BC Association of Clinical Counsellors

Practice Labs: Supervision of Supervision
2026-01-23 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-30 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-06 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | Online, BC, Canada
Supervision of supervision is a reflective space where supervisors examine their own supervision practice, receiving feedback and support. This process helps supervisors clarify their model for supervision, refine their interventions, understand how their values and identities shape their work with supervisees and deepen their inner wisdom.
Regular Supervision of Supervision practice strengthens supervisory confidence, deepens ethical awareness, and ultimately improves the quality of supervision offered to others.
These three online practice labs invite experienced supervisors and consultants to deepen their capacity to supervise supervision itself, using a relational, reflective frame illustrated in part through the seven-eyed model of supervision. Across the series, participants will bring real supervision dilemmas and questions, work collaboratively with peers, and receive feedback on their supervisory style, interventions, and use of self in the supervisory relationship.
Each session is highly experiential and requires that participants are already providing clinical supervision to others.
Through practice, case discussions, and focused reflection, the group will explore how both our practice and selves show up in Supervision of Supervision work, and how these factors shape both process and outcomes.
It is expected that you will be able to show up live and actively participate for all three sessions to get your certificate of attendance.

Strengthening Clinical Processes: Relationally Grounded Care and Indigenous Cultural Safety for Agency Counsellors (Emerging Practices)
2026-01-29 12:00 - 13:30 | Online, BC, Canada
Join us for a meaningful conversation with Len Pierre (Len Pierre Consulting) and Azadeh Miley, RCC, ACS, as they explore emerging processes in decolonizing clinical applications in agency and organizational settings.
Azadeh and Len have worked together to examine practices within the Health Authority, exploring how agencies can address colonial frameworks embedded in clinical processes. Drawing from this work they’ll share insights on navigating the challenges and opportunities that may arise when intention meets implementation.
This session will offer both Indigenous and clinical agency-based perspectives on creating culturally safer, and more relationally grounded care.
The session is designed intentionally, as a non-judgmental space where you can reflect where colonial frameworks may appear in your clinical counselling processes. It’s also a way to celebrate and share the strides you’re already making toward a more culturally informed practice.
Through guided discussion and a focused breakout session, you can examine an aspect of your own processes with an emphasis on learning, hope, and removing shame or fear around “getting it wrong.” This is an opportunity to lead with curiosity, validate the good work already happening, and begin an honest conversation about reconciliation in clinical settings.
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Working with Autistic Clients: Foundations of a Neuro-affirming Practice
2026-02-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Online, BC, Canada
Many autistic adults arrive at our offices already impacted by years of navigating a world not built for them, depleting their energy through masking, and struggling within systems meant to support them.
This workshop offers you, as an RCC, a deeper understanding of what neuro-affirming care truly is.
Many practitioners believe they’re offering neuro-affirming care when the reality is more complex. Neuro-affirming care isn’t just about being supportive. It’s a paradigm shift that requires deeper work and a willingness to sit with discomfort.
This workshop will guide you through:

Understanding the Neurodiversity Paradigm: What it really means to be neuro-affirming, why it stands apart from other modalities, and how behavioralist approaches can conflict with affirming care
Language that matters: Moving beyond person-first language and understanding the neuro paradigm accurately
Developing a neuro-affirming lens: A way of being with autistic clients that shapes the therapeutic environment you create
Adapting your practice: Making shifts in how you approach working with autistic clients to create environments where they can thrive
Post-diagnosis support: Navigating systems, securing accommodations, and preventing burnout for clients living in ableist spaces
Real stories impact: Hearing from practitioners about the harm caused by non-affirming approaches, and how to avoid those missteps

This workshop features two incredibly dedicated presenters who bring both lived and professional experience. Dr. Juliane Dmyterko & Autistic RCC Oralie Loong will first build your foundational knowledge, then help you translate these concepts directly into your RCC practice through case studies and clinical application.
You’ll walk away with:

A model of neuro-affirming care you can apply immediately
Understanding of what it looks like if you want to be “neuro-affirming” in practice
Greater confidence in supporting autistic clients and less chance of causing unintentional harm

This is challenging, transformative, and hopeful work. Join us to deepen your cultural competency and become a safer, more affirming practitioner for your autistic clients.

