MEMO

Dean of

Graduate Studies

SIR EET ADDRESS

Maggie Benston

Student Services Centre

1100

Burnaby BC VsA iSr,

Canada

MAII.INC ADDRESS

8888 University Drive

Burnaby BC V>A iSr,

Canada

SFU

S.12-53

TO: Senate

TEL

FROM Wade Parkhouse, Dean, Graduate Studies

RE Criminal Records Checks for Students in Graduate Courses

CC

DATE February 14, 2012

For information

Effective September 2012

Amendments to the Criminal Records Review Act (CRRA) require that students

consent to a Criminal Record Check before enrolling in specific graduate courses. At

its meeting of February 6, 2012, SGSC received a list of these courses from the

Registraras information and is forwarding it to Senate.

Senators wishing to consult a more detailed report of curriculum revisions

may do so by going to Docushare:

https://docushare.sfu.ca/dsweb/View/Collection-12682

If you are unable to access the information, please call 778-782-3168 or email

shcllev gair@sfu.ca.

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SFU

MEMO

Registrar and Student

Enrolment

mailing address

3200 Maggie Benston

Centre

8888 University Drive

Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6

Canada

Tel: 778-782-3108

FAX: 778-782-5732

TO:

Dr. Wade Parkhouse - Chair SGSC

FROM: Kate Ross, Registrar

Student Enrolment

& S< snior Director,

RE:

Criminal R

ecords Chec

ks

for

Students in Gra duate

Courses

DATE:

January 27, 2012

StartingJanuary 2012, amendments to the

Criminal Records Review Act

(CRRA) require students to consent to a

special CRRA Criminal Record Check before enrolling in certain courses. The courses affected are those with a

practicum

component that involves working with children or vulnerable adults.

SFU is required by law to ensure that every student registered in a practicum that involves working with children or

vulnerable adults undergoes a

CRRA Criminal Record Check. The University must submit consent forms with

payment to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. SFU is prohibited by law to permit students to work

with children or vulnerable adults without a CRRA Criminal Record Check. Similarly, if a CRRA Criminal

Record Check returns a determination

of risk, the University is obligated to ensure that the student does not work

with children or vulnerable adults.

This requires the University to add the statement "Students must successfully complete a Criminal Record Check" as

a prerequisite to the following courses:

Education 799 - Supervised Counselling Clinic I

Education 800 - Supervised Counselling Clinic II

Education 801 - Counselling Practicum I

Education 802 - Counselling Practicum II

Psychology 821 - Practicum in Individual Assessment

Psychology 823 - Practicum in Intervention

Psychology 825 - Intervention

Psychology 831 - Practicum in Child Evaluation and Treatment Formulation

Psychology 880 - Practicum

Psychology 881 - Senior Practicum

Psychology 882 - Neuropsychology Practicum

Psychology 883 - Practicum III

Psychology 884 - Practicum IV

Psychology 886 - Internship

Psychology 890 - Practicum in Clinical Forensic Psychology

Psychology 892 - Research/Policy Practicum in Law and Psychology

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