21401-26-4575379 - Psychological Diagnostic and Cognitive Assessments

The contractor must complete a maximum of 180 psychodiagnostic and cognitive assessments per year.

The Contractor must consider gender, cultural, religious, and linguistic differences and be responsive to the special needs of women and Indigenous People.

The Contractor must provide all services in compliance with federal and provincial legislation and standards, provincial and national guidelines, practice standards and CSC Policy/Guidelines including the CSC Mental Health Policy and guidelines.

The Contractor must provide services in accordance with the ethical and professional practice standards of the applicable provincial regulatory body, the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists and relevant legislation guiding the practice of Psychology within correctional settings.

The Contractor is expected to consult with the Project Authority to ensure that all psychological practices are consistent with the relevant and most current legislation, practice standards and policies.

On a yearly basis or as determined by the Project Authority, the Project Authority or designate will review a sample of reports to determine if they meet CSC and professional standards for psychological assessment reports. If a report is judged to be substandard, the Contractor must amend the report as requested at no extra cost to the Crown. The amendment must be completed, and the amended report submitted to the Project Authority within one (1) week following the date when the amendment was requested.

Timeliness of the submission of all reports will be monitored on an ongoing basis by the Project Authority and will form part of the assessment of the Contractor's work.

All work must be performed in English.