Practice Guidelines

From time to time, CAP issues practice guidelines (formerly professional guidelines) in critical or complex areas to guide members and promote competent and ethical practice. Practice guidelines are a bridge between the general aspirational intent of the Canadian Psychological Association's Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists and the minimum requirements set by the Standards of Practice

CAP developed two privacy resource guides for members that can be found at the bottom of the main Resources and Regulatory Information page under "Privacy Resources".

Informed Consent

(Former guidelines integrated: Informed Consent for Minors, Mature Minors & Informed Consent for Services)

2008
August 2019
2019
November 2019
Psychological Assessment and Testing

(Former practice guildeline integrated: Control and Use of Tests by Psychologists. Former practice alert integrated: Involved Third Party Observers and Psychological Assessments)

2021
N/A
Psychological Records

(Former practice alerts integrated: Access to a Deceased Client’s File, Rationale for Records, Retention of Records)

2019
N/A
Professional Regulation and Psychologists

(Former practice guideline integrated: Self-Regulation in the Profession of Psychology. Former practice alert integrated: Practice Outside Jurisdictional Boundaries. )

2008
November 2021
Use of Technology

Former practice guideline integrated: Telepsychology Services

2024
N/A

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