December 2025

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OFFICE CLOSURE

Please note that CRPO’s offices will be closed from December 24, 2025, to January 2, 2026.   

PROGRAM RECOGNITION RENEWALS 

Education programs recognized by CRPO must apply to renew their recognition every five years.   The Registration Committee recently renewed CRPO recognition of five programs. Click here for more information about the recognition process or to review the other recognized programs. 

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM: BOOK A CONSULTATION 

Do you have questions about your mandatory obligations under CRPO’s Quality Assurance Program? 

We can help. Book a QA consultation call with a QA Team member: https://outlook.office365.com/book/QAConsultations@crpo.ca/. 

2025 PD CYCLE  

If you were registered in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 or 2023, your PD reporting cycle ends on December 31, 2025. The attestation form is now available to complete in your CRPO account.  Unsure of your initial registration date? Review your entry in CRPO’s public register. For more information, please click here. 

CASE-BASED ASSESSMENT (CBA) UPDATES  

The CBA is an educational tool designed to help registrants identify potential gaps in their knowledge, skill, and judgment and make effective use of their professional development activity hours.  There are updates regarding the 2026 Spring CBA and the 2025 Fall CBA outcomes. For more detailed information, please visit our website.  

PRACTICE MATTERS: DO I NEED TO RESPOND TO A FORMER CLIENT? 

The client-therapist relationship is the foundation of psychotherapy and is central to the provision of safe, effective and ethical care. Registrants are expected to be respectful, both during and outside of treatment sessions, of clients as well as clients’ representatives, family, partners, or other individuals with whom clients maintain a close personal relationship, and to place client wellbeing at the forefront of the relationship. 



But what about situations when a former client has a complaint, is dissatisfied with services, or is harassing their therapist?  

Read our Practice Matters article for guidance.  

EMAIL NOTE

Email: info@crpo.ca  

Please note: The College has been made aware that there have been emails intended for the College going to another organisation, “Le Centre de perfectionnement et de référence en optométrie," an optometry centre. Our acronyms are quite similar (CRPO vs CPRO). When connecting with us, please review emails to ensure that your message goes to the right organization.  

TOWN HALL LIVESTREAM REPLAY

Anyone who would like to view the replay of the livestream event may do so on our YouTube channel or on the CRPO Town Hall page. Here is a direct link to the slide show presentation as well. 

TOWN HALL SURVEY 

If you saw the session live, via livestream link or at our in-person locations, please complete the event survey here. We are eager to hear your feedback and implement your recommendations for future town halls and webinars.  

TOWN HALL - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  

You can also use the session toward your Professional Development (PD) hours. This event counts as a two-hour PD investment. You do not need to submit your hours at this time, but keep track of what you have learned and how much time you have spent in your learning record. This email can serve as supporting documentation for the event. For more information, please see our Professional Development FAQ page here.  

For CRPO registrants: Please do not unsubscribe. CRPO uses email to communicate with registrants about important College updates. If you choose to unsubscribe, it is then your responsibility to regularly check our website to keep yourself informed about your College obligations. It is the responsibility of each registrant to make sure CRPO has your current contact information, updated within 30 days of a change, and ensure that the organization you work for does not block CRPO emails. CRPO may collect information about whether a recipient has read a message. CRPO may use this information for communication planning and record-keeping.