Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Join us for our Canada Career Month Interview Series as we spotlight the diverse and impactful work happening across CCPA/ACCP chapters. Discover how career counselling connects with social justice, climate action, post-secondary education, and innovative technology. Mark your calendars: 📅 Nov 5 | Social Justice Chapter 📅 Nov 12 | Climate Informed Counselling Chapter 📅 Nov 26 | Post-Secondary Counsellors Chapter 📅 Nov 27 | Technology and Innovative Solutions Chapter Each session offers unique insights into how career counselling intersects with critical issues shaping our world today. Whether you're exploring new approaches or deepening your practice, these conversations will inspire and inform. 🔗 Register now through your member portal or here: https://lnkd.in/eTdTDMts https://lnkd.in/ewF5Vfc5 https://lnkd.in/eFDkpN4y https://lnkd.in/e2k5z5fc 💬 Which intersection are you most excited to explore?

Celebrate 60 years of CCPA in style! 🎉 Our exclusive 60th anniversary hoodies are here and ready to keep you cozy while you rep your CCPA pride. Featuring our special anniversary logo in elegant gold, these premium zip-up hoodies are the perfect way to commemorate this incredible milestone. ✨ Limited edition design ✨ Comfortable, quality fabric ✨ Perfect for showing your CCPA spirit Ready to grab yours? Head to the store in your member portal to order today! 👉 https://lnkd.in/egnj2E-s ▪️ Célébrez 60 ans de l'ACCP avec style ! 🎉 Nos chandails à capuchon exclusifs du 60e anniversaire sont arrivés et prêts à vous garder au chaud pendant que vous affichez fièrement votre appartenance à l'ACCP. Arborant notre logo spécial d'anniversaire en or élégant, ces chandails à capuchon avec fermeture éclair de qualité supérieure sont la façon parfaite de commémorer ce jalon incroyable. ✨ Design en édition limitée ✨ Tissu confortable et de qualité ✨ Parfait pour montrer votre esprit ACCP Prêt(e) à vous procurer le vôtre ? Rendez-vous à la boutique de marchandises dans votre portail membre pour commander dès aujourd'hui ! 👉 https://lnkd.in/egnj2E-s

Today is World Mental Health Day — a day to raise awareness, break stigma, and advocate for equitable access to mental health care.   At the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), we recognize the importance of quality, affordable, and equitable health care - and the critical role our members play in providing it. Every day, counsellors, counselling therapists, and psychotherapists support the wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities across Canada.   Yet access to counselling, counselling therapy, and psychotherapy still varies greatly from province to province. Accessing insured services for counselling therapy and psychotherapy can be a challenge depending on provisions within insurance coverage plans in regulated provinces. In regions where counselling therapy and psychotherapy remain unregulated, clients face inconsistent standards of care and greater issues accessing insured services. These barriers lead to longer wait times, higher out-of-pocket costs, and worsening outcomes for those already struggling.   Our members are ready to meet the demand for mental health care in both regulated and unregulated provinces. It's time to ensure every Canadian can access mental health care regardless of their postal code. That’s why CCPA is proud to champion Access for All: Because Mental Health Has No Borders, a campaign fighting for:  ▪️ Consistent regulation of counselling therapy and psychotherapy across all provinces and territories. ▪️ Insurance recognition of Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCCs) in unregulated provinces, and counselling therapists, and psychotherapists in regulated provinces across the country. ▪️ Inclusion of these professionals in basic and extended health plans to expand access and reduce costs. ▪️ Federal leadership that recognizes mental health as essential to economic and social wellbeing. This World Mental Health Day, we reaffirm our call for equitable access to qualified mental health professionals across Canada. Because mental health is health, and access is a right.   💚 Read CCPA’s Pre-Budget Submission to the Government of Canada, outlining practical policy solutions for fair and timely access to care on our website. 

Mental health and substance use health are not optional—they are fundamental rights. This #MIAW2025, let’s work toward a Canada where care is accessible to everyone. October 5–11 | #RightNotPrivilege #MIAW2025

Join us at Saint Paul University in Ottawa or from the comfort of your own home for this bilingual full-day symposium. View the description for more info!

Join CCPA with Shayla S. Dube, MSW, RCSW-S on October 24th and explore how cultural humility serves as a vital part of the continuum of cultural competency!