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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO APPLICANTS – October 4, 2011
There have been significant changes to Criterion 5(A): Qualifications of the Clinical Supervisor, effective October 4, 2011. The applicable forms have been updated accordingly and posted on the website. Please ensure you are using the most current forms for your application. Applications received after October 14, 2011, must be submitted using the new forms.
Please check the dates on the form footers to ensure you use the most current forms for your application.
Application Form: 5/31/2011
Colleague Reference Form: 10/4/2011
Clinical Reference Form: 10/4/2011
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A. Qualifications of the Clinical Supervisor:
To be acceptable to the Committee, a “qualified professional” who provides the formal supervision required under bylaw 12(1)(f)iii must be a counselling professional who meets the following criteria:
1. The supervisor was appointed, by a university acceptable to the board, to supervise a practicum or internship in a Masters level counselling program.
OR
2. a) the supervisor is a registered member in good standing of a mental health profession that has third party accountability; OR
b) the supervisor has provided evidence of advanced skills in clinical counselling acceptable to the Committee equal to or greater than those which apply to members of the Association; OR
c) the supervisor holds a minimum of a Master’s degree that is acceptable to the Board and would otherwise meet or exceed the Association’s membership requirement;
AND
d) the supervisor has a minimum of 5 years’ clinical experience as a practicing counsellor or equivalent relevant experience before being acceptable as a supervisor to the Registration Committee.
Click here to download Application Form to fill out and submit online.
The application form is to be completed and the certification section signed indicating that you have read and understood BCACC’s Scope of Practice, and our Code of Ethical Conduct and Standards of Clinical Practice with its accompanying Standards.
