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This panel discussion with the EPIC Network (Expert Psychologists Interagency Clinical Network) focuses on why four agencies decided to come together in order to lobby the government to make changes to the mental health model as we currently experience it in Alberta. EPICS MissionThe Expert Psychologists Interagency Clinical Network (EPIC) agencies include Kells Counselling, Insight Psychological, Dreamcatcher Nature Assisted Therapy, and Cornerstone Counselling. EPIC is a grassroots group representing over 60 private psychologists in Alberta. Together they strive to promote the benefits of psychology in the Edmonton area and help all Albertans access psychological care.In 2019 EPIC started a petition and submitted stating that changes needed to be made to the publics’ ability to access mental health. The petition asks the Alberta Government to:1. Fully fund mental health care interventions with a psychologist.2. Allow psychologists to direct bill AHS for psychological services.Read and/or sign the EPIC Petition here: https://www.change.org/p/government-of-alberta-alberta-health-services-funding-for-psychological-services READ MORE: SHOWNOTES AND TRANSCRIPTCONNECT WITH PANELIST:Janet Ryan-Newell, M.Ed, Registered Psychologisthttps://kellscounselling.ca/Eileen Bona, M.Ed, Registered Psychologisthttps://www.dreamcatcherassociation.com/Sheila Stauffer, B.A, Registered Social Workerhttps://cornerstonecounselling.com/Insight Counsellinghttps://www.insightpsychological.ca/----CONNECT WITH THE HOST:Tia Bell is a Registered Social Worker and Personal Development Coach who is sharing the journey of entrepreneurship and what it is really like owning your own business.FB: @tiabell.unscriptedcoIG: @tiabell.unscriptedcoWebsite: www.tiabell.comEmail: hello@tiabell.com------Music from https://filmmusic.io"Daily Beetle" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0