School Psychologists

• English schools in N.B. are facing a chronic lack of school psychologists. Here’s why.

  New Brunswick only has six school psychologists in the anglophone system and according to education minister Bill Hogan, the shortage is due to a lack of trained candidates.

  Education

  Apr 11
  
• New Brunswick opposition parties say they hope to salvage Bill 35

  Lawmakers have praised some aspects of the bill and raised concerns over others that would allow some teachers to conduct tests normally done by psychologists.

  Politics

  May 12, 2021
  
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• Attention turns to Bill 35, rental review as N.B. legislature set to return

  The College of Psychologists and opposition parties have some pieces of government legislation in their crosshairs as the assembly is set to return.

  Politics

  May 10, 2021
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• New Brunswick college of psychologists ‘blindsided’ over possibility of teachers performing psychoeducational assessments

  The college of psychologists says they were not consulted about the changes and worry it could lead to some children being misdiagnosed.

  Education

  Mar 22, 2021
• Agreement with Nova Scotia government restores union rights for school specialists

  Under the new deal, all specialists in the public school system will again become union members retroactive to their hiring date.

  Education

  Oct 8, 2020
• NSTU drops bad-faith bargaining complaint against provincial government

  The complaint was filed with the labour board after government tabled a proposal that would remove teaching specialists from the union’s bargaining unit.

  Education

  Feb 6, 2020
• Nova Scotia school psychologists, speech pathologists once again members of NSTU

  In 2018, the province said it would continue to hire specialists, but would no longer require them to be certified as teachers.

  Education

  Nov 27, 2019
• N.S. hires 190 additional inclusive education support staff

  The Nova Scotia government says all of the inclusive education support position it posted have now been filled.

  Education

  Oct 3, 2018
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• Nova Scotia education minister defends hiring process for education specialists

  On Monday, June 25, postings for term positions for Speech Language Pathologists, Psychologists and Social Workers with the Halifax Regional Education Centre [HRCE] closed.

  Education

  Jun 27, 2018