Type: Undertakings

Former Registrant: Dr. Holly Prochnau, also known as Holly Fourchalk

Date: February 20, 2014

Status: In effect

Nature of Action: An Undertaking Agreement signed by the Former Registrant, including the following terms:

  • Removal of any and all reference on any website, advertising, marketing, and/or other promotional materials (except in the Former Registrant’s CV) to psychology, to the Former Registrant’s training, education and/or background in psychology, and/or to her former status as a registered psychologist;
  • To take all reasonable steps to implement removal irrespective of whether any website, advertising, marketing and/or other promotional materials are under the Former Registrant’s control or under the control of others;
  • In the case where materials are under the control of others, to make requests of the proprietors of such materials to comply with the foregoing;
  • That the Former Registrant’s CV will be a dated and separated document that individuals will need to open, rather than a listing embedded in or on any website, advertising, marketing and/or promotional materials; and
  • While these requirements do not preclude the Former Registrant from making the statement “I have a Ph.D. in Psychology”, any such statement must be accompanied by the additional sentence “I am not a Registered Psychologist” or “I am not registered with the College of Psychologists of BC”.

As a result of the Former Registrant’s voluntary cancellation of her registration with the College, she is also prohibited under section 12. 1 of the Health Professions Act:

  • From using the title “psychologist” or “registered psychologist”, or any abbreviation of either title, to describe her work or in association with a description of her work in British Columbia; and
  • From using any other name, title, description or abbreviation of a name or title that expresses or implies that she continues to be registered as a psychologist in British Columbia, or that she otherwise continues to be associated in any way with the College of Psychologists of BC.

Reasons: Complaints concerning the Former Registrant practising as a psychologist under a name not on the register, practising beyond her scope, and making claims that may be without sufficient empirical bases; resolved by means of Undertaking Agreement pursuant to section 36(1) of the Health Professions Act, following the Former Registrant’s voluntary cancellation of her registration with the College.

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The College mandate is to regulate the profession of psychology in the public interest by setting the standards for competent and ethical practice, promoting excellence, and taking action when standards are not met. The complaint process is an important part of ensuring quality and accountability in the provision of psychological services in British Columbia

Types of Public Notifications

Failure to Authorize a Criminal Record Check The Inquiry Committee may impose limits or conditions on, suspend, or cancel a registered psychologist if he/she fails to authorize a criminal record check pursuant to the Criminal Records Review Act.

Notice of Resignations During Investigation The College will notify the public if a registered psychologist has resigned his/her registration with the College during the investigation into a complain matter or during a discipline hearing.

Undertakings The registrant may enter into an agreement with the College for the purpose of resolving a complaint matter. These agreements may or may not contain admissions of wrongdoing (made by the registered psychologist). These agreements may involve a period of supervision and/or placing limitations on the registrant’s practice for a certain length of time in order to address the issues(s) identified in the complaint and investigation process. The College monitors these agreements to ensure compliance. Some agreements may be subject to extension.

Citations The College may send a registered psychologist a citation, which is a charging document that requires the Discipline Committee conduct a hearing into a complaint matter unless an undertaking agreement can be reached. Citations issues by the Inquiry Committee under section 37 of the Health Professions Act involved allegations which are and remain unproven unless admitted by a registrant or determined by the Discipline Committee.

Decisions of the Discipline Committee A decision report will be posted on the College website outlining the findings and/or actions taken against a registered psychologist after the Discipline Committee panel has conducted a discipline hearing.