Canadian Psychologists, why don’t we have PSYPACT?
With NY becoming one of the final states in PSYPACT, and with the changes in registration happening across the Yukon, BC, Ontario, NS, etc…why doesn’t Canada adopt PSYPACT across the country?
There has been increased attention on interprovincial mobility, with it largely guaranteed (in many places) that if you’re licensed as a psychologist in one province, you’ll gain licensure in another. Why make psychologists pay more licensing fees/jump through further hoops? This has often been relevant for those treating young adult populations, who might be out of province for four months at a time, but return to their home province in the summer. Unless licensed dually across those two provinces, the student might have to have two separate providers.
Who would even start up the process of PSYPACT? How could this get going?