Chasing Societal Impact, Not Impact Factor: A Reflection as Outgoing Editor

Je me réjouis de l'occasion qui m'a été donnée d'etre, depuis janvier 2019, le rédacteur en chef de la revue Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne. Aux côtés de mon équipe de rédaction formée des professeurs Sharpe, Godbout et Greenman, j'ai mis un point d'honneur, au cours des quatre dernieres années, a mettre en valeur l' excellent travail des scientifiques du domaine de la psychologie et, ce faisant, a renforcer la pertinence de notre profession au regard des enjeux critiques de la société. Nous avons réalisé de grands progres en vue de réaffirmer l' engagement de la revue a publier dans tous les domaines touchant a la psychologie, a établir un cadre de publication équitable et inclusif, et a promouvoir la formation ainsi que le mentorat d'un bout a l'autre du processus de publication. Dans cet éditorial, je réfléchis aux progres accomplis en vue de matérialiser la vision rajeunie du journal, soit d'avoir une incidence sociale plus grande et d'etre un moteur de « Pintérét public ». Nous avons notamment lancé notre Programme de mentorat en evaluation d'articles pour les étudiants et les étudiantes diplômés, publié cinq numéros spéciaux et avons vu deux de nos articles faire partie du top 10 des articles de l'American Psychological Association publiés en 2021 les plus téléchargés.Alternate :Since January 2019, it has been such a pleasure to be the editor of Canadian Psychology /Psychologie canadienne. Along with my editorial team, Professors Sharpe, Godbout, and Greenman, I have taken great pride over these past 4 years in showcasing the excellent work of psychological scientists and, by doing so, consolidating the relevance of our profession to society's critical questions. We made great strides in reaffirming the journal's commitment to publishing in all areas of psychological inquiry, to an equitable and inclusive publishing framework, and to promoting training and mentoring through the publication process. In this editorial, I reflect on our progress in realizing the journal's rejuvenated vision of having a wider societal impact and being an engine of the "public good," including launching our Graduate Student Reviewer Mentorship Program, creating five special issues, and having two articles in the top 10 downloads of all American Psychological Association journal articles published in 2021.

Lions at the gate: How weaponization of policy prevents people of colour from becoming professional psychologists in Canada

The purpose of this article is to shed light on how weaponized policy supports a system designed to exclude racialized individuals from becoming professional psychologists, contributing to the undersupply of mental health care providers, which in turn contributes to a mental health crisis in Canada. We first describe the origins of the current shortage and lack of diverse representation in professional psychology and conclude with a list of recommendations to dismantle historic and unjust policies. As explicit racism became more stigmatized over the decades, policy tools evolved to become more and give the veneer of fairness while maintaining the original exclusionary outcome. Weaponized policies are part of a much-used but little-examined structural toolkit that serves to disenfranchise disempowered groups. We illuminate the history and adoption of these policies with examples, show how they were explicitly created to prevent people of colour from gaining power through education, and how they protect existing racist systems. The absence of historical perspective in training gives aversive policies plausible deniability, making structural change difficult. These policies have metastasized and become entrenched, persisting covertly in a multitude of policies and procedures that continue to strangle educational opportunities for people of colour and deprive Canada of diverse registered professional mental health providers and leaders. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (French) L'objectif de cet article est de faire la lumiere sur la facon dont les politiques instrumentalisees soutiennent un systeme concu pour exclure les personnes racisees de la profession de psychologue, contribuant ainsi a la penurie de prestataires de soins de sante mentale, qui a son tour contribue a une crise de la sante mentale au Canada. Nous decrivons d'abord les origines de la penurie actuelle et du manque de representation diversifiee dans la psychologie professionnelle et nous concluons par une liste de recommandations visant a demanteler les politiques historiques et injustes. Le racisme explicite etant de plus en plus stigmatise au fil des decennies, les outils politiques ont evolue pour devenir plus abstraits et donner un vernis d'equite tout en maintenant le resultat d'exclusion initial. Les politiques instrumentalisees font partie d'une boite a outils structurelle tres utilisee, mais peu examinee qui sert a priver de leurs droits les groupes prives de pouvoir. Nous eclairons l'histoire et l'adoption de ces politiques a l'aide d'exemples, montrons comment elles ont ete explicitement creees pour empecher les personnes de couleur d'acceder au pouvoir par l'education, et comment elles protegent les systemes racistes existants. L'absence de perspective historique dans la formation donne aux politiques aversives un deni plausible, rendant difficile le changement structurel. Ces politiques se sont metastasees et se sont enracinees, persistant secretement dans une multitude de politiques et de procedures qui continuent a etrangler les possibilites d'education pour les personnes de couleur et a priver le Canada de fournisseurs et de dirigeants professionnels de la sante mentale agrees et diversifies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) Impact Statement Professional psychologists provide vital mental health services as well as leadership for mental health centres, training initiatives, and academia. Their contributions are greatly needed as mental health services are becoming increasingly scarce due to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the profession must ensure that the field becomes accessible to people of colour trained to meet the mental health needs of our diverse Canadian population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Reimagining Clinical Psychology

