my candidate registrar year – one clinical and one neuropsych – to ensure I am working in both and can declare competency in both. My plan was to find a clinical psychology supervisor, as that is the domain where I am receiving less supervision during my residency year.

In talking to others who have registered in neuropsychology in Nova Scotia, they were concerned that I would be required to have a neuropsychology supervisor in order to declare competency in that area. I could not find guidance to this on your website, or anything stating you were required to have 1 supervisor for each area of competency you are interested in declaring (unless it is a new area you are not trained/working in, and you need a learning plan, etc). I would appreciate your thoughts on my current situation.