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SUMMARY:Supporting adult survivors of sexual assault
DESCRIPTION:A comprehensive workshop for counsellors who support adult survivors of sexual assault.\nThis course equips you with practical tools\, critical insight\, and structured frameworks to confidently support survivors through complex legal processes and the journey of recovery. \nWhat you’ll learn:\n\nRecognize and challenge rape culture and rape myths in yourself\, clients\, and society\nApply an intersectional lens to how identity shapes survivors’ experiences post-assault\nPractice cultural humility and recognize how your own identity influences your clinical work\nProvide trauma-informed support when survivors are making decisions about reporting\nUnderstand Canadian sexual assault law and how to prepare survivors for court processes\nExplore alternative justice options like restorative and transformative justice approaches\nGain therapeutic skills such as nervous system regulation and pleasure-centred healing\nIntegrate embodied advocacy and activism to shift the needle on sexual assault justice
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/healing-from-justice-supporting-adult-survivors-of-sexual-assault/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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SUMMARY:Victoria: Regional Roadshow
DESCRIPTION: \nGet all the details\n\n\n\nDAY 1\nFull Day Workshop\nBeyond the Wound: Implementing Effective Trauma Interventions \nPsychological trauma impacts between 60 and 76% of Canadians\, according to the Canadian Psychological Association and Health Canada. Of those\, approximately 9% will develop PTSD\, though many others will have their trauma manifest as other mental health disorders\, such as depression and anxiety. Such statistics highlight that the impact of trauma is pervasive\, multifaceted\, varied\, and often lasts a lifetime\, which creates complexity for assessors and treatment providers. \nIn this workshop: \n> Dr. Carissa Muth will begin by providing a foundation based on the neuroscience of trauma\, including current theories on the etiology of PTSD and Complex PTSD. \n> Building on this understanding\, the workshop will provide an overview of assessing trauma\, including differential diagnoses\, which is imperative to implementing effective treatments. \n> Rather than defaulting to a single treatment method whenever a client presents with trauma\, this workshop will guide participants in matching evidence-based treatment methods with presentations of trauma. \n> Primarily\, this workshop will present a staged approach to addressing trauma that includes the integration of therapeutic methods such as narrative therapy\, CBT\, DBT skills\, and positive psychology. \nPresenter: Dr Carissa Muth \, PsyD\, RPsych \nEvening Social Reception\nJoin us for a casual evening following the first full day of learning. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow RCCs from across your region. Deepen professional relationships\, share insights from the day’s learning\, and build connections within BC’s mental health community. \nDAY 2\nStakeholder Roundtable Discussion\nThis is where your voice can shape regional mental health policy. \nJoin a this dialogue with government officials\, service partners\, health authority representatives\, and fellow practitioners to surface barriers\, discuss emerging client needs\, and co-create solutions that reflect front-line realities. \n1/2 Day Workshop\nBeyond the Surface: Understanding the Intersections of Trauma\, Adverse Events\, and Opioid Harms in BC  \nEvent Registration
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/victoria-regional-roadshow/
LOCATION:Victoria: Hotel Grand Pacific\, 463 Belleville St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 1X3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Practicum in a Box: a toolkit for setting up a practicum site
DESCRIPTION: \nJoin us for this panel discussion workshop\, designed for clinics\, group practices\, and nonprofits who want to host counselling practicum students but feel overwhelmed by the logistics\, liability\, and supervision demands. Together\, we will walk through a clear\, streamlined path to setting up a practicum site.\n \nIn this session\, we’ll cover:\n\nWhy BCACC created this resource\nHow it can help you address:\n\nBCACC registration requirements\nMeeting university requirements\nSupervision structures\nPolicies and procedures\nEthics and the student learning journey\nAddressing documentation\nFinding a fee structure that fits your clinic\n\n\n\n\nThe goal is for you to leave with a grounded sense of what is truly essential and what is optional in setting up a practicum site.\n\n \nYou’ll also get access to a robust set of resources\, including supervision contracts\, checklists\, evaluation rubrics\, learning plan templates\, interview questions\, consent forms\, and practice management checklists\, so that creating and sustaining a practicum placement is as simple as possible for you and as meaningful as possible for the student.\n \n\nThis session is led by:\nJane Beaumont\n\n\nJane Beaumont\, MC\, RCC-ACS\, is the Director of Clinical Practice at the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors\, where she leads initiatives that support safe\, ethical\, and effective counselling practice across the province. With over 25 years of experience in community mental health\, eating disorders\, school counselling\, substance use\, and private practice\, she now focuses primarily on providing clinical supervision\, consultation\, and education for counsellors and supervisors. Jane is trained in DBT\, EPI\, EFFT\, Narrative Therapy and draws on an integrated\, and deeply relational approach and has written and taught extensively on clinical supervision and the development of the psychotherapist\, including BCACC offerings on supervision through the career span. \nFor this toolkit\, Jane led the project in her role at BCACC\, guiding its development and ensuring alignment with BCACC standards and the Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile. \n\nJanine Orlando\nDr. Janine Orlando\, Ph.D.