"When I first applied for my license to practice psychology in Ontario, I wasn't worried. This wasn't my first rodeo. I was already a board-certified clinical psychologist, licensed in four different U.S. states. I was confident I could navigate the paperwork. Then I came to a section of the application called the "Declaration of Competence." It presented a list of practice areas: Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, School Psychology, Forensic/Correctional Psychology, and others."
"I did not realize that in Ontario, I had just locked myself out of a field where I had years of experience. That checkbox wasn't a description of my focus-it was a wall. The wall became real when I was asked to consult on an Ontario criminal case and discovered that I was not allowed to do so. To fix what seemed like a simple clerical issue, I wrote to the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO),"
An applicant with board-certified clinical psychology credentials from multiple U.S. states encountered a restrictive licensing form in Ontario requiring selection of discrete practice areas on a 'Declaration of Competence.' The applicant selected Clinical Psychology to supervise graduate students and did not select Forensic/Correctional Psychology, assuming occasional forensic work would be permitted. The omission prevented participation in an Ontario criminal case. A subsequent six-page submission to the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO) documented extensive forensic qualifications. Current Canadian regulations thus function subjectively as gatekeeping barriers to scope expansion. Proposed Ontario reforms aim to remove that bureaucratic wall.
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