THIRD QUARTER, DECEMBER 1, 2024 – FEBRUARY 28, 2025
ICRC Meetings
The ICRC met three times to consider a total of 29 cases. In addition, the ICRC held 15 teleconferences to consider 22 cases.
New Complaints & Reports
In the 3rd Quarter, the College received 28 new complaints related to the psychology profession and eight complaints related to the ABA profession.
The nature of service for complaints related to the ABA profession are: five regarding supervision, two regarding interventions, and one unrelated to professional services.
The nature of service in relation to the psychology matters are:
Timeline Snapshot
There are currently 191 open ABA and psychology complaints being actively investigated.
The ICRC disposed of one ABA case in this quarter and provided the registrant with Advice in that matter. The ICRC disposed of 28 psychology cases during the 3rd Quarter, as illustrated below. The ICRC took some action, which can range from providing advice to a referral to the Discipline Committee, in 10, or 36%, of these cases:
*F&V: Frivolous, vexatious, made in bad faith, moot or otherwise an abuse of process, pursuant to s.26(4) of the Health Professions Procedural Code
The dispositions of the 28 psychology cases, as they relate to nature of service, are as follows:
Dispositionof Allegations
The 28 psychology cases disposed of included the consideration of 124 allegations. The ICRC took some action with respect to 39, or 31%, of these allegations.
Health Professions Appeal & Review Board (HPARB)
In the 3rd Quarter, two HPARB reviews of ICRC decisions were requested. The College received four HPARB decisions. In two of its decisions, the Board confirmed the ICRC decisions. Two requested reviews were withdrawn.