The Role of Continuing Competence

The role of CAP’s Continuing Competence Program (CCP) is to ensure regulated members provide safe, competent, and effective services to the public. It also ensures that regulated members meet the Health Professions Act (HPA) requirements and CAP’s Standards of Practice, in particular, Standards of Practice 4.1-4.17. The Continuing Competence Frameworks webpage outlines various legal, regulatory, and underlying principles of CAP’s CCP.

CCP is a yearly requirement running from April 1 to March 31.

Each year, regulated members must complete 24 hours of continuing competency education and training. Professional judgment, discretion, and flexibility are intentionally built into CAP’s CCP. Members are encouraged to complete education and training activities that are practical, make sense, and align with their day-to-day professional activities, work settings, and clinical populations. Regulated members are also encouraged to talk regularly to peers, supervisors, and experts and reflect deeply and deliberately on their clinical work and competence development.

Consulting with peers and colleagues is the best way to navigate CAP’s CCP successfully.

During annual permit renewal, regulated members set CCP goals for the upcoming year (April 1 - March 31). At the end of the year, regulated members confirm completed activities and provide supporting documentation.

NOTE: regulated members may update their CCP goals and activities throughout the year, including adding supporting documentation via the MyCAP Login.

ALSO OF NOTE: provisional psychologists cannot count supervision in any area. Supervision hours are an entrance-to-practice registration requirement and cannot count toward the CCP.

Need more information or help?

The Frequently Asked Questions webpage contains answers to most CCP-related questions. Please carefully search this page for answers to your questions. The Technology Tips webpage offers general tips for successfully accessing and completing the CCP via the MyCAP Login. The Audit webpage offers general information on the yearly CCP Audit.