Draft Practice Advisories

The College is pleased that the recirculation of the draft advisories has generated interest and response. These Advisories were previously mailed to each registrant and have been posted on the website since January 2008. As previously noted, Draft Advisory #4 has been extensively redrafted in response to the very recent rule change in the courts.

The following paragraph has been previously distributed to registrants and is on the practice advisory page on the website:

Practice Advisories are guidelines written in reference to the Code of Conduct. Once published to the profession, registrants are presumed to have knowledge of Practice Advisories and it is recommended that they be guided by them in their practice of psychology. Practice Advisories may be referred to and relied upon by the Inquiry Committee or the Discipline Committee to assess the conduct of a registrant and determine if a registrant has contravened a provision of the bylaws, including the Code of Conduct, has engaged in professional misconduct, unprofessional conduct or unethical conduct, or is competent to practice psychology. While intended to have broad application, not all Practice Advisories apply to all work settings or circumstances.

The College would appreciate registrants offering feedback doing so by making suggestions about how to improve the guideline information intended by the advisory, in addition to expressing concerns about the content in any draft. Registrants are reminded that, while advisories are guidelines, the Code of Conduct contains the "rules" by which registrant conduct is evaluated. Registrants are referred, in particular, to Standard 3.8, which states that: "A registrant must maintain current knowledge of all federal and provincial statutes and regulations, and other agency and professional bylaws, codes of conduct and practice advisories that relate to the performance of psychological services." Registrants are reminded of their obligations to understand the standards which govern their conduct and to ensure the accuracy of their statements when discussing standards, codes, and guidelines, including when making posts on the internet. Registrants are also encouraged to send feedback directly to the College using the practicesupport@collegeofpsychologists.bc.ca email address.



CPBC Practice Support for Registrants

The College announces the launch of a new service for registrants called CPBC Practice Support.  Click here for a copy of the CPBC Practice Support Brochure.  Practice Support Brochure . 






Board Elections

The College is pleased to announce the election to the Board, by acclamation, of Michael F. Elterman, Ph.D., R.Psych., and Hendre Viljoen, Ph.D., R.Psych., each for a three year term.

Michael F. Elterman, MBA, Ph.D., R.Psych. Dr Michael Elterman received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Queens University in 1980. He did a postdoctoral Fellowship in Behavioural Medicine at the Univ. of Utah Medical Centre in 1981. He received an MBA degree from SFU in 1987. Dr Elterman has been in practice since 1982 in Vancouver. He was the Director of Psychology at the Vancouver Health Department, the Director of Psychology at University Hospital (Shaughnessy site) and was a Consultant to the Attorney General of B.C. in the area of child custody and access for 20 years. Dr Elterman is on the Board of the American College of Forensic Psychology. He was previously on the BCPA Membership Committee and Ethics Committee in the 1980s (before CPBC). He was on the Board of the College of Psychologists of B.C. for 2 terms between 2003 and 2008. During those 6 years he chaired the Board for 2 years and chaired the Registration Committee for 2 years. Dr Elterman has expressed his desire to continue his work for the College in this way: "If you care about the quality and status of the profession it is important to have input into the decisions being made now for the future. One of my proudest accomplishments was the improvement in the relationship between registrants and the College during my 2 years as Board Chair when we travelled around the province to meet with groups to foster better understanding of how the College functions".

Hendré Viljoen, Ph.D., R.Psych. Dr. Hendré Viljoen is in private practice in Vancouver, practicing primarily in the area of clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation. In addition to his clinical practice, he has been involved for a number of years in the training of psychology graduate students, in the form of providing practicum placements, training, and clinical supervision. As regards activities on behalf of the profession of psychology in B.C., Dr. Viljoen was the editor of the BC Psychological Association newsletter for two years, and has also served on the Inquiry Committee of the College of Psychologists of BC for 6 years.
 

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