The Mission of the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta is to advance the science-based profession of psychology and to promote the well-being and potential of all Albertans.

2017-2018 Annual Report

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) wishes to advise all providers of updated preauthorization requirements under Program of Choice (POC) 12 – Related Health Services for all Clinical Care Manager (CCM) benefit codes. ...More

Psychological Service Funds

The PAA Psychological Service Funds help people who can't afford the services of a psychologist to access the help they need.

How to Apply for Funding

Download the application for the Psychological Services Fund in the Member Area "Member Sources" section of the website.

The August issue of Psymposium is now available to our members to view on line.

Members can log in here to access this issue

November Family Prevention Month. We are asking you to join us by:

wearing purple or a purple ribbon anytime in November
using social media to spread the Reach Out, Speak Out: Everyone Has the Right to Be Safe message
following us on Twitter @AlbertaCSS, and using #GoPurpleAB and #ReachOutSpeakOut to promote your activities and events

sharing information and resources to help protect people from family violence, e.g. how victims of domestic violence can break their lease at no cost through alberta.ca/SaferSpaces

For more information about family violence prevention, visit alberta.ca/EndFamilyViolence. If anyone you know needs help with family violence, call the Family Violence Info Line at 310-1818 or chat online at alberta.ca/SafetyChat.

The First Nation Health Consortium is a resource connections Alberta First Nations children and youth to essential services without delay, denial, or disruption. The service implements Jordan’s Principle, a child-first principle to ensure First Nations children are treated equally and fairly.

To download the poster, click here

To download the brochure, click here

Gun Violence Prevention

The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention & Treatment has a toolkit to support the movement for safe schools. ... more

New Commercial

Join us in widely distributing and sharing our new commercial – in social media, on your own websites, with your patients and organization, and anywhere you think it's useful.

Life's Journey ... View

Please be aware of Phishing Scams

Psychologists' Association of Alberta has been made aware of a phishing scam targeting Psychologists. If you receive an email from this person “Aaron Charles” at aaron_charles31@yahoo.com or "Larry Faith" at js37188@gmail.com, we ask that you do not answer him.

Example of email scam.....details

Scam experience from Psychologists.....details

Report & How to Protect Yourself

If you want to report abusive behavior spam or email scams, please contact to scammer’s email client such as Gmail, Yahoo, Icloud and etc.

Visit Government of Canada for How to Protect Yourself and Report on Counterfeit Checks and Money Orders

Medical Assistance in Dying – please note that the Office of the Public Guardian & Trustee has issued a directive for Designated Capacity Assessors – note that this designation does not imply designation to conduct capacity assessments specific to MAID.

PAA is currently exploring psychological health and the involvement of psychologists in this regard.