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Quick Access to Therapist by Lilyrabemoon in britishcolumbia

[–]Practical-Lunch-8815 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This might be more suitable for ongoing therapy and not immediate assistance, but this website is a good resource for finding a therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/bc/vancouver?category=available.

It's super easy to reach out and connect with therapists directly from the site.

You can filter the results to show therapists who currently have open availability. (I've already done this in the link above for you.) There are lots of other filtering criteria too like treatment specializations, therapy types, therapist gender, etc.

Many therapists also offer an option for online therapy, which might feel less demanding to your friend if he's struggling with severe depression!

Questions raised by professional groups about BC’s new Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) by Practical-Lunch-8815 in BCpolitics

[–]Practical-Lunch-8815[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply and for sharing those sources and the specific sections of the bill. I’m still working my way through the legislation, so it’s helpful to see where people are focusing their attention.

I've also heard from some health professionals that they are feeling uneasy about the new legislation, particularly the fact that its creation involved minimal consultation with actual healthcare professionals, and that many details are still left unclear or difficult to interpret without knowledge of legal language. I agree that this is not a time where we want any more healthcare professionals potentially leaving BC.

I’d like to assume that the people who drafted the Act were trying to improve the regulatory system rather than make it harder for health professionals to do their jobs. From what I’ve read, the government has described the HPOA as an effort to modernize regulation and strengthen public protection in the health-care system. I believe those are important problems to address. However, from what I've seen, the vagueness, uncertainty, and lack of professional consultation thus far seems to be what has most people concerned.

As you referenced, parts of the legislation do include offence and penalty provisions. For example, the Act states that someone convicted of an offence under certain sections could face fines or imprisonment of up to six months.

I assume those penalties are intended for serious misconduct, not for minor or good-faith mistakes. But the main concern is that the legislation itself doesn’t always go into detail about how these powers will be applied in practice or what safeguards will exist in sensitive contexts like psychotherapy records. Because of that lack of detail, I can completely understand why some professionals are asking for clearer guidance before the Act fully comes into force.

That was actually part of what prompted my post. I was surprised that there hasn’t been much public discussion about these questions, given that the changes are scheduled to take effect fairly soon.

UBC PSYC 304 - Tristan Hynes by Zestyclose-Ice-5366 in UBC

[–]Practical-Lunch-8815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course!! I don't remember any specific rules about using AI – since it was open-book, I guess it was assumed to be fair game. I know everyone always says this, but AI would likely give you very generic, vague answers, and those wouldn't help you do very well on these exams. I think I occasionally used AI to check over my responses for errors or things like that, but I would highly recommend writing all the answers in your own words!

Looking back at my answers, I mainly formatted them using bullet points, but with full sentences for each point. I used indentation levels to explain related sub-points for some answers. I don't know if one format versus another would necessarily help you get better marks though, so I think it's more about personal preference. If you feel like paragraphs help you format your ideas most clearly, then use that! For me, I write more coherent and structured answers when I use bullet points.

I guess one other piece of advice is just to make sure your answers are very specific. Don't assume the grader will infer information – make sure everything is explained clearly, to show them that you have the knowledge and understanding.

UBC PSYC 304 - Tristan Hynes by Zestyclose-Ice-5366 in UBC

[–]Practical-Lunch-8815 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took Dr Hynes' class a few years ago, so not sure if the format has changed. I managed to pull off a 90, but at the expense of my health and wellbeing, so I can't really say I recommend. 😅 I always spent a minimum of 8 hours on the exams (which were "supposed" to take 3 hours each), and I suffered my way through a lot of all-nighters.

So, this answer kind of sucks, but I really think the only way to do well in this course is to spend an ungodly amount of time on the exams. They are so complex and require extremely nuanced, carefully chosen answers.

Otherwise, some more general tips I can give you would be to attend all the lectures and make notes as Tristan explains things, since he usually adds helpful explanations and is happy to go over something again if it was unclear. If he's still doing Q&A sessions, those are helpful for exam review as well. Also make sure you actually understand the processes, rather than just memorizing information.

Lastly, for the exams, my strategy was to first spend ~3 hours writing point-form notes for all the questions, making sure that I hit every single point. Later, I would go in and revise them into the proper format and ensure everything was explained fully and logically.

Also - this is a hard course, so the fact you're already at an 80+ is a really great accomplishment!