member benefits and value
In 2024, the BCACC delivered great 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 2024, the BCACC enhanced its member benefits program by reviewing existing offerings to improve access to affinity programs and local business partnerships. The following benefits were enhanced or added for members to access in 2024:
Enhanced Benefits:
- Enhanced legal services and coverage with Professional Liability Insurance
- Streamlined enrollment for Extended Health and Dental Benefits and new Critical Illness Benefits
Added Benefits:
- Member-only discount for Odin Books
- Exclusive offers on various training from PESI Canada
In addition to these benefits, BCACC continued to offer the following benefits:
Discounted cellphone plans offered through Bell
Tailored financial services offered by MNP
Discounted gym membership offered by Anytime Fitness
Exclusive perks and discounts from Perkopolis
Member-exclusive offer from Jane App
Home and Auto insurance plans exclusively for members by Waypoint Insurance
Home and Auto insurance plans exclusively for members by Waypoint Insurance
Exclusive offers for members by Envision Workshops
Member-exclusive offer from Adracare
Discount on membership offered by Oxygen Yoga & Fitness
Member-only discount offers for Halfmoon and B Yoga Products
Discounted hotel bookings with Coast Hotels
Preferred pricing and special offers by Staples Canada
Student Membership
In 2024, BCACC’s student membership grew and reached over 1,000 members.
This development is indicative of the increasing interest in mental health as a career and in becoming RCCs. As nurturing the next generation of clinical counsellors/psychotherapists is a top priority of BCACC, the association is looking forward to continuing to work with master’s programs in relevant fields and growing student membership in the future.
Insights Magazine
Created by and for Registered Clinical Counsellors and allied professionals.
Our magazine INSIGHTS, is created by and for Registered Clinical Counsellors and allied professionals dedicated to enhancing clients’ lives. INSIGHTS provides timely, relevant articles that support members in responsive, accountable, and ethical clinical practice, under the guidance of the BCACC Editorial Advisory Committee.
Professional Development
Workshops & webinars
We are constantly bringing members a wide range of professional development opportunities. Whether you are a student, an early career practitioner, a clinical supervisor, or an experienced RCC, there’s something for everyone.
Our programming spans topics from ethics and standards to client care, business practices, and diversity—through workshops, lunch & learn sessions, in-person deep dives, networking events, and recorded online courses.
In 2024 we delivered 40 workshops & webinars, both online and in-person to over 5600 participants.
Workshops
Supporting Families Going Through the MAiD Process
A workshop to to empower helping professionals to effectively support families navigating the MAiD process
Regional Roadshow
Four two-day events that included wokshops on working with Adult ADHD Clients, and clinical supervision. These events were offerred in Prince George, Kelowna, Burnaby & Victoria
Money Management: A 3-Part Series
A series that equips counsellors with financial planning knowledge specifically relevant to the many facets of their careers
Understanding Eating Disorders
Practical insights to recognize, understand, and effectively intervene with eating disorders
Basic Group Facilitation Skills: A Two-Part Workshop
These workshops covered the strategies and insight needed to run group supervison sessions
Supervision Through Your Career
An overview of how clinical supervision can support one’s practice and how to become an ACS
Working with Addictions Online
Techniques and best practices for counselling clients online who are experiencing addiction
Working with Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Clinical techniques for working with sexuality concerns of survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Workshop: Building a Group Practice
Learn the foundational elements to grow from a solo-practitioner to into a group practice owner with other clinicians
Creating an Impactful Website
A strategic & intentional guide to all the elements that make up a great website
Crafting Your Nonfiction Idea
A mini-blueprint for those wanting to author a book
Search Engine Optimization for Counsellors
A Lunch & Learn on the basics of SEO for RCCs to promote their private practice
Lunch & Learn: Time Crafting
Helping RCCs to optimize their time so that it aligns with their personal and professional values.
Mastering Case Conceptualization to Revitalize Your Clinical Effectiveness
Tools for counsellors grappling with burnout, intricate client needs, and the challenges of maintaining efficacy regardless of practice setting
Working with Children: Getting Comfortable with Different Levels of Risk
A workshop to prepare counsellors to accurately identify red flags, evaluate, and manage risk while providing the best care their young clients
Working With First Responders
An introduction to Working with Trauma Exposed Professionals
eConnect Virtual Learning Platform
The majority of these workshops were recorded and are now available for purchase through our online learning platform, eConnect. This allows for as many people as posslible to have access to these educational resources.
Member-Only webinars
As an association, we are committed to guiding our members through complexity by offering a variety of free, timely, and relevant sessions each year. These sessions provide clarity and support to RCCs regarding their membership and professional practice, including topics such as:
Town Hall webinars to guide members through regulation of the profession.
Overview of the BCACC standards and Code of Ethical Conduct, so that RCCs are familiar with the subtleties of ethical, effective, and accountable care in clinical counselling.
Student member orientations to help them to understand their membership and how we can equip them to become an RCC.
New member orientations to help new RCCs understand how the BCACC supports them, how they can connect with each other, and ways to get involved.
Third-party presentations, bring important information to our members.
Clinical Supervision orientation sessions, to understand professional pathways and growth.
sessions we offered in 2024
Navigating the New GST Landscape
An essential webinar to demystify recent CRA changes on GST exemptions for Registered Clinical Counsellors.
Introduction to the standards and Code of Ethical Conduct
An overview of updates to the standards and code of ethical conduct
Introduction to Standards 2 & 6
Covering the new standards on Competence and Quality Improvement and Clinical and Counselling Assessment and Reporting
Introduction to Standards 8 & 9
An overview of the new standards on relationships, boundaries, conflicts of interest and sexual misconduct
April Town Hall - Regulation
An update on the Regulation of Clinical Counselling & Psychotherapy
June Town Hall - Regulation
An update to members on BCACC’s progress to date, government timelines, recent changes to regulation in other provinces, and BCACC’s forthcoming initiatives.
March Town Hall - Regulation
Discussing the BC Government announcement about its intent to regulate psychotherapy under the Health Professions Act.
New Member Onboarding Series
BCACC held multiple online sessions to welcome new members to the BCACC, orient them to everything that is available to them as a member, and give them a chance to connect
Supervisor of Supervision Orientation for the ACS Designation Program
Managing Cyber Risk
This Lunch & Learn was hosted by our insurance partner Mitchell and Abbott to bring members the latest information on cyber security for counsellors
ICBC reports and Treatment Plans
A 1 hour Lunch & Learn all about filling out reports and treatment plans, delivered by a claims specialist from ICBC
Clinical Practice support
Providing phone and email support
Members have accessed the practice and clinical support service this year over a number of different topics allowing the association to understand members needs across multiple professional environments, and from the vast variety of experiences members face.
The service not only supported members but assisted with targeted education planning according to the identified needs and data collected.
The Clinical and Practice enquiries were tracked over the past 12 months.
PRACTICE environment:
Percentage of enquiries from each Practice Environment:
Private Practice (77%)
Agency (6%)
Clinic (5%)
Public (5%)
School Counsellors (2%)
ACS (1%)
Other (4%)
Primary Topics being requested:
Other resources members were requesting or were directed towards.
Standards most often discussed
