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SUMMARY:Money Management Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Financial clarity creates space for professional confidence.   \nAs 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.   \nThis is a two-session workshop – and the topics are: \nSession 1: Growing Your Practice\nThis session explores the financial and operational considerations when expanding your clinical counseling practice.   Participants will learn: \n\nContractor vs. employee classifications & compensation structure: Understanding CRA requirements for T4A vs. T4 slips\, tax withholding obligations\, paying associates and fee arrangement considerations\nPayroll and tax compliance: Setting up compliant payroll systems\, managing CPP and EI contributions\, and year-end reporting requirements dos and don’ts\nAdministrative: expense tracking systems\, and bookkeeping best practices as you scale\nGrowth Strategies – Organic\, Startup\, Acquisition: financing\, legal and tax considerations to be mindful of as you look to expand your practice  \n\nSession 2: Retirement Planning for Counsellors\nThis session addresses retirement planning strategies specifically for self-employed clinical counsellors in Canada. Participants will learn: \n\nRRSP strategies for self-employed professionals: Maximizing contribution room\, understanding tax-deferred growth\, and self-directed RRSP options\nTFSA vs. RRSP considerations: Determining which registered savings vehicle is most advantageous\nCPP optimization: How to contribute to CPP as a self-employed person (paying both employer and employee shