Psychology

Psychologists at the Ottawa Hospital (TOH) provide specialized care to patients with complex medical presentations due to injury, acute and chronic medical conditions and/or mental health issues.  As part of the interprofessional team, psychologists contribute to improved health outcomes through assessment, diagnosis, treatment (individual and group) and consultation.  Psychologists further support clinical care through programme development, outcome evaluation initiatives and interprofessional research projects. As part of the academic mandate, Psychologists are involved in supervision of residents of TOH Psychology’s accredited internship programme, doctoral level practicum students, and team-teaching graduate level courses to prepare future psychologists for hospital positions.  In addition, Psychologists also provide consultation and didactic sessions to medical personnel (medical staff, students, and residents), allied health staff, as well as community associations/groups.

General Campus and Civic Campus

At the General and Civic campuses, Psychology is an independent service organized into three service delivery areas sections : Mental Health, Health Psychology, and Neuropsychology. In practice, these sections are interrelated components of psychological service provision and training.

In addition, Psychology maintains active research programs and collaborates on a number of multidisciplinary research projects.

The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre

The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre offers services to adults and seniors who have a chronic illness or physical disability requiring rehabilitation. The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre has 66 inpatient beds and extensive outpatient services, offered in English and French to both individuals and families.

Clinical services are offered across three Clinical Care Streams: Neurocognitive, Neuromuscular and Locomotor which are designed to be oriented towards functional needs. The main populations served on the Neurocognitive Care Stream have acquired brain injuries. Those seen on the Neuromuscular service include patients with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida. The Locomotor Care Stream serves individuals with amputations, chronic pain, respiratory disorders, and multiple traumas.

All services at The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre are provided by interdisciplinary teams and the Centre is organized according to on a program management model. Each of the 3 clinical Care Streams has an interdisciplinary team with at least one member from Psychology. As the mental health profession within The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Psychology provides assessment, individual and group treatment, and consultation to inpatients and outpatients. Psychology also contributes to interdisciplinary research projects and as well as ongoing program development and evaluation initiatives.

Psychology Staff

Psychology staff at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) includes 32 psychologists and three psychometrists.  Staff are represented by the Psychology Profession Lead and provide care to some of TOH’s specialized services.  TOH Psychologists hold doctoral degrees, and in addition to extensive clinical training, they also undergo rigorous training in research design and implementation.  They are registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario and are authorized to practice in a number of competency areas including clinical neuropsychology, clinical psychology, rehabilitation psychology and/or health psychology.

The Ottawa Hospital

The Ottawa Hospital is a bilingual, 950-bed tertiary acute care facility in the nation’s capital. As a nationally recognized academic health sciences facility, the hospital offers a range of inpatient and outpatient health-care services to adults. Services are offered at the Riverside, Civic and General Campuses where the Rehabilitation Centre is also located. The General Campus is a site interconnected with the University of Ottawa Health Sciences Centre and Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Adjacent to this complex is the National Defence Medical Centre. As a teaching hospital, education, training and research are part of The Ottawa Hospital’s mandate.

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Last updated on: February 7th, 2025