Please find a voluntary training opportunity in integrated primary care psychology. Note that there is no primary care practice area in Ontario.
Dear Ontario Psychology Registrants,
Announcing a Training Opportunity in Integrated Primary Care Psychology
The training package being announced is comprised of three parts that are intended to provide an opportunity to gain competence consistent with the optional core competency in integrated primary care that was approved by the CPBC Board. The training components include: (1) a two-day training in integrated primary care psychology with international experts Drs. B. Beachy and D. Bauman that can be attended in-person or virtually; (2) an online, on-demand course in focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (f-ACT); and (3) 12 virtual consultation sessions to run between January and December of 2025. Individuals who have equivalent training in any part of this package have the option of registering for the components they do not have. In B.C., individuals who choose to practice in integrated primary care or who claim competency in this practice area will be expected to have an appropriate clinical background and to have completed this training package or to have equivalent education, training, and experience.
An upcoming integrated primary care training that has been organized in a partnership between the former College of Psychologists of BC (CPBC; now amalgamated into the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC – CHCPBC) and the BC Psychological Association (BCPA) is now launching. BCPA is managing enrollment for the training, has posted information about the training package, and has opened registration for the two-day workshop component of the training.
Integrated primary care psychology is an important emerging area that involves psychologists working as part of an integrated team in primary health care settings. Psychologists working in primary care are prepared to conduct very brief targeted assessments, to provide brief evidence-based interventions, to support and augment primary medical treatment, and/or to offer psychoeducational information. Their involvement encompasses prevention, intervention, and recovery related to physical and mental health issues, and includes promoting behaviours that support health and wellness. Psychologists in primary care settings aspire to meet with clients/patients at the time or same day as the initial referral, and they also support all members of the integrated team.
You may find further information on the two-day (in-person or virtual) workshop by using this link, which will take you to the BCPA website where information, including a registration link, is located.
Sincerely,
Erika Horwitz
BCPA President
info@psychologists.bc.ca
