Introduction & Overview of CPCA & ACCT Future Employment (Year 1 Students)

About this event

Are you considering becoming a member with either the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association (CPCA) or Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists in Canada (ACCT)? Are you wondering what the process of becoming a member is and what the qualifying exam looks like? Would you like to know how to become a Student Member? 

If you answered yes to one or all questions, we would like to invite you to our CPCA & ACCT virtual Info Sessions via Zoom. At each session you will learn about the CPCA and ACCT, the steps and benefits of becoming a member, future employment, FACTBC, and regulation in each province.

Registration is required and closes 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants at four different times; after registration, 3 days prior, 1 day prior, and 10 minutes prior to the start of each session.

WHO CAN ATTEND:

• Rhodes students enrolled into our Life Coach Diploma program, Wellness Counsellor Diploma program, Professional Counsellor Diploma program, part-time Life Skills Coaching Certificate program, part-time Life Skills Counselling Certificate program, full-time Life Coaching certificate program, Professional Integrative Nutrition Diploma program, and Northern Indigenous Counselling Diploma program.

DID YOU KNOW - CPCA:

Our Professional Counsellor Diploma (PCD) program graduates are eligible for membership with the CPCA as a Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling Provisional (MPCC-Provisional), or Registered Professional Counsellor Provisional (RPC-Provisional) and prepares them to write the corresponding CPCA qualifying exam. Also, upon completion of our PCD program, graduates are able to apply for 12 months of postgraduate supervision sponsorship to aid the start of their counselling practice while working with an organization or within their own business.

Click here to learn about the CPCA, the CPCA's application process, and to access the optional student member and mandatory MPCC-Provisional or RPC-Provisional application forms.

Click here to access our FAQ that includes the process to apply for membership and to activate postgraduate supervision.

Click here for access to the Student Membership application form.

Early Bird Special

Students enrolled into our Professional Counsellor Diploma program are eligible to apply for a Student Membership with the CPCA.

Apply for Student membership with the CPCA within 6 months of beginning your educational program and the Qualifying Exam is FREE (a savings of over $300). The Qualifying Exam is written after you complete your educational program and practicum. However, becoming a Student Member anytime in your program is still a great deal as your exam is reduced to half price - $150 (a savings of $150) plus taxes. This is CPCA's way of welcoming students to the CPCA!

DID YOU KNOW? - ACCT

Our Professional Counsellor Diploma (PCD) program graduates are eligible for membership with the ACCT as a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor Candidate (RTC-C). Also, upon completion of our PCD program, graduates are able to apply for 12 months of postgraduate supervision sponsorship to aid the start of their counselling practice while working with an organization or within their own business.

Click here to learn about the ACCT, the ACCT's application process, and to access the optional student member and mandatory RTC-C application forms.

Click here to access our FAQ that includes the process to apply for membership and to activate postgraduate supervision.