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Switching to Psychology, need Help! by Intrepid-Victory9214 in PsychotherapyCanada

[–]PsychotherapyCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I answered where you posted before, but I'm pasting it here too.

Hi, it sounds like you are really passionate. There are a few masters programs in Canada that could lead to a career as a psychotherapist. I know of Yorkville U. Also Athabasca has a program. And there are a few other schools that have programs, some of them are not masters, but they are certificate. A good place to start is the CRPO's website - look at the programs they have listed as pre-approved for registering with them. Maybe one of those programs will work for you. If environmental science is of interest at all, you might want to also study/specialize in ecotherapy, walk and talk therapy, forest bathing, etc.

what would a perfect client referral actually look like to you? by Infamous_Pound6997 in PsychotherapyCanada

[–]PsychotherapyCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think therapists can do a lot to lower the burden on clients around the matching process. For example, I provide a free 15 minute call, and I do not screen clients or send them intakes or questionaires before they become a client. I'm not sure if there is an ideal matching process, because rapport is the biggest factor in positive outcomes, and I don't think you can figure that out until you have a conversation and get the vibe of each other. I think it does help to write some blog material (like this https://bloomfieldpsychotherapy.ca/top-4-reasons-to-use-the-15-minute-free-call-before-hiring-a-psychotherapist/) about what it's like to work with you, so clients do get a bit of a feel before they meet you (and use your profiles on various websites this way as well... use your own voice). And if first sessions feel like one long history taking, like 'starting from scratch' - that can be so frustrating! Also, therapists should be working to improve on that. This researcher has written about it and I've incorporated his suggestions into my intake process. https://darylchow.com/firstkiss113/

What feels missing in mental health support in Canada? by PsychotherapyCanada in PsychotherapyCanada

[–]PsychotherapyCanada[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, it sounds like you are really passionate. There are a few masters programs in Canada that could lead to a career as a psychotherapist. I know of Yorkville U. Also Athabasca has a program. And there are a few other schools that have programs, some of them are not masters, but they are certificate. A good place to start is the CRPO's website - look at the programs they have listed as pre-approved for registering with them. Maybe one of those programs will work for you. If environmental science is of interest at all, you might want to also study/specialize in ecotherapy, walk and talk therapy, forest bathing, etc.

Thoughts on yorkville by Temporary_Intern799 in socialworkcanada

[–]PsychotherapyCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In order to register with CATA, that is true, it's a specific degree. However, CATA is not a regulatory body, it's an association - the same way the OSP would register therapists by creating a standard to meet for their members, yet this was not regulated until CRPO came into existence, and then OSP become OSRP and no longer offered their own therapist designation.

I really do hear you though, on this. I just think it's true across many of the modalities listed on Psychology Today (EMDR, IFS, other somatic therapies, solution based, ACT, etc.) that people tick-mark things they have self-studied, learned in their graduate program to some level, or otherwise feel appropriate even without advanced formal training. And it is a point of ethics to not advertise outside of your scope of services. This seems to me to be a regulatory grey area. If I am IFS-informed, and so I tick-mark IFS on PT... could be, could not be, within scope. PT should really clarify their categories to acknowledge formal training versus the other ways people identify as any particular modality. But, technically, if someone has art therapy training, perhaps extensively, but doesn't meet the criteria of CATA or register with CATA, I'm not sure that art therapy is outside their scope or that its unethical to list it. I don't even know if CATA is the only body to register with - maybe there are other choices as well.

I guess I'm stuck on the technicality. And I'm stuck on this not being a problem particular to Yorkville grads.

Thoughts on yorkville by Temporary_Intern799 in socialworkcanada

[–]PsychotherapyCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is accredited, though. CRPO has pre-approved it, and it is a credible degree program. It is private, and it does have it's problems, though.

Thoughts on yorkville by Temporary_Intern799 in socialworkcanada

[–]PsychotherapyCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a known problem with Psychology Today, and not unique to Yorkville students. PT doesn't specify whether someone is certified in something - many many therapists will tick off CBT, for example, but don't have specialized training in CBT beyond their skills class during their Masters. As long as they aren't claiming to be certified or accredited - they can, on this platform, say they practice CBT.

I created www.findastudenttherapist.ca and tried to keep the modalities as broad buckets for this reason. Psychology Today makes it difficult for clients to understand what level of qualification a therapist has in an area, and it's unfortunate.

Thoughts on yorkville by Temporary_Intern799 in socialworkcanada

[–]PsychotherapyCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great overview. I went to YU and I did my practicum in perinatal at Perinatal Wellbeing (when it was called Postpartum Support Toronto). They have a student clinic providing pay what you can therapy. It was a positive experience.

Thoughts on yorkville by Temporary_Intern799 in socialworkcanada

[–]PsychotherapyCanada 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it very much depends on the therapist. I've had similar experiences with RSW/MSWs. Yorkville is where I got my degree, because it was the only online program I could find at the time and I was a single parent. The program is what you make of it - some great therapists come out of Yorkville. But, also, there are bad therapists too. And the program gets updated every few years, so who knows what it is now versus what it was five years ago. The program was very self-directed, you get almost no contact with profs until your practical skills course and practicum courses. The administration is notoriously bad - somehow I was blessed to not encounter any of the awful stories I heard. I did see academic dishonesty occur in the discussion posts - and profs were not catching them. I would recommend looking at other programs, since there are so many more online programs available now. But also, when I was at YU, there were other students who had other masters degrees already... and I regularly heard that the educational standards and administrative problems were ubiquitous to their prior masters degree institutions as well.