\, RCC-ACS\, is the Founder and Director of Magnolia Health and Wellness and the Canadian Therapist Network Inc.\, and serves on the Board of Directors for the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). She brings nearly 30 years of experience in education and counselling\, having worked as both a school counsellor and teacher across multiple Lower Mainland districts\, as well as in private practice. Trained in EMDR and somatic attachment psychotherapy and currently studying Internal Family Systems (IFS)\, she supports clients with trauma and complex mental health concerns through an integrative\, evidence-informed lens. Since establishing her private practice in 2004\, Dr. Orlando has supported individuals through a wide range of personal and mental health challenges and currently teaches counselling theory and practice as a sessional professor in the School Counselling course within the Master of Education program at Simon Fraser University. She has also served as Vice President of a Lower Mainland teachers’ association\, advocating for educator well-being and healthy school environments. Janine specializes in holistic wellness\, helping people cultivate balance across mental\, physical\, emotional\, and spiritual domains. \n\nFor this toolkit\, Janine contributed as a member of the initial working group that shaped the resource. \n\nSusie Lang-Gould\n\nDr. Susie Lang-Gould is the Director of Peace Portal Counselling Centre\, where she serves as a leader\, counsellor\, supervisor\, parent consultant\, and speaker. She holds a PhD and a Master’s of Arts in Psychology from Fielding University\, as well as a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and a Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Approved Clinical Supervisor (RCC-ACS) in good standing with BCACC. With over 25 years of experience\, she has worked in private practice\, public and independent schools\, and within the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Susie has written documents for teachers and clinicians and has served on the BCACC supervision committee for 8 years\, assisting with the regulation of supervisors and the implementation of Supervision or Supervisors. Providing opportunities for professional supervision has been a passion of hers\, as she knows its significance for the lifelong development of clinicians\, both personally and professionally. \nFor this toolkit\, Susie’s practicum site participated in the trial and evaluation process\, helping to test and refine the resource in real-world practice.
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/practicum-in-a-box-a-toolkit-for-setting-up-a-practicum-site/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:2026 Regional Roadshow: Burnaby
DESCRIPTION: \nGet all the details\n\n\n\nDAY 1\nFull Day WorkshopBurnaby: \nBeyond the Wound: Implementing Effective Trauma Interventions \nPsychological trauma impacts between 60 and 76% of Canadians\, according to the Canadian Psychological Association and Health Canada. Of those\, approximately 9% will develop PTSD\, though many others will have their trauma manifest as other mental health disorders\, such as depression and anxiety. Such statistics highlight that the impact of trauma is pervasive\, multifaceted\, varied\, and often lasts a lifetime\, which creates complexity for assessors and treatment providers. \nIn this workshop: \n> Dr. Carissa Muth will begin by providing a foundation based on the neuroscience of trauma\, including current theories on the etiology of PTSD and Complex PTSD. \n> Building on this understanding\, the workshop will provide an overview of assessing trauma\, including differential diagnoses\, which is imperative to implementing effective treatments. \n> Rather than defaulting to a single treatment method whenever a client presents with trauma\, this workshop will guide participants in matching evidence-based treatment methods with presentations of trauma. \n> Primarily\, this workshop will present a staged approach to addressing trauma that includes the integration of therapeutic methods such as narrative therapy\, CBT\, DBT skills\, and positive psychology. \nPresenter: Dr Carissa Muth \, PsyD\, RPsych \nEvening Social Reception\nJoin us for a casual evening following the first full day of learning. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow RCCs from across your region. Deepen professional relationships\, share insights from the day’s learning\, and build connections within BC’s mental health community. \nDAY 2\nStakeholder Roundtable Discussion\nThis is where your voice can shape regional mental health policy. \nJoin this dialogue with government officials\, service partners\, health authority representatives\, and fellow practitioners to surface barriers\, discuss emerging client needs\, and co-create solutions that reflect front-line realities. \n1/2 Day Workshop\nUprooted but Unbroken: Deepening our Clinical Connection with Displaced Families   \nThis interactive presentation weaves together clinical research with the lived experiences of displacement—from war and persecution to resettlement.  Through a trauma-informed\, rights-based\, and culturally responsive lens\, participants will deepen their clinical practice by examining assumptions\, strengthening work with interpreters\, and deepening clinical connections that foster emotional safety\, dignity\, resilience\, and hope.   \nPresenter: Dr. Zuhra Teja\, RPsych
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/2026-regional-roadshow-burnaby/
LOCATION:Burnaby: Hilton Metrotown\, 6083 McKay Ave\, Burnaby\, BC\, V5H 2W7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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