Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia
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:
Kentville/Halifax: The Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia (APNS) and the Town of Kentville are reviving the old saying: “sit and chat a while”.
APNS has been donating park benches to raise awareness of the value of personal interaction as a way to enhance mental and physical health. We kicked off the initiative in Yarmouth in 2017, followed by Stewiacke in 2018 and Blockhouse in 2019. This event in Kentville is the first since our shutdown for the pandemic.
The unveiling will take place at the Kentville Visitor Information Centre at 125 Park Street on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at 2 pm.
Read more “The Town of Kentville and APNS invite you to “sit and chat” to promote wellness”Students can now join APNS for FREE!
Take advantage of all the benefits of membership, including discounted workshops and webinar rates, without the cost of a student membership.
To find out more and to join APNS, download the new Student membership fillable registration form.
The Nova Scotia Psychologist Spring 2023 is now available.
What’s Inside
• President’s Report
• Awards Nominations 2023
• Executive Nominations 2023
• Psychology Month 2023
• APA Council Report Feb 2023
• APA Practice Leadership 2023
• Guest Editor: Dr Penny Corkum – Child LABS (Learning, Attention, Behaviour, Sleep)
• Better Nights, Better Days: eHealth Programs for Parents and Youth
• The ABCs of Sleeping: A Smartphone App for Parents of School-Age Children with Sleep Problems
• Healthy Sleep for Healthy Schools: A School-based Sleep Education Program
• Promoting Healthy Sleep: An eLearning Professional Development Program for Healthcare Providers
• Next Steps: Child LABS
• Resources: Child LABS
• References: Child LABS
• Upcoming Workshops, Webinars & Events
• Acknowledgements
• Advertisements
• Committees and Representatives
Dr David Pilon being presented the Award by Dr Jennifer Richards
Read more about The CPAP Dr. Rhonda Matters Memorial Award Winner – Dr. David Pilon
CPA, after engaging a number of key informants from across the mental health, substance use health and other health sectors, is releasing a Brief that has been prepared by Santis Health that provides a roadmap to guide federal-provincial-territorial collaboration in mental health and substance use health.
Read more “A Brief from CPA: Mental health and substance use health investments”The Nova Scotia Psychologist Winter 2022-2023: Continuing Education for 2023 is now available.
What’s Inside
• President’s Report
• Coming in Early 2023: Awards Nominations Time
• Coming in Early 2023: Executive Nominations Time
• Coming in Early 2023: Psychology Month & Diversity Resources
• APNS Awards Presentations: In-Person
• Highlighting APNS Member Research: Chimène Jewer
• CE Upcoming 2023
• CE Review: Creating a Culturally Safe Space in Clinical Practice
• CE Webinar 2023: The Minds, Lives and Motivations of Mass Attackers
• CE Workshop 2023: Building Intercultural Competence
• Continuing Education 2023: When You Dread Your Next Session
• Reminders
• Acknowledgements
• Advertisements
• Committees and Representatives
This Position Paper has been developed by the Canadian Psychological Association
Mental health and wellbeing which include the range of social, emotional, intellectual and behavioural functions upon which we all rely day to day, are critical to the success of people and the places in which they live, work, learn, and play. This is especially true for children, for whom mental health services and supports bring the biggest return on investment. School psychologists play an essential role in the mental and cognitive health and wellbeing of students in school and non-school settings, particularly, as we continue to live with the impacts of far-reaching societal events, like the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Click Here to read the Position Paper.