While the field of psychology continues to move toward greater cultural sensitivity, research, education, and practice remain grounded primarily in dominant Euro Western approaches.
This webinar will provide an introduction to the practice of assessment in psychology. Participants will gain an understanding of the different types of assessment, purposes for conducting assessments, and an overview of the process and the end result.
PAA Ethics Round Tables (PERT), is a peer-support program to enhance ethical professional practice and decision making.
This program is not intended to provide clinical supervision nor to offer an expert opinion or detailed consultation on one specific case. This program is not personalized professional guidance such as that offered by the PAA's Professional Guidance program. These sessions will not be recorded, and minutes or notes will not be taken.
While there will be a brief review of diagnostic criteria, the workshop will address those with an existing knowledge base who are interested in developing greater clinical skills and understanding related to the first responder population.
This one-day professional workshop is designed for psychologists seeking to integrate Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) into their practice. PRT is a novel and revolutionary approach to pain management that retrains the brain to accurately interpret and respond to bodily signals, effectively breaking the cycle of chronic pain.
The practical strategies covered in this workshop are supported by recent innovative neuroscience research that explains what keeps us stuck, and points to how the practice of future oriented mental imagery can generate breakthroughs – to virtually rewriting history; for thriving and not just surviving.
Abstract: One of the most challenging aspects of CBT is the ability to recognize, name and work effectively to modify dysfunctional thoughts and underlying core beliefs that lead to problems for the client. In this workshop several key strategies to identify negative thoughts and core beliefs that commonly occur in depression will be reviewed and […]
Psychological practice invariably leads to encounters with third parties and organizations requesting access to our work: From a client requesting a simple treatment summary letter, to a lawyer’s request for a copy of a clinical file and even a subpoena to appear in Court. Most of us practice with the hopes of avoiding these types of situations—leaving us ill prepared to respond to them when they do and potentially exposing us to professional disciplinary action.
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Tune in for an insightful discussion on the most common topic of complaint to CAP in 2022/23 fiscal year.
PAA Ethics Round Tables (PERT), is a peer-support program to enhance ethical professional practice and decision making.
This program is not intended to provide clinical supervision nor to offer an expert opinion or detailed consultation on one specific case. This program is not personalized professional guidance such as that offered by the College of Alberta Psychologist’s Professional Guidance program nor is it one-to-one practice advisor support such as that offered by the PAA Practice Advisor Program. These sessions will not be recorded, and minutes or notes will not be taken.
While the field of psychology continues to move toward greater cultural sensitivity, research, education, and practice remain grounded primarily in dominant Euro Western approaches.
This webinar will provide an introduction to the practice of assessment in psychology. Participants will gain an understanding of the different types of assessment, purposes for conducting assessments, and an overview of the process and the end result.
PAA is pleased to join the RAE Institute for more training. If you are interested in their training opportunities, please contact RAE Institute.
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