Supported New Brunswick in its efforts to get regulated and in the opening of the College of Counselling Therapists of New Brunswick
Recognizing the need for Culturally-safe and inclusive counselling practices, published and disseminated to provincial and federal decision-makers an Issues paper on the urgent need for improved indigenous mental health services in Canada
Worked with the Canadian Military and Veteran Families Leadership Circle to publish the resource “School Counsellors Working with Military and Veteran Families”
Advocated for counsellors and psychotherapists on provincial and national levels regarding issues such as third-party insurance coverage and HST.
Presented to the federal Liberal Mental Health Caucus on Indigenous mental health and on youth mental health and the criminal justice system.
Put forth a pre-budget submission to the Standing Committee of Finance and attended the Pre-Budget Stakeholders Lock-Up.
Issued press releases recognizing and supporting a variety of national and international special days and weeks which often resulted in media interviews.
Worked with national partners in advancing mental health and wellness including :
Have you ever wondered what type of work we do behind the scenes in order to offer the most to our membership and ensure things run smoothly for our members?
From advocating with MPs to adding benefits to holding a membership with us, we have been busy!
Advocacy
Member Benefits
Hosted a very successful conference in St. John’s Newfoundland in partnership with the NLCPA.
Started offering professional liability insurance through BMS Canada Risk Services Ltd (BMS Group) to give members access to higher limits and enhanced coverage at no additional cost.
Continued to offer a legal advice service to offer certified members 24/7 access to experts in the field.
Created new Awards to recognize the significant contributions of our members.
Launched a new special-interest Chapter for Post-Secondary Counsellors.
Supervision-Related
Published a new section on our website entirely dedicated to the topic of clinical supervision in counselling.
Delivered a clinical supervision workshop at the intermediate level.
Continued to annually sponsor a graduate level course in clinical supervision.