COVID-19 Resources
- January 5, 2021 — Strong Majority of Canadians Want Improved Access to Psychologists
- December 2, 2020 — COVID-19 Worsening Access to Psychologists in NL
- November 25, 2020 — Coping with a COVID Christmas
- August 18, 2020 — Psychological Strategies for Wearing Masks
- Parenting During a Pandemic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWJv42fQ4Nw&t=61s from Eastern Health NL
- Self-Care During a Pandemic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRO4KlI_SDY&t=4s from Eastern Health NL
- March 17, 2020 — Psychological Coping During COVID-19
- March 16, 2020 — APNL Guidance for COVID-19
Psychology works for COVID-19. Psychologists giving back to front line service providers.
COVID-19 is having a significant impact on the mental health of Canadians, none more so than those who are working on the front lines of health care. Canadians with COVID-19 depend on the expertise of health care providers. The health and well-being of those providers are critical to them being able to deliver this expertise. Hundreds of registered psychologists have signed on to an initiative of the CPA to provide psychological services, via tele-health, to health care providers working at the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Click here to read more about this initiative and to find a psychologist in your area who has volunteered to provide psychological services at no charge.
If you are a psychologist registered to practice in Canada and would like to donate some of your time to provide psychological services to front line health care providers who may be feeling stressed, overwhelmed or distressed by being on the front lines of this COVID-related health crisis, please click here to register: https://web2.cpa.ca/membersurveys/index.php/451688?lang=en.
Articles & Resources from BMS
BMS is producing an ongoing series relating to COVID-19.
- This document provides an overview of Canadian case law in relation to mandatory vaccines policies. Risk Management Resource - Vaccine Policies in Workplaces (January 20, 2021)
- This article provides considerations for health professionals when making clinical and ethical decisions as well as for handling potential confidentiality issues. Ethical Issues for Regulated Health Professionals in the Era of COVID-19 (04/03/2020)
- BMS has put together a document based on the common questions they are receiving from members: COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (04/03/2020)
- As many members transition to a Telehealth environmente, BMS has created the attached Telehealth Consent Form: Consent to Use Electronic Communications to Provide Telehealth Services (03/27/2020)
- Many retired members are seeking to return to the workforce during COVID-19: Returning to Practice During COVID-19 - Professional Liabilty Insurance Considerations (03/27/2020)
- This article is designed to assist health professionals interpret and apply their obligations under PHIPA during a public health emergency: Protecting Privacy in a Pandemic (03/26/2020)
- A resource in relation to tele-health: COVID-19: Virtual Health Care Services - Ensuring Continuity of Care (03/19/2020)
- Position statement document as it relates to COVID-19 and insurance coverage within the CPA/CPAP program member policies: COVID-19: Insurance Coverage Position Statement (03/19/2020)
CPA's Psychology Works Fact Sheets about the COVID-19 Pandemic
The CPA has produced a series of Fact Sheets in response to the coronavirus pandemic:
- Why Does Culture Matter to COVID-19? - PDF | HTML 06/04/2020
- Grief, Bereavement and COVID-19 - PDF | HTML 05/12/2020
- Research Funding Information as relates to COVID-19 - PDF | HTML 05/08/2020
- Guidance for Psychology Students as Relates to COVID-19 - PDF | HTML 05/08/2020
- Guidance for Psychology Faculty and Researchers as Relates to COVID-19 - PDF | HTML 05/08/2020
- Emotional and Psychological Challenges Faced by Frontline Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic - PDF | HTML 04/07/2020
- Psychological Practice and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) - PDF | HTML 03/18/2020
- Student Wellness and COVID-19 - PDF | HTML 04/02/2020
- Helping Teens Cope with the Impacts of and Restrictions Related to COVID-19 - PDF | HTML 03/31/2020
- Psychological Impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) - PDF | HTML 03/20/2020
- Working from Home During COVID-19, With and Without Children - PDF | HTML 03/17/2020
- Coping With and Preventing COVID-19 - PDF | HTML 04/04/2020
You can find all of the CPA's "Psychology Works" Fact Sheets here
COVID-19 Resource Links
Current information about COVID-19 may be accessed from:
- Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) COVID-19 Resource Hub: https://cts.vresp.com/c/?MentalHealthCommissi/a583350035/49b3686b34/20d4f4d85b
- Government of Newfoundland & Labrador COVID-19 Information & Updates : https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/
- The Federal Government website at:https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html
- The World Health Organization (WHO) also provides extensive and frequently updated information on COVID-19 at: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
- APA- https://www.apaservices.org/practice/news/covid19-psychology-services-protection.pdf
- NASP – Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-andcrisis/health-crises/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource
- Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Informationhttps://hub.jhu.edu/novel-coronavirus-information/