Kevin Sack

The registrant admitted to professional misconduct for falsifying an employment letter and forging her employer's signature to support a licensing application in the United Arab Emirates.

The College and the registrant presented a joint submission on penalty, proposing a one-month suspension, a reprimand, and remedial education.

The Tribunal accepted the joint submission, finding it protected the public and did not bring the administration of the professional discipline system into disrepute.

The College alleged that the registrant engaged in professional misconduct by submitting improper claims under the Interim Federal Health Program and failing to maintain adequate clinical records.

The registrant admitted to the misconduct, acknowledging that she billed for services provided by interns and double-booked patients.

The Tribunal found that the registrant's actions constituted professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Tribunal ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension (with a possible two-month remission), and specified terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration, along with $4,700 in costs.

The registrant admitted to professional misconduct for blurring professional boundaries by providing personal emotional support to a friend, falsifying a record by writing a letter claiming to be the friend's treating psychotherapist, and threatening the friend and his spouse after learning they had complained to the College.

The Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a four-month suspension, a reprimand, individualized ethics instruction, counselling, supervision, and costs of $4,700, finding the penalty protected the public and did not bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

The registrant, a new psychotherapist, practised without the required clinical supervision.

Upon realizing her error, she attempted to conceal it by having a friend impersonate her supervisor in a conversation with a client and by providing false information to her employer.

The registrant admitted to professional misconduct.

The Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a four-month suspension, individualized ethics instruction, a reprimand, and costs of $4,700.