10/27/2025
Repost: Ontario Psychological Association (OPA)
Compromising Safety in the Name of Access [Swipe through this post for full statement] - Please distribute widely and ask your family and friends to say NO to the proposed changes!
Ontario’s mental health system is already under immense pressure, and the Ontario Psychological Association (OPA) warns that lowering professional standards will only make things worse. Recent CPBAO proposals threaten to strip away educational standards and safeguards, flooding the system with undertrained clinicians and putting the public at risk. Studies show that poorly trained providers are more likely to use unproven treatments and practice outside of their scopes, a dangerous gamble when dealing with complex conditions like depression, PTSD, autism, or ADHD. Psychologists and Psychological Associates have the advanced training needed in diagnosis, evidence-based care, ethics, and supervision to protect Ontarians and deliver effective outcomes.
Compromising Safety in the Name of Access [Click through this post for full statement] Ontario’s mental health system is already under immense pressure, and the Ontario Psychological Association (OPA) warns that lowering professional standards will only make things worse. Recent CPBAO proposals th...