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Active Approach Health & Wellness Centre

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POSITION: Psychologist
ORGANIZATION: Active Approach Health & Wellness Centre
LOCATION: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Active Approach Health & Wellness Centre has operated as a busy multi-disciplinary health clinic in Halifax for the past 18 years. Our patient-centered, integrative approach to diagnosis, treatment and patient education has created longstanding, trusting practitioner-patient relationships from all corners of the province. We offer patients a variety of therapeutic options to help them achieve a healthy and active lifestyle. Our team of healthcare providers employ various hands-on techniques and therapeutic treatment modalities to ultimately help patients achieve their health goals quickly and with minimized risk of injury recurrence.

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The Nova Scotia Psychologist: CE Issue – Winter 2023-2024

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Download The Nova Scotia Psychologist: CE Issue – Winter 2023-2024

What’s Inside:

  • President’s Report
  • Nominations for the Executive Committee
  • Nominations for Annual Awards
  • CPAP  Meeting Report
  • BMS Practitioner Insurance Program – Update
  • Psychology Month 2024
  • OpenThink Blog: Nicole MacKenzie
  • GeoView Initiative
  • CE Survey Results
  • CE Workshops 2023 & 2024
  • Town Hall Meeting #2 Government Pilot Project
  • Government Advocacy Timeline – Fall 2023
  • Notices
  • Acknowledgements
  • Advertisements
  • Committees and Representatives

Student Research and Leadership Development BMS Scholarship

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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.

The Nova Scotia Psychologist: Member Recognition Issue – August 2023

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Download The Nova Scotia Psychologist: Member Recognition Issue – August 2023.

What’s Inside:

  • President’s Report
  • AGM Report
  • APA Council of Representative Report
  • CPAP Meeting Highlights
  • Awards & Honours 2023
  • Profile Student Awards
  • Profile Student Bursaries
  • Member Research: Dr. Emily Orr
  • Member Research: Dr. John J. Whelan
  • Sit & Chat Bench Unveiling
  • CE Workshops
  • Community: Mentoring Plus Strategy
  • N.S. Health Geoview Project
  • Advertisements
  • Acknowledgements
  • Committees and Representatives

Announcing the 2023 APNS Award Recipients

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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.  

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GET 20% Off Psychologists’ Association of Alberta (PAA) Online Courses

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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:

  • Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
  • Effective Advocacy
  • What’s New inThe DSM-5-TR?

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.

Are you an APNS member in Private Practice? You can save money on Credit and Debit Card Processing

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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.

APNS FAQ on BMS/CPAP Insurance

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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

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The Nova Scotia Psychologist: Annual Report Issue – May 2023 is now available here.

What’s Inside:

  • President’s Report
  • AGM Agenda 2023
  • AGM Minutes 2022
  • Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
  • Nominations & Elections 2023 
  • Awards & Honours 2023
  • Treasurer’s Report 2023
  • Proposed Budget 2023-2024
  • Staff: Co-op  Student – Lin Nguyen
  • Committees and Volunteers
  • New Member Benefit
  • Strategic Planning Update
  • CPAP Report
  • Early Career Group Report
  • Advocacy Committee Report
  • Cultural Diversity Committee Report
  • Private Practice Report
  • Post Disaster Committee Report
  • Continuing Education
  • Advertisements
  • Acknowledgements
  • Committees and Representatives

The Town of Kentville and APNS invite you to “sit and chat” to promote wellness

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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.

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The Nova Scotia Psychologist Spring 2023

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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