MISSION STATEMENT
The BC Association of Clinical Counsellors is a society of regulated Clinical Counsellors dedicated to providing the highest standard of professional counselling, consulting, assessment, testing and training services. Members of the society act to enhance mental health by providing responsive, accountable, and ethical counselling, consulting, assessment, testing and training services to individuals, couples, families, and groups.
Benefits
Benefits of membership are similar to those achieved through membership in any association. However, BCACC membership does offer some very pragmatic advantages:
• Membership in BC’s premier professional counsellors’ organization.
• Professional Recognition as an RCC.
• An acknowledged competent and effective provincial system of self-regulation in protecting the public interest (peer review through registration, inquiry and discipline).
• A place at the “health care table” (e.g. B.C. Alliance, DPS and Emergency Planning, etc.).
• Advocacy through website, public exhibitions, trade shows and phone directories.
• Inclusion in a province-wide referral system by phone and website.
• Participation in the development of the profession (counsellor regulation, ethics and standards).
• Regional continuing education opportunities.
• Access to a variety of professional liability insurance packages
o Liability (malpractice)
o Life Insurance and extended medical and dental
o Disability Insurance
o Office package
• Connection and information regarding allied mental health professions.
• Assistance in marketing private practice.
• Readily-available consultation on legal issues, professional ethics and clinical practice standards.
• A “world class” newsmagazine” – INSIGHTS into Clinical Counselling.
• Networking Opportunities at Regional meetings and province-wide gatherings.
• Preferred Merchant rates on credit and debit card payment processing.
• Corporate rates at Coast Hotels in BC, AB, and NWT.
• Member rates for Online Client Booking program -Click4Time.
