Accreditation

The Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Waterloo was one of the first clinical psychology programs to be accredited in Canada. In its early years, it was accredited by the Ontario Psychological Association (OPA). Then, accreditation of our program by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) began in 1986 and has continued to the present day. From 1963 through 2012, we were also accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). However, in 2012, the CPA and the APA signed the First Street Accord, a mutual recognition agreement of the equivalence of accreditation standards and practices, making future APA accreditation no longer relevant for Canadian programs.

Most recently, in October of 2017, the Canadian Psychological Association accredited our Clinical Psychology Program for a seven-year period, the longest period they accredit. Our next site visit will be in 2024. The Site Visit Report observed:

The Panel commends the programme on their faculty-to-student ratio, and noted that the programme and institution are very responsive in adding new teaching faculty and replacing retiring faculty as needed.

The report also noted:

The Panel commends the programme on the development and maintenance of their in-house training clinic, and was impressed with the programme's use of the clinic as both a center for practical and research training. The Panel was also impressed with the institutional support of the clinic, as evidenced by the continued technological enhancements made to the clinic.

Contact Information for the CPA Office of Accreditation 

 The contact information for the CPA Office of Accreditation is the following:

Accreditation Office
Canadian Psychological Association
141 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 702
Ottawa, ON K1P 5J3