Money Management Workshop
2026-02-25 12:00 - 13:15, 2026-03-04 12:00 - 13:15 | Online, BC, Canada
Financial clarity creates space for professional confidence.
As a counsellor, you invest deeply in the wellbeing of others — but your own financial confidence matters just as much. This workshop is designed to help you feel informed and confident when making key business and retirement decisions.
This is a two-session workshop – and the topics are:
Session 1: Growing Your Practice
This session explores the financial and operational considerations when expanding your clinical counseling practice. Participants will learn:

Contractor vs. employee classifications & compensation structure: Understanding CRA requirements for T4A vs. T4 slips, tax withholding obligations, paying associates and fee arrangement considerations
Payroll and tax compliance: Setting up compliant payroll systems, managing CPP and EI contributions, and year-end reporting requirements dos and don’ts
Administrative: expense tracking systems, and bookkeeping best practices as you scale
Growth Strategies – Organic, Startup, Acquisition: financing, legal and tax considerations to be mindful of as you look to expand your practice

Session 2: Retirement Planning for Counsellors
This session addresses retirement planning strategies specifically for self-employed clinical counsellors in Canada. Participants will learn:

RRSP strategies for self-employed professionals: Maximizing contribution room, understanding tax-deferred growth, and self-directed RRSP options
TFSA vs. RRSP considerations: Determining which registered savings vehicle is most advantageous
CPP optimization: How to contribute to CPP as a self-employed person (paying both employer and employee shares) and when to start collecting benefits
Retirement savings benchmarks
Long-term financial planning: Building emergency funds, planning for irregular income months, and integrating personal wealth goals with practice growth

Countertransference: Friend or Foe?
2026-03-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Online, BC, Canada
This workshop explores countertransference as an inevitable and clinically useful aspect of counselling work.
We’ll examine classic and contemporary understandings of countertransference and how it shows somatically, emotionally, relationally, and behaviorally in both individual and group contexts.
Attention will be given to how countertransference can emerge differently across roles, relational positions, and group dynamics, and how it can be used as a source of clinical information rather than something to be avoided or shut down.
Why it’s important
Countertransference is one of the primary instruments of clinical work — yet it’s often under-discussed, pathologized, or addressed only when something has gone wrong. Developing awareness of countertransference supports ethical practice, strengthens therapeutic alliances, and helps counsellors work more effectively with complexity, intensity, and rupture.
Who it’s suited for
This workshop is well-suited for counsellors, clinical supervisors, and advanced trainees across modalities, given the pervasive role of countertransference in therapeutic relationships.
What you’ll walk away with:

Greater ease and confidence in talking about countertransference in clinical supervision A
A clearer, normalized understanding of countertransference
Increased awareness of their own countertransference signals
Practical ways to work with countertransference rather than against it

Marketing That Feels Like You: The Seven Fundamentals for Counsellors
2026-04-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Online, BC, Canada
If you’re reading this, you’re likely a counsellor who feels conflicted about marketing. Maybe you avoid it altogether. Maybe you’ve tried it and it felt awful. Maybe you’re doing it but it doesn’t feel like you.
Here’s the thing:
The marketplace is crowded. Everyone is promoting themselves all the time.
The noise is overwhelming, for you and for the people trying to find you. Most of what we’ve been taught about marketing feels pushy, manipulative, or deeply uncomfortable.
So we resist it. We avoid it. We do nothing. And the clients who need us most can’t find us.
This two-part workshop is for counsellors who want to cut through that noise and be findable—without scripts, without pressure, without selling out.

2026 Regional Roadshow: Kelowna
2026-04-10 - 2026-04-11 | Kelowna : Coast Capri Hotel, 1171 Harvey Ave, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6E8, Canada
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DAY 1
Full Day Workshop
Beyond the Wound: Implementing Effective Trauma Interventions
Psychological 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.
In this workshop:
> 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.
> Building on this understanding, the workshop will provide an overview of assessing trauma, including differential diagnoses, which is imperative to implementing effective treatments.
> 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.
> 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.
Presenter: Dr Carissa Muth , PsyD, RPsych
Evening Social Reception
Join 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.
DAY 2
Stakeholder Roundtable Discussion
This is where your voice can shape regional mental health policy.
Join 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.
1/2 Day Workshop
From Disruption to Dialogue: Strengthening Relationships After Adverse Events
Every year, the risk of adverse environmental events such as fires and floods is increasing, with the Okanagan region listed as one of the highest-risk areas in Canada for wildfires.
While separate and distinct, the mental health crises impacting Canadians from the pervasiveness of opioids and environmental stressors are significantly interrelated. These mental health crises take a toll not only on the individual struggling with their mental health but also on their family, friends, and communities. Whether directly or indirectly, clinical counsellors likely encounter those impacted by opioids or the impact of environmental traumas on a regular basis.
In this workshop, Dr. Carissa Muth will present an overview of the neuropsychological factors involved in both trauma and addiction and highlight the numerous contributing components involved in the development and treatment of substance use. This will include the impact of stressors, such as the impact of adverse environmental events, on risk for substance use and overall wellbeing. Grounded in the science of addictions, this workshop will then provide a framework for treating both individuals struggling with substance use as well as their support systems.
Presenter: Dr Carissa Muth , PsyD, RPsych

