Seeking Professional Development Assistance
With Your Practice?
1 of 2: For Therapists - Need Guidance For An Urgent Situation?
Description: Within 5 days (ideally), you can meet with Dawn McBride (an ethics expert) to discuss what you deem to be a highly urgent event (e.g., ethics complaint, received a court order, complex ethical dilemma, business/staff coaching, etc.).
Fee: Our 2026 rate for rapid access, up to 60 minutes, is $351.75 (includes applicable taxes).
2 of 2: For Therapists - Have An Urgent Need To 'Digest'?
(e.g., Impact of our work or receiving a complaint? Giving a testimony?)
Description: Within 5 days (ideally), you will meet with a DPS-approved registered psychologist (other than Dawn) to utilize the EMDR critical incident stress protocol (e.g., stress of an ethical complaint, prepare for court, debrief a "dark" moment, etc.). This is a highly confidential service with minimal note-taking; only for Alberta therapists.
Fee: Our 2026 fee is at our top clinical rate, given the immediate access, up to 60 minutes: $315 ​(includes applicable taxes). ​​​​
Rapid Response Assistance
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Description: This service is for those who are seeking PD in any area of practice (e.g., business coaching, consent form development, personalized session note templates, etc.). This service welcomes up to 3 people from the same organization to attend. Since this service is not urgent, it usually has a booking time of 3-4 months.
Fee: Our 2026 fee for this service is $283.50 (includes applicable taxes), up to 60 minutes.
Short-Term Assistance
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Description: This service is for companies or group's that want to use this time to debrief, ask questions, receive information, and seek coaching services for PD development. This seminar does not have a formal teaching component (e.g., no specific agenda or prep work on teaching slides). Since this service is not urgent, it usually has a booking time of 3-4 months.
Fee: Our 2026 fee for this service is $283.50 (includes applicable taxes), up to 60 minutes.
Q&A Service Meeting
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Description: This service is for people to have access to all services in the previous columns, provided they meet with relevant DPS staff at least twice a year. Other conditions apply, and these will be outlined in the contract. There is an extensive waiting list for this service (around 2 years).
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Fee: This service offers many bonuses, including a sliding-scale fee. Other bonus include: invitations to attend free networking circles, and training discounts.
Ongoing Assistance
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