Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia
Dear Members,
Very shortly you will receive the 2024-2025 CPA/CPAP* Liability Insurance Program renewal, directly from the program’s broker, BMS. If you want to participate in the program for the first time, or if you haven’t received your renewal notice, please contact BMS at psy.insurance@bmsgroup.com. Note that the policy renews on June 1st, 2024.
Read more “Liability Insurance Program Renewal (BMS)”Earlier this year, we let you know that we would be resuming Child and Adolescent Psychology Interest Group (CAP-I) Meetings in 2024.
We are pleased to share that we have scheduled the first official meeting for:
Saturday, June 15th at 10 to 11:30 am
3rd Floor, Room 301, Halifax Central Library (5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS B3J 1E9)
This first meeting will be a relatively informal, ‘meet-and-greet’ after a couple of year hiatus. Incoming chairs, Lindsay Bates and Rachel Panton, will provide a brief overview of CAP-I (history and future), and then there will be some discussion around potential speakers and topics for the 2024/2025 year. The initial overview will be streamed via video conferencing – allowing greater CAP-I meeting access to psychologists from across the province.
Attendees are encouraged to bring along a potluck brunch item to share (e.g., muffins, timbits, fruits, etc.).
If you are interested in receiving information around future CAP-I meetings, please contct admin@apns,ca and you will be added to our new CAP-I group email. All NS psychologists are welcome.
CPA/CPAP’s insurance program, in partnership with BMS Canada Risk Services Ltd. (BMS), is tailored to meet the needs of psychology practitioners. APNS members have access to comprehensive insurance coverage that meets the unique practice risk needs of psychological practitioners, including:
• Professional liability Insurance (PLI) and Commercial General Liability (CGL)
• Business Professional Liability Insurance
• Business Commercial General Liability
• Contents/Crime/Business Interruption coverage
• Business Package Insurance
• Cyber Security & Privacy Liability
• Employment Practices Liability
• Legal Services Package
• Personal Legal Solutions
• Business Legal Solutions
• 24 Hour Accident Coverage
• And more
Why the CPA/CPAP Program is Right for You
To learn more about the insurance products available to APNS members or to purchase coverage, please visit www.psychology.bmsgroup.com, or contact a BMS broker at 1-855-318-6038 or by email at psy.insurance@bmsgroup.com.
For more information about your Insurance Broker, BMS, and Insurance Regulatory Principles of Conduct, please click here.
BMS has developed a guidance document for all our members regarding worldwide coverage and what members need to know. Download the document here.
Download The Nova Scotia Psychologist: CE Issue – Winter 2023-2024
What’s Inside:
Sponsored by BMS, the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) and the Council of Professional Associations of Psychology (CPAP) wish to support student research and leadership/training/practice development in all areas of psychology.
For 2023:
• Up to two (2) awards will be dispersed per project for research-based submissions, at amounts up to $2,500.00 per application.
• Up to five (5) awards will be dispersed to individuals wishing to pursue training, either practice or leadership focused, at amounts up to $500.00 per application.
For more information on the BMS Scholarship download here.
Download The Nova Scotia Psychologist: Member Recognition Issue – August 2023.
What’s Inside:
APNS is pleased to announce the APNS Award recipients for 2023. These awards were presented at the Annual General Meeting on Friday June 9th.
More information about the awards.
Fellow of the Association honours those individuals who have made significant and enduring contributions to APNS. They are psychologists who have helped shape the Association and have contributed to the development of psychology in Nova Scotia.
Read more “Announcing the 2023 APNS Award Recipients”APNS has entered into an agreement with the PAA that allows APNS members to have access to PAA Learning Products at a discounted rate!
Courses include:
For PAA in person workshops and live webinars visit: https://psychologistsassociation.ab.ca/events/category/workshop/
Find PAA’s asynchronous trainings by visiting our course portal: PAA’s Course Portal (mypaacourses.ca)
Use the coupon code* ASPN20 when checking out to claim your discount.
*Coupon code discounts can only be applied before purchase, no partial refunds are available, PAA refund and cancellation policies apply, PAA member rates apply to PAA members.
APNS is pleased to announce that we have added a new member benefit.
We have entered into an agreement with TD Merchant Solutions to provide a preferred pricing program for APNS members. APNS has been a client of TD Bank and TD Merchant Solutions for many years, and we expect that this agreement will offer significant savings on credit and debit card processing fees to those members in private practice.
For more information please see the advertisement here.
If you are interested in participating please contact our TD Representative: Manoj Chauhan at Manoj.Chauhan@td.com
For information about eligibility contact Susan at apns@apns.ca.
For those of you renewing your current insurance or those who are new to the profession, APNS has developed this document FAQ on BMS/CPAP Insurance to answer some of your questions about liability insurance.
This document collates BMS Insurance information to address your insurance questions. If you have additional questions, please contact BMS directly at: 1-855-318-6038 or psy.insurance@bmsgroup.com
Please also see this new document from BMS with more information.
The Nova Scotia Psychologist: Annual Report Issue – May 2023 is now available here.
What’s Inside: