Student Reps

CCPA has a Student Representative program at Canadian Universities that offer master's-level degrees in counselling or related field leading to certification. These Student Reps are available to contact if you have any questions about CCPA, its membership, and/or the profession. CCPA Student Reps act as liason and facilitate communication between the University, its students, the appropriate Provincial Director and CCPA. They engage in activities intended to inform students about the Association and the counselling profession. CCPA encourages and supports Student Reps to be actively involved with the students on campus, with the CCPA National Conference, and with CCPA's Student Newsletter. 

Student Representative Benefits:

• Free chapters and student membership, and consequent member benefits (including access to Liability Insurance)
• Publication in the CCPA Student Newsletter
• Networking opportunities

Student Representative Responsibilities: (see Outline of Responsibilities for sample schedule of activities)

• Lead a CCPA info session once per year.
• Communicate relevant updates from CCPA to counselling students through list-serv and a poster
• Submit the completed annual CCPA Student Representative Activity Report form
• Participate in one CCPA Student Representative conference call in September
• Participate in the publication of CCPA’s Student Newsletter (E.g.by writing an article, editing, or finding students or faculty members to submit articles).

Student Representative Optional Activities:

• ‘Follow’ CCPA on Twitter and Facebook, if applicable.
• Be profiled on the Ambassadors program
• Assist with CCPA National Conference when it is held in your city.
• Plan and implement other activities on campus according to student needs and your schedule.

How to become a Student Representative
The annual deadline for the CCPA Student Representative positions is September 15^th of every year. Applications are accepted throughout the year but applications are only reviewed in late September for each school year.

For Student Representative applications to be considered, the applicant must be a member of CCPA or have submitted a membership application. Applicants who are not yet a member can submit a membership request as Student Representative along with their Proof of Student status.

In addition, please submit the Student Representative Application Form and Agreement Forms to CCPA's Head Office.  

*Please note that the list of universities below is for your reference only. It is neither official nor exhaustive and a listing on this page does in no way imply endorsement by CCPA.