AI in Clinical Practice: Duty of Care in the Age of Intelligent Tools
2026-04-15 11:00 - 13:00 | Online, BC, Canada
Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering the mental health landscape – through documentation tools, chatbots, clinical decision supports, and everyday productivity platforms. While these technologies offer potential benefits, they also introduce significant ethical, legal, and professional risks. Many clinical counsellors are already using or considering AI tools, often without a clear understanding on what is appropriate, safe, or responsible.
This 2-hour webinar provides clinical counsellors with a practical, ethics-focused framework for the responsible use of AI in clinical practice. Grounded in professional codes of ethics, privacy obligations, and emerging AI governance standards, the session will help participants understand how AI changes their duty of care – and what responsible use actually looks like in day-to-day clinical work.
By the end of the webinar, you will be able to:

Understand common AI tools and their emerging role in clinical counselling.
Identify key ethical, legal, and professional risks associated with AI use.
Apply and ethics-based lens to your AI decision-making.
Implement practical safeguards for confidentiality, consent, and documentation.

Duty to Report: Responsibilities and Pathways
2026-04-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Online, BC, Canada
Counsellors are often caught between the requirement to report to protective agencies and our desire to maintain therapeutic alliance and engagement in counselling. Navigating that tension will be explored and processes highlighted that may protect the client’s participation in therapy.
This workshop will give an overview of the legislative responsibilities for reporting when a child or vulnerable adult is at risk of harm. The counsellor’s role in the reporting process will be outlined, and practical tips provided that may increase the effectiveness of a report and enhance safety of vulnerable persons in the process of investigation.
This workshop is of particular relevance for counsellors working with children, youth and families

Ergonomics Essentials: Posture, Productivity, and Pain-Free Workdays
2026-04-22 12:00 - 13:15 | Online, BC, Canada
Discover what good posture truly looks like when working at a computer and learn how to properly adjust your office chair and position your monitor, keyboard, and mouse to support both comfort and productivity throughout your day.
While the human body is designed for movement, today’s sedentary work environments often limit our opportunities to stay active.
In this session, we’ll introduce a series of simple, office-appropriate exercises that can be easily integrated into your daily routine to help keep your body engaged, reduce fatigue, and support long-term musculoskeletal health.
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Resilient Minds in a Digital World: Social Media, Mental Health, and Real Connection
2026-04-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, BC, Canada
This session explores how social media and digital overload affect mental health, and how resilience and meaningful connection can help people maintain healthier boundaries in a hyper-digital world.

Many people feel caught between:

needing to be online
And feeling drained by constant digital noise.

In this session, you are invited to:

Understand how social media and constant digital exposure can contribute to anxiety, low mood, and emotional exhaustion.
Explore research on resilience and social support, and how these factors shape our experiences online.
Learn practical strategies to recognize unhealthy patterns and build a more balanced relationship with technology.

No background needed. Just a willingness to learn and be part of a caring community.
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Foundation of Clinical Supervision Certificate
2026-05-04 | Online, BC, Canada
We have just a couple of spots left!
Take your practice to a new level with clinical supervision training. Many BCACC members and mental health professionals have shared how challenging it is to find accessible, high-quality clinical supervision training. Courses are full or not tailored to the unique BCACC standards and values. This course was developed in direct response to those needs.
This is a 15-week, hybrid fundamental course for mental health professionals seeking accessible, high-quality clinical supervision training. Developed and delivered by BCACC. This course is offered as a cohort model that fosters ongoing connection & peer support.
Registration Link: https://members.bcacc.ca/mpower/event/loadevent.action?e=289
Get all the information here: https://learn.bcacc.ca/clinical-supervision-summer-2026/
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Date: May 4 – Aug 7, 2026

Supporting adult survivors of sexual assault
2026-05-27 13:00 - 15:30 | Online, BC, Canada
A comprehensive workshop for counsellors who support adult survivors of sexual assault.
This course equips you with practical tools, critical insight, and structured frameworks to confidently support survivors through complex legal processes and the journey of recovery.
What you’ll learn:

Recognize and challenge rape culture and rape myths in yourself, clients, and society
Apply an intersectional lens to how identity shapes survivors’ experiences post-assault
Practice cultural humility and recognize how your own identity influences your clinical work
Provide trauma-informed support when survivors are making decisions about reporting
Understand Canadian sexual assault law and how to prepare survivors for court processes
Explore alternative justice options like restorative and transformative justice approaches
Gain therapeutic skills such as nervous system regulation and pleasure-centred healing
Integrate embodied advocacy and activism to shift the needle on sexual assault justice

