C-26, r. 219 - Regulation respecting diploma and training equivalence standards for the issue of a permit by the Ordre des psychologues du Québec

Section 2 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

2. A candidate who holds a diploma issued by a university-level educational institution outside Québec is granted a diploma equivalence if he or she can demonstrate that:

(1)  the diploma in psychology was obtained upon completion of a university program in psychology of a level equivalent to that of a program in psychology leading to one of the diplomas in psychology recognized as giving access to the permit issued by the Order.

The programs of studies must include a minimum of 45 credits in courses and research and a minimum of 2,300 hours of supervised practical training (700 hours in training periods and 1,600 hours of internship, for a total of 51 credits) apportioned so as to allow acquisition of the following professional skills considered to be necessary for the practice of psychology:

i.  interpersonal relationships: a minimum of 3 credits;

ii.  psychological evaluation and diagnosis: a minimum of 500 hours of practical training and 9 credits in evaluation methods and in psychopathology or dysfunction;

iii.  treatment: a minimum of 500 hours of practical training and 9 credits of which a minimum of 3 are in the treatment of individuals, 3 in the treatment of systems (couple, family, group, organizations, etc.) and 3 optional credits in treatment;

iv.  research: a minimum of 6 credits in research processes and methods;

v.  ethics and professional conduct: a minimum of 3 credits;

vi.  consultation and supervision: a minimum of 200 hours of practical training including at least 50 hours in consultation and 50 hours in supervision and a minimum of 3 credits in consultation and supervision;

vii.  independent research activity (assignments, dissertations, essays or theses) for a minimum of 12 credits;

(2)  he or she was admitted to the program having previously completed a minimum of 42 credits in courses covering the scientific foundations of psychology, apportioned as follows:

i.  biological bases of behaviour, a minimum of 6 credits;

ii.  cognitive and affective bases of behaviour: a minimum of 6 credits;

iii.  social and cultural bases of behaviour: a minimum of 6 credits;

iv.  developmental psychology: a minimum of 6 credits;

v.  history and systems in psychology: a minimum of 3 credits;

vi.  psychometrics: a minimum of 3 credits;

vii.  research methods: a minimum of 3 credits;

viii.  data analysis: a minimum of 3 credits;

ix.  personality: a minimum of 3 credits;

x.  psychopathology: a minimum of 3 credits.

O.C. 56-2007, s. 2.