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Controlled acts are defined in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA). They are high-risk clinical activities that may only be performed by authorized regulated health professionals or through delegation. There are 14 controlled acts. Psychology registrants may perform 2 controlled acts:

• Communicating a Diagnosis
• Psychotherapy

Yes, under certain conditions. 91视频 psychology registrants may supervise non-registrants performing the controlled act of psychotherapy, provided the supervisee is:

• A registrant of another College authorized to perform the controlled act (e.g. for psychotherapy - SW, RN, OT, RP, MD); or
• In the process of fulfilling 91视频鈥檚 psychology registration requirements, such as interns, trainees, graduate students, and recent graduates intending to apply for registration with 91视频 for psychology.

Psychology registrants are not permitted to supervise individuals who intend to register with another College in the controlled act of psychotherapy.

In all scenarios, the supervisee must demonstrate competence to perform a controlled act.

Yes, if they are registered in the practice of psychology.

The Controlled Act of Psychotherapy is defined in section 27(2) of the as:

14. Treating, by means of psychotherapy technique, delivered through a therapeutic relationship, an individual鈥檚 serious disorder of thought, cognition, mood, emotional regulation, perception or memory that may seriously impair the individual鈥檚 judgement, insight, behaviour, communication or social functioning.

The Psychotherapy Act, 2007 defines the 鈥榩ractice of psychotherapy鈥� as:

3. the assessment and treatment of cognitive, emotional or behavioural disturbances by psychotherapeutic means, delivered through a therapeutic relationship based primarily on verbal or non-verbal communication.

The legislation does not define what constitutes a 鈥渟erious鈥� disorder. Registrants must use their professional judgment to determine if a condition is deemed 鈥渟erious鈥�. Whether an activity constitutes the Controlled Act is not dependent on a specific diagnosis or therapeutic modality.

The has some helpful resources regarding what constitutes the controlled act of psychotherapy.