Position Category: Contractor

Hours: Approximately 5 to 7.5 hours per week

Territorial Acknowledgement

The offices of the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia (CHCPBC) are located on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples — specifically, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations — the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples — represented today by the Songhees and xʷsepsəm (Esquimalt) Nations — and the WSÁNEĆ (Saanich) Peoples — including the BOKḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁ,UTW̱ (Tsawout), W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), and W̱SÍḴEM (Tseycum) Nations.

Position Summary

The Practice Advisor, School Psychology, is responsible for supporting and advising licensees, the public, and other regulatory programs within CHCPBC on profession specific issues relating to ethics standards, practice standards, and the bylaws and regulations that govern the practice of psychology in British Columbia. The Practice Advisor, School Psychology, provides practice support information to assist licensees in complying with their ethical and professional obligations and maintaining their knowledge and understanding of applicable laws and standards.

Working collaboratively with CHCPBC’s Quality Practice team, the Practice Advisor, School Psychology, also provides support to the Professional and Quality Practice Program, Professional Practice & Standards Advisory Committee (PPSAC), the licensure department, and contributes to policy development processes and decision-making.

In this contractor role, the Practice Advisor, School Psychology will contribute to a multi-partner approach with a public protection focus, delivering efficient and ethical services that assists the College in meeting its regulatory, strategic, and operational goals.

Duties & Responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:  

1. Provide practice consultations to licensees as it relates to relevant legislation and the College’s standards and bylaws.
2. Provide profession-specific support to the Professional and Quality Practice Program for school psychology.
3. Develop case studies and question item writing for the Quality and Professional Practice Program (PQPP)
4. Provide profession-specific practice advisory support to Investigations, Discipline & Monitoring and Licensure staff teams, as well as the Investigation Committee (IC) and License Committee (LC) as required.
5. Review school psychology applicants’ education programs and internships for equivalency determination and make recommendations to the License Committee.
6. Grade and contribute to the school psychology readiness to practice examination.
7. Develop resources for registrants to support practice and regulatory compliance.
8. Support the development of practice standards, policies, and guidelines.
9. Provide guidance and information to support licensee compliance with the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA), the Psychology Regulation, the CHCPBC Bylaws, and relevant standards and policies.
10. Maintain knowledge of the profession of school psychology, relevant legislation and practices in regulation, identifying trends, risks, and best practices.
11. Provide guidance and information to members of the public, government, other health profession regulators, academic institutions, and health and school board agencies.
12. Collaborate with regulators in BC and other jurisdictions to share best practices and develop common approaches to regulation.
13. Other duties as may be required

Qualifications/Skills

1. Master’s degree in psychology, with a school psychology internship, plus a minimum of five (5) years’ practice experience in health care delivery.
2. Licensure in good standing with CHCPBC as a school psychologist.
3. Experience in interpreting legislative requirements and identifying and analyzing the implications on internal policies and procedures.
4. Demonstrated understanding of regulatory functions and related administrative law principles preferred.
5. Strong research skills.
6. Strong understanding of Canadian curricula for this profession
7. Tech savvy with excellent working knowledge of cloud computing systems and Microsoft Office suite (such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
8. Collaborative spirit with a passion for fostering regulatory excellence.
9. Demonstrated understanding of diversity, inclusion, and cultural safety and humility as they apply to professional practice & support
10. Awareness and knowledge of the Health Professions Act and the Health Professions and Occupations Act as well as their application to the work of CHCPBC.
11. Awareness of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019) and Action Plan (2022-2027) and their application to the work of CHCPBC, including awareness of a distinctions-based approach related to Indigenous Peoples.
12. Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Recon- ciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), the In Plain Sight Report’s 24 recommendations specific to healthcare in BC (2020), and the 231 Calls for Justice in Reclaiming Power and Place: National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Final Report (2019) and how they intersect across the health care system.
13. Commitment to ongoing learning related to Indigenous cultural safety and humility.

Compensation

The rate of compensation for this contractor role ranges from $65 to $75 per hour.

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