Dans cet article invité a accompagner le Prix de la Société canadienne de psychologie pour contributions remarquables a l'éducation et a la formation en psychologie, je présente mes réflexions, mes expériences et mes recommandations pour la création d'une profession de psychologie clinique plus réactive sur le plan social. Cet article s'appuie sur mes expériences et mes apprentissages professionnels et personnels dans le domaine de la psychologie clinique pour réimaginer qui nous formons et comment nous les formons, et comment des changements a ces deux égards pourraient consolider notre domaine en tant que profession des sciences de la santé réactive sur le plan social. Je définis la profession de psychologie clinique réactive sur le plan social comme étant une science inclusive et une communauté diverse et juste. Pour atteindre ces objectifs, nous devons, en tant que profession, nous pencher sur la composition du corps enseignant et des étudiants dans nos programmes, mettre a jour les processus de recrutement et de rétention des étudiants, élargir notre conception de la science et des systemes de connaissances, et former les étudiants a une variété de carrieres.Alternate :In this invited companion article to the Canadian Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology, I detail my thoughts, experiences, and recommendations for creating a more socially responsive clinical psychology profession. This article builds on my professional and personal learnings and experiences in the field of clinical psychology to reimagine who we are training and how we are training them, and how changes in both regards could solidify our field as a socially responsive health science profession. I define a socially responsive clinical psychology profession as consisting of an inclusive science and a diverse and just community. To achieve these aims, as a profession we must address the composition of faculty and students in our programmes, update student recruitment and retention processes, broaden our conception of science and knowledge systems, and train students for a variety of careers.

Teaching Psychology

This editorial introduces the special issue "Teaching Psychology," focusing on education and training, one of the fundamental aspects of our profession. Ten articles center on important issues and trends in the landscape of teaching psychology, including (a) improving work-life balance for teachers, (b) moving toward a science of teaching, (c) decolonization and social justice-related teaching pedagogies, (d) course-specific guidance, and (e) a focus on student learning and student success. To remain as relevant to societal needs as possible, psychology will have to create the necessary bridge from theory and research to helping students prepare for careers;include new technological innovations;ground teaching in science;and transform the teaching of psychology to promote a more equitable and inclusive society.Alternate :L'éditorial présente la livraison spéciale consacrée à l'enseignement de la psychologie-en particulier à l'éducation et à la formation-un volet fondamental de notre profession. Dix articles portent sur des questions et des tendances importantes dans le domaine de l'enseignement de la psychologie, dont a) l'amélioration de l'équilibre travail-vie personnelle parmi les professeurs;b) la progression vers une science de l'enseignement;c) les pédagogies de l'enseignement axées sur la décolonisation et la justice sociale;d) une orientation adaptée aux cours;e) l'accent sur l'apprentissage et la réussite des étudiants et étudiantes. Pour maintenir sa pertinence à l'égard des besoins sociétaux, la psychologie devra relier théorie et recherche et l'aide aux étudiants et étudiantes en vue de préparer leur carrière, inclure les récentes innovations technologiques, ancrer l'enseignement dans la science et transformer l'enseignement de la psychologie en vue de favoriser une société plus équitable et plus inclusive.

Experiences and learnings from professional psychology training partners during the covid-19 pandemic: Impacts, challenges, and opportunities

The declaration of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in March 2020 has impacted all of society and had unprecedented, transformational effects on professional psychology training within just a few months. This review gathers knowledge from the leaders of three of the main training partners in Canada, the Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs (CCPPP), the Accreditation Panel of the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Association of Canadian Psychology Regulatory Organisations (ACPRO), as well as the Editor of Canadian Psychology. We share our experiences and learnings about the profound effect COVID-19 has had on academic programs, internships, accreditation, and regulatory functions. The review discusses the training pathway from student learner to licensed psychologist;the prominent educational, advocacy, and regulatory bodies associated with psychology training in Canada;pandemic-related challenges to training;an ethical decision-making framework developed for the Canadian context that may help in mitigating these challenges;the resulting guiding and aspirational principles for decision making during the pandemic;and personal examples of the pandemic's impact on our roles and affiliated organisations. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for professional training, the pandemic has also been a catalyst for change within the profession, encouraging expansion of tele-education and telehealth practices. The pandemic has encouraged enhanced communication within the whole training community, consensus-based ethical decision making, and has encouraged a focus on defining our professional priorities. The professional psychology training community has faced and will continue to face multifaceted and complex problems as a result of the pandemic. In the end, however, we hope to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic as a more resilient, reflective, and cohesive professional psychology training community.