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CRITERIA FOR REGISTERED MEMBERSHIP
A successful applicant will:
1. Hold a relevant Master's degree (counselling, clinical or educational psychology, pastoral counselling, marital and family counselling, clinical social work, psychiatric nursing, and applied behavioral sciences) from an institution acceptable to the Registration Committee.
An acceptable institution is a:
- government-approved or government-authorized degree-granting institution of higher education in Canada, or
- regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States, or
- university in another country that has been recognized or authorized by an appropriate authority of that jurisdiction.
2. Submit sealed official transcripts for all relevant education.
3. Show by transcript, or otherwise, a broad counselling base which includes:
- normal development and abnormal psychology
- counselling and personality theories
- group therapy theory and practice
- family therapy theory and practice
- basic research design
- ethics
4. Provide references from at least two regulated mental health professionals who are familiar with his/her work. At least one referee must have supervised the applicant's clinical work; the other can be a colleague.
5. Submit evidence of a minimum of 100 hours of direct clinical supervision, which must be documented on a Clinical Reference Form. If the 100 hours were supervised by more than one supervisor, each supervisor must complete a Clinical Reference Form for the number of hours she/he supervised.
A. Qualifications of the Clinical Supervisor
i. approved by a university to provide clinical supervision of practica and internships or,
ii. a regulated mental health professional with, at least, a Master's degree.
B. At least 25 of the supervised hours must be directly observed by a clinical supervisor. The clinical supervisor will witness clinical work in one or more of the following ways:
i. direct observation of sessions
ii. review of video-taped sessions
iii. review of audio-taped sessions
iv. co-counselling
v. co-facilitating
C. Supervision via case consultation will be considered, in combination with direct observation.
D. Client contact hours that did not involve direct supervision (as definde above) are not to be included in the total hours of clinical supervision.
E. Supervision hours from practica, internships, and post-graduate clinical work will be considered. Supervision which occurred prior to the Master's degree will not be considered.
6. Submit a current resumé, with details of academic qualifications, counselling training and work experience.
7. Provide a criminal record search from his/her region, to be conducted at the applicant's expense.
8. Possess or show intent to purchase professional liability insurance. Proof is required before the applicant can register with BCACC.
9. Sign an agreement that he/she has read and understood the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors' Scope of Practice, Code of Ethical Conduct, and Standards of Clinical Practice.
If you feel that you meet the Criteria for Registered Membership, contact BCACC Head Office to request the Application Package. The package is also available on our website: www.bc-counsellors.org/apply.aspx. Thank you for your interest in the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, and we welcome your inquiries and/or application.
BCACC Registration Costs:
One-time (non-refundable) application fee - $190.48, plus GST $9.52 = TOTAL $200.00
Registered Membership Dues - $415.24, plus GST $20.76 = TOTAL $436.00
LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUMS
Based on a full year (if not covered under a separate policy)
$2,000,000 Coverage ..........$210.00
$5,000,000 Coverage ......... $330.00
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