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The Program in a Nutshell
This program is designed with intention.
We have built it with the intention that you leave with a strong foundation in formal assessment, grounded in core concepts, ethics, and cultural humility — along with the confidence to adapt what you learn in ways that feel authentic to your professional identity and clinical approach.
You will gain access to hands on training for a large battery of assessment tools and have the support needed to feel competent in your consultations, assessments and report writing.
Join us for a 12 month program, with monthly topics and consultation calls to ensure continuous support and learning. The program is front loaded with important skills and topics to ensure that you can start administering assessments early on with continued support. All mandatory intensives will be hosted in Calgary, Alberta at the Riverwest Therapy Collective.
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Applications Open - October 7, 2026
Applications Close - November 1, 2026 @ 11:59pm
Interviews - November 22 - December 1, 2026
Acceptances - by December 15, 2026
Deposit Due - by February 1, 2027
Program Start Date - April 1, 2027
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Jump start your learning with intensives early on. This will allow you to start putting to practice early.
Intensives are located in Calgary, Alberta at Riverwest Therapy Collective and run daily from 10am-5pm.
Topics include:
How to conduct an assessment
ADHD, psychosocial, psychoeducation and autism assessments
differential diagnosis
Intensive 1: April 2-4, 2027
Intensive 2: May 1 & 2, 2027
Intensive 3: June 5 & 6 2027
Intensive 4: Sept 18 & 19, 2027
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Monthly workshops occur on months without an intensive to bolster your competency. Workshop topics include:
MVA and Trauma assessments
Ethics & Consent Considerations
Therapeutic Assessments
Business of Assessment in Privacte Practice
Working with Third Parties
How to Complete Common Forms
and more..
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In addition to hands on, in class learnings and monthly workshops, you will be given access to:
Consult group (What’s App)
Consent form considerations
Report examples
Clinical Interview Templates
Three Faculty Members outside of classroom training
Resource Library (Trainings, Books, etc)
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This program will provide you with:
over 55 hours of direct training
over 27 consultation hours (including consultation calls, chats and report review)
ability to supervise provisional psychologists and registered psychologists in formal assessment
ability to support graduate interns in formal assessment training as per CAP standards in effect 2030
ability to scale and diversify your income
ability to select your battery and administer comprehensive and clinically sound assessments
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For Cohort 2, the program cost for the 12-month period is $1250/month + GST.
Your first month is due upon acceptance to the program and is due by February 1, 2027 to secure your spot. Acceptances will be sent in December.
please note that the cost of the program may change from cohort 1 as we develop the program further
Please note that the dates list on this page are for Cohort 2.
Cohort 3 will be in the fall 2027. While the content and flow will be similar, dates are currently TBD.
Key Details
12 Month Commitment
Learning formal assessments is a commitment that takes focus, dedication and consistent learning. As per CAP standards, you must achieve at least 400 hours to declare competency. This program will provide you with the hands on training and ongoing support throughout your skill development over the 12 months.
Mandatory Intensives
In order for us to sign off on your competency, intensives are mandatory in attendance. As such, we understand it is important to plan ahead and therefore are providing the dates in advance:
Intensive 1: April 2-4, 2027
Intensive 2: May 1 & 2, 2027
Intensive 3: June 5 & 6, 2027
Intensive 4: Sept 18 & 19, 2027
Insurance & Practice Permit
You are responsible for maintaining your own liability insurance and practice permit required to practice as a Provisional Psychologist or Registered Psychologist in Alberta for the entirety of this program.
No Guarantees
You will be provided with the support, training and consultation hours required for the 400 hours of competency, however we make no guarantee of client referrals or direct assessment hours. You will be responsible for gaining your own clients during this program, and will be supported with the report review, in class training, workshops, and consultation along the way.