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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 13d

Last week, the Ont govt announced that psychologists will be getting prescription rights.

This next week, our psych college announced that in response to govt pressure, the new standard to be a
psychologist will be 1/3 of the training we currently require.

This needs to be public.

Canadian Psychological Association @canadianpsychology.bsky.social · 13d

CPA/OPA joint letter to Ontario College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts re: proposed regulatory changes in Ontario:

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 12d

I feel the exact same way. We have all been too complicit in the regulation of our profession

Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 12d

100%. To hear a council member, who was not a psychologist, completely misrepresent what we do was extremely concerning. How is it that people who do not understand our profession are allowed to vote on regulating it?

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 13d

This will not increase access to mental health care. There is an important place for masters level clinicians as registered psychotherapists. There are great therapists who are registered with that college. Changing our standards to match theirs makes no sense.

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 13d

Like MDs, we require a 6 years and 6000+ clinical hrs to be a psychologist. This would lower it to 2 yrs and 300 hrs

Psychologists do assessments on offenders in jail, on children for learning problems, on suicidal patients. Would you feel safe with people having 1/3 of the training doing these?

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 13d

The proposal is to remove our ethics and oral licensing exams, remove the requirement of CPA approved PhD program requirements and allow masters registration, and getting rid of areas of competency, among other things.

This is incredibly dangerous to the public.

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 13d

Last week, the Ont govt announced that psychologists will be getting prescription rights.

This next week, our psych college announced that in response to govt pressure, the new standard to be a
psychologist will be 1/3 of the training we currently require.

This needs to be public.

Canadian Psychological Association @canadianpsychology.bsky.social · 13d

CPA/OPA joint letter to Ontario College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts re: proposed regulatory changes in Ontario:

buff.ly

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 18d

This is a very good point. Thanks for that perspective.

I do think we can pay attention to what state conferences are held in though.

Maybe we will have to do hybrid yet again.

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 19d

I have spoken to many colleagues. And some agree. Others are of the opinion that we should just go where we want for conferences. Some didnt even think about it as a potential issue. 🤷‍♀️

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 19d

I understand that there are financial implications to moving a conference. And that some people are not thinking about the implications of conference locations because of their privilege. But I hope we can all take a step back and acknowledge what it means if we choose to ignore the situation.

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 19d

Will I miss out on opportunities? Yes, sure. However, why is it ok for me to have those opportunities when my students cannot? That is the very definition of privilege. Instead, I choose to use my voice to advocate for conferences to move to places where these students are safe.

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 19d

This is not about one specific conference, but a number of them that continue to plan events in states and countries that are not safe for people from some communities (namely 2SLGBTIA+ and BIPOC, and women of reproductive age).

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 19d

Unpopular take: In my lab, I have students from different backgrounds. We have built a community around safety and mutual respect. If any of my students are not safe entering a country or state, I will not attend a conference there. Full stop. I encourage you all to think about doing the same.

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 29d

This is an excellent analysis of what has been happening to post-secondary education in Ontario. It succinctly describes how the tuition cut and freeze by Ford directly lead to the explosion of international students, and how under funded ON universities are.

thelocal.to/ontario-post...

Ontario’s Post-Secondary Education Crisis in Five Figures | The Local

Stagnant provincial funding, a domestic tuition freeze, cuts to international students, and expensive capital projects—the numbers behind the emergency in higher education.

thelocal.to

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 29d

This is an excellent analysis of what has been happening to post-secondary education in Ontario. It succinctly describes how the tuition cut and freeze by Ford directly lead to the explosion of international students, and how under funded ON universities are.

thelocal.to/ontario-post...

Ontario’s Post-Secondary Education Crisis in Five Figures | The Local

Stagnant provincial funding, a domestic tuition freeze, cuts to international students, and expensive capital projects—the numbers behind the emergency in higher education.

thelocal.to

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · Aug 3

Yes

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · Aug 2

There has been recent clear communication (as of yesterday) that this is exactly what they are doing. Not sure why there are mixed messages? Sadly it does seem to be the case.

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Meghan Ford @meghanford.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 Psychologists, psychological associates, trainees, and allies: Big changes proposed by CPBAO could erode psychologist registration standards in Ontario. I’ve partnered with Dr. Jenn Bossio to launch a petition in opposition. Sign & share: chng.it/6hKSNnJnkv #onpsych #ProtectOurProfession

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thanks!

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · Jul 24

Exciting news out of my lab. We have been awarded TWO multi year SSHRC grants.

REACT study: Study looking at emotional processing in CU traits variants in 6-11 year olds

STARC study: File review study of adolescent psychiatric inpatient units

See more:
www.sydlab.uoguelph.ca/research-pro...

Research – Supporting Youth Development Lab

www.sydlab.uoguelph.ca

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · Jul 10

I've looked through the reddit for fun and I would say its 50/50 but you need to know what is good advice.

And you will inevitably get the person who says "I have a 4.0 GPA, published 29 articles and started a charity, do I have a chance" .... which is so unhelpful.

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thanks!!

Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · Jul 10

Interesting. I honestly haven't had the time to fully dive into the bluesky features (yay TT job!) But maybe I need to get better about that.

One advantage the other app had was that it pushed out content to the right people (for the most part)

Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · Jul 10

Oh man, Reddit can be full of reallt bad advice! But I get the pull. I find Reddit best with a big bucket of popcorn 🍿😋

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · Jul 10

This is helpful. Clearly my second post was better timed. Is there a time of day that works best?

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