OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION

CACAP members have access to committees, networking and professional development opportunities.

CACAP MEMBERS ENJOY ACCESS TO THE JOURNAL

The CACAP Journal offers a unique Canadian lens on the approach to child and youth mental health.

The Journal is published quarterly and offers variety of perspectives on research and clinical cases from across the country. Members also have access to the complete Journal online archive.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Earn CME credits through our annual conference and education events.

Members have access to education events and discounts on our annual conference.

PROFESSIONAL BENEFITS

Access to a network of other child and adolescent psychiatrists.

Since 1980 CACAP is the sole professional association of psychiatrists who work to help children, youth and their families across Canada reach their optimal potential for mental and emotional well-being.

ELIGIBILITY FOR CACAP AWARDS

CACAP members are eligible to be nominated for one of several CACAP awards or certificates of recognition.

Awards are presented each year at our annual conference.

ADVOCACY

Be part of an organization that values access to care.

CACAP is the collective voice for Canada’s child and adolescent psychiatrists working in the interests of its members, children and youth, with the media, other associated organizations and governments.

FULL MEMBERSHIP – $350

Please note that psychiatrists are required to register under the Full Member category. The Associate Member category is intended for professionals who are not psychiatrists.

Full Membership is available to every legally qualified medical practitioner who:

  • is registered as a specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or equivalent; OR
  • is registered as a specialist in Psychiatry by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or equivalent, and who, in the judgment of the Board, has received adequate training in, and has demonstrated a commitment to the practice of, child and adolescent psychiatry;
  • has applied and been accepted by the Board for Full Membership.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP – $215

Please note that psychiatrists are required to register under the Full Member category. The Associate Member category is intended for professionals who are not psychiatrists.

Associate Members are entitled to receive notice of and attend all meetings of members, but are not entitled to vote at such meetings unless the item pertains to their membership group specifically. Associate members are not eligible to sit on the Board of Directors.

Associate Membership is available to anyone who:

  • has a professional degree or certificate; AND

  • is working with, or has, a professional interest in children and/or youth; AND

  • has applied and been accepted by the board for Associate Membership.

MEMBER-IN-TRAINING MEMBERSHIP – No cost

Members-in-Training are entitled to receive notice of, attend, and vote at all Meetings of Members and are eligible to sit on the Board of Directors in the positon of Member-in-Training representative.

Membership-in-Training is available to every legally qualified medical practitioner who:

  • is registered in a training program in psychiatry or in child and adolescent psychiatry which has been accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada;
  • has applied and been accepted by the Board as a Member-in-Training.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER-IN-TRAINING MEMBERSHIP – No cost

Associate Members-In-Training are entitled to receive notice of and attend all meetings of members, but are not entitled to vote at such meetings unless the item pertains to their membership group specifically. Associate members-in-training are not eligible to sit on the Board of Directors.

Associate Membership is available to anyone who:

  • is registered in a training program in a professional degree or certificate; AND

  • has applied and been accepted by the Board as a Member-in-Training.

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