April 2025

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Council Nominations

We are currently seeking two (2) candidates from District 7 (Central) and one (1) candidate from District 8 (Ontario) with a broad range of experience, competencies and perspectives to fill three positions on Council. 

Candidate nominations are due by 12:00 noon ET on April 30, 2025. Interested candidates can download the nomination package from the website.

Why get involved? 

• Contribute to development of policies, programs and services that enhance the delivery of psychotherapeutic services in Ontario 
• Take an active role in regulating the profession in the public interest 
• Learn new skills through Council education opportunities 
• Meet other RPs with different career experience 

Questions? Check out the Elections FAQ Council Elections & Meetings or email elections@crpo.ca.

CRPO Supervision Module Now Available

Beginning April 1, 2026, anyone providing clinical supervision for CRPO registration purposes will be expected to complete CRPO’s Clinical Supervision Module. This applies to clinical supervisors in Ontario, whether they are registered with CRPO or one of the other colleges whose registrants practice psychotherapy. The 30-minute module is available free to anyone who may be interested. Visit the CRPO website for more information and to complete the module.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Psychotherapy

CRPO is in the process of reviewing its approach to ensuring that RPs respond appropriately when clients may be experiencing IPV. In the meantime, registrants can find generally relevant information on CRPO’s website. 

 Quality Assurance Program Policy Revisions: CBA Case Development and Registrant Participation

The Quality Assurance Committee approved revisions to the QA Program Policies on March 7, 2025. Among the changes were updates to the following policies: 

• Policy 1.1 b): Adding the existing requirement to undertake training on the duty to report child abuse and neglect. 
• Policy 2.5: Adding provision and conditions for use of artificial intelligence technology in the development of CBA case materials. 
• Policy 5.3: Adding clarification that randomly guessing all answers or relying solely on artificial intelligence for the CBA or other QA submissions is not considered participation. 

The revised policies emphasize that use of artificial intelligence offers opportunity for efficiency; however, a registrant should not use AI to replace professional judgement, meaningful reflection, or full participation in CRPO’s QA Program. The College and registrants alike must reflect carefully on output generated by AI and not allow it to replace professional judgment and learning. 

Need more information? 

Visit the Professional Development FAQ page of our website 

Watch our QA Program Information Session (recorded October 2023) 

Watch the QA Town Hall (recorded September 23, 2024) 

Read the QA Program Policies 

Email: qa@crpo.ca for PD cycle questions QAassessments@crpo.ca for CBA questions 

Minors and Consent Webinar

CRPO will host its next practice standards webinar on May 28, 12-1pm ET. The topic is Minors and Consent. To submit a question in advance, please complete this survey. The webinar will be recorded for those who cannot attend. We will send the meeting link out in May.

Town Halls

CRPO has been hosting virtual town hall meetings since last April to engage with registrants on a variety of topics. If you missed any of the previous town halls, recordings are available on our website. 

Town halls have concluded for the 2024-25 period. Thanks to all who attended and asked questions. Please take a moment to complete a brief survey to provide feedback on the sessions you attended and help us plan for future sessions in the Fall.  

Program Acceptance Renewal

Education programs accepted by CRPO must apply for renewal every five years. The Registration Committee recently renewed CRPO’s acceptance of the Mennonite New Life Centre Bridge to Registration and Employment in Mental Health program, in combination with prior training, as satisfying the education requirement for registration.

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