Victoria: Regional Roadshow
2026-06-05 - 2026-06-06 | Victoria: Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville St, Victoria, BC, V8V 1X3, Canada
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DAY 1
Full Day Workshop
Beyond the Wound: Implementing Effective Trauma Interventions
Psychological 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.
In this workshop:
> 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.
> Building on this understanding, the workshop will provide an overview of assessing trauma, including differential diagnoses, which is imperative to implementing effective treatments.
> 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.
> 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.
Presenter: Dr Carissa Muth , PsyD, RPsych
Evening Social Reception
Join 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.
DAY 2
Stakeholder Roundtable Discussion
This is where your voice can shape regional mental health policy.
Join 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.
1/2 Day Workshop
Beyond the Surface: Understanding the Intersections of Trauma, Adverse Events, and Opioid Harms in BC
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Understanding WorkSafeBC Mental Health Claims Process
2026-06-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, BC, Canada
WorkSafeBC is pleased to join the BC Counselling Association to host an upcoming webinar featuring Carly Higgon, Director of Health Care Programs, and Lisa Smith, Director of Special Case Services.
This session will explore how mental health conditions can impact an injured worker’s ability to return to work. Attendees will gain a better understanding of WorkSafeBC’s mental health claims process, including how claims are managed and supported. The webinar will also highlight the focus of treatment when working with injured workers, with an emphasis on recovery, function, and sustainable return-to-work outcomes.

Practicum in a Box: a toolkit for setting up a practicum site
2026-06-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Online
Join 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.

In this session, we’ll cover:

Why BCACC created this resource
How it can help you address:

BCACC registration requirements
Meeting university requirements
Supervision structures
Policies and procedures
Ethics and the student learning journey
Addressing documentation
Finding a fee structure that fits your clinic

The 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.

You’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.

This session is led by:
Jane Beaumont

Jane 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.
For 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.

Janine Orlando
Dr. 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.

For this toolkit, Janine contributed as a member of the initial working group that shaped the resource.

Susie Lang-Gould

Dr. 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.
For this toolkit, Susie’s practicum site participated in the trial and evaluation process, helping to test and refine the resource in real-world practice.

Matters of the Mind: Climate Anxiety and Mental Health
2026-06-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, BC, Canada
Climate Anxiety and Mental Health Navigating the feelings, and looking at what can help. Climate anxiety is a term that is being used to describe unpleasant emotions people are experiencing in response to climate change and its impacts.
In this session, we will discuss what climate anxiety is, where it stems from, and some practical strategies to support ourselves and others who may feel impacted by it.
A holistic approach to mental health and wellness, Matters of the Mind is a series of free online public events focusing on relevant and timely topics related to mental well-being. We’re contributing to the wellness of all British Columbians by fostering community connection, breaking stigma, and providing empowering information to help people through complexity.

Regional Roadshow Prince George
2026-09-18 - 2026-09-19 | Prince George: Civic Centre, 808 Canada Games Way, Prince George, BC, V2L 5T6, Canada
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DAY 1
Full Day Workshop
Beyond the Wound: Implementing Effective Trauma Interventions
Psychological 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.
In this workshop:
> 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.
> Building on this understanding, the workshop will provide an overview of assessing trauma, including differential diagnoses, which is imperative to implementing effective treatments.
> 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.
> 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.
Presenter: Dr Carissa Muth , PsyD, RPsych
Evening Social Reception
Join 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.
DAY 2
Stakeholder Roundtable Discussion
This is where your voice can shape regional mental health policy.
Join 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.
1/2 Day Workshop
Through an Indigenous Lens
Providing Indigenous Frameworks to create safety for Indigenous clients, ways to work with clients while considering the seven generations before and the seven generations to come. Strength-based practices, land-based healing. Effective communication. What trauma stems from, and how to respond to clients who have been impacted by trauma. Intergenerational trauma and where it comes from, and how it shows up in the body.

2026 Regional Roadshow: Burnaby
2026-10-02 - 2026-10-03 | Burnaby: Hilton Metrotown, 6083 McKay Ave, Burnaby, BC, V5H 2W7, Canada
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DAY 1
Full Day WorkshopBurnaby:
Beyond the Wound: Implementing Effective Trauma Interventions
Psychological 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.
In this workshop:
> 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.
> Building on this understanding, the workshop will provide an overview of assessing trauma, including differential diagnoses, which is imperative to implementing effective treatments.
> 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.
> 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.
Presenter: Dr Carissa Muth , PsyD, RPsych
Evening Social Reception
Join 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.
DAY 2
Stakeholder Roundtable Discussion
This is where your voice can shape regional mental health policy.
Join 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.
1/2 Day Workshop
Uprooted but Unbroken: Deepening our Clinical Connection with Displaced Families
This 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.
Presenter: Dr. Zuhra Teja, RPsych
