Click here to read The Federation of Community Social Services of BC’s response to the recently released report from BC’s Representative for Children and Youth, Still Waiting: First-hand Experiences with Youth Mental Health Services in BC.

  We welcome and encourage all BCACC members to join us as we celebrate our members, volunteers and dedicated supporters. When:  Friday, April 5 2013 Where:  The Coast Plaza Hotels & Suites at Stanley Park – Denman Room 1763 Comox Street (near Denman), Vancouver, BC What Time: Annual Business Meeting 3:30pm – 5:00pm Reception & [...]

  After what seemed like an eternity to us at Head Office, we are proud to announce that our new Member Portal is now officially live. We hope that our new system will provide you a more intuitive platform for updating your contact information and managing your public listing (if you have one enabled**). Other features include, [...]

  Dear Members: On April 1, 2013, British Columbia will discontinue the 12% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) system.  From that point on, BC Association of Clinical Counsellors is required to charge only the 5% GST for services. What tax do RCCs charge? Many counsellors might be wondering if they need to register for a Provincial [...]

  Dear Members, As we approach the renewal season here at head office, we want to take a moment to tell you about some exciting changes that are coming to the BCACC. We have listened to your feedback, and we will be changing our Member Management Platform at the beginning of December 2012. What does [...]

The defence minister has announced that the Canadian Forces will devote $11.4-million of its annual budget into increased spending on mental health care programs.  Peter MacKay says the funding will pay for at least 51 positions that would include psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers and addictions counsellors. Read More on this:  Military to [...]

Splinters from the Board of Directors June 2012 Meeting

Connect with your Association.  Read the 2012 Summer Association News.  Available online now.

Please click here to view the full results of the preliminary 7 Question EAP Survey that was sent out to Region 2.

  31 Groups Across B.C. Get $214,000 for Mental Health and Addictions Training – Plus a Chance to Apply for More