Other member benefits and value

In 2023, the BCACC delivered unparalleled value to its membership.

The BCACC delivered an estimated $50,000,000 in value to its members in the past year through referrals, not including other savings from discounted insurance, professional development opportunities and other affinity programs.   

Member Benefits:

In 2023, the BCACC focused on increasing membership value by expanding the member benefits program.

The goal was to ensure that members could access more affinity programs and local business offerings. The following benefits were added for members to access in 2023:

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Discounted cellphone plans

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Tailored financial services
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Home and Auto insurance plans exclusively for RCCs

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Discounted gym membership from multiple fitness entities

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BCACC member-only Car Share program

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Exclusive workshop offers for RCCs

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Members-only discount for yoga products

Professional Development

Delivering value and connection

By deploying a hybrid of virtual and in-person events throughout BC, the BCACC created accessible opportunities for members to participate and engage.

To provide multiple opportunities for its members to fulfill their professional development goals and improve their practice, the BCACC also delivered 15 virtual events to more than 1800 attendees:

Winter Town Hall: Part 1

Learn about Bill-36 and how it affects you. Get informed about the move towards regulation.

These Town Halls are an opportunity to answer your questions and share important information with you.

Winter Town Hall: Part 2

Exploring our move towards regulation with a discussion about what is BCACC doing about Bill 36.

Spring Town Hall

 CCPA partnership update, regulation update with a focus on the Entry to Practice Competencies (ETPC) and new standards, & an overview of some of the relationships we’ve formed and the advocacy work that we engaged in.

Summer Town Hall

A discussion with Brian Westgate, Director, Strategic Priorities for the BC Provincial Government to talk about the new Health Professions and Occupations Act.

Lunch & Learn: Orientation to the new website & eConnect

Lunch and Learn: Victoria Primary Care Network

How RCCs are working collaboratively in Primary Care Networks – & how you can get involved

Community in Connection for BIPOC RCCs

We ran three online sessions for the community.

Community in Connection for School Counsellors

We ran two online sessions for the community.

Lunch and Learn: Winding Down your private practice

Community in Connection for Approved Clinical Supervisors (RCC-ACS)

We ran two online sessions for the community.

Community in Connection for Agency Workers

Families, Family Breakdown and the Law

We now offer the recording of our 2022 training as an online course within eConnect

Clinical Practice support

To further support its members, the BCACC added a new service for members in 2023 with the hiring of an RCC-ACS to act as Director of Clinical Practice. 

providing phone and email support

In this role the Director of Clinical Practice has provided phone and email support to RCCs and various stakeholders including:

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Insurance providers
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Lawyers

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Government agencies
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Non-governmental services
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Hospitals
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Educational institutions
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Specialized teams and
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Individuals

This new service is being used quite extensively with the following initial statistics: 

The topics vary widely as show below:

Educating the public on mental health issues: