Psychological Counselling

Psychological Counselling Services - NFLD

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Atlantic Region, Corner Brook and Stephenville, NFLD.

Trade agreement:	 This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements: This contract includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements: 

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement. 

The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to provide the services of a psychologist for offenders located in Corner Brook and Stephenville, NL, in the Atlantic Region.

Objectives: Provide essential mental health and / or psychological assessment or psychological risk assessment services to offenders, as requested by the Project Authority, at the contractor’s business location (professional office) in Stephenville or Corner Brook in the Atlantic Region.

Deliverables: The treatment/counselling orientation utilized by Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is cognitive-behavioural.   All psychological treatments offered to offenders by the contractors must be evidence-based with known application to offender populations.  The principal focus of treatment will depend on the nature of the referral and the offender's needs.  Although the usual objectives of treatment include the reduction of risk to reoffend, a priority should also be placed on the amelioration of the offender's mental health and emotional or behavioural functioning, including feelings, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours that moderately to severely impact or interfere with daily functioning. The offender's motivation for the index offence (particularly in cases of sexual offenders) should be addressed in this context.

The Contractor must take into account gender, cultural, religious and linguistic differences and be responsive to the special needs of women and Aboriginal 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 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.  Timeliness will form part of the assessment of the Contractor's work.

Expected Delivery Date: April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017


File Number: 21201-16-2175886

Contracting Authority: Andrea Nugent
Regional Contract Officer
1045 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Moncton, NB  E1C 1H1
Telephone number: 506-851-6977
Facsimile number: 506-851-6327
E-mail: andrea.nugent@csc-scc.gc.ca

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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

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