The Self Assessment Guide and Professional Development Plan Forms are available in both MS Word and Acrobat Reader formats. The Acrobat Reader format allows you to print the forms and complete them by hand. The Acrobat Reader format also permits you to complete the Self Assessment Guide and Professional Development Plan online, however this cannot be saved. Therefore, if you choose to complete it online, be sure to print the sections you have completed before exiting the program. Further instructions are provided in this section of the website.
Each member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario is required to undertake a self-review every other year, through the completion of the Self Assessment Guide and Professional Development Plan. Members with even numbered registration numbers will complete the forms in the even numbered years. As well, each year all members with Certificates Authorizing Supervised or InterimAutonomous Practice are required to complete the Self Assessment Guide and ProfessionalDevelopment Plan. In addition, ‘inactive’ status members are required to complete the Self-Assessment Guide and Professional Development Plan. Since it is anticipated that ‘inactive’ members will be returning to ‘active’ status, it is expected that steps will be taken to remain current in ones’ areas of competence during the ‘inactive’ period.
The MS Word format will allow you to complete and save the forms on your computer. Completing the forms as a Word document may result in some formatting changes. This is not a problem.
The Declaration of Completion is also available in both MS Word and Acrobat Reader formats. This is to be signed and returned to the College by e-mail, fax or mail by June 30, 2010.
The entire Self Assessment Guide and Professional Development Plan does NOT need to be submitted to the College but is to be retained in your files. The Declaration of Completion is the College’s assurance and documentation that you are participating in the Quality Assurance Program. If you are selected for an on-site Peer Assisted Review, the reviewers will wish to review this material.
Question regarding the completion of this material, or a discussion of extenuating circumstances that could make completion impossible by the deadline, should be directed to:
Rick Morris, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Deputy Registrar/Director, Professional Affairs
rmorris@cpo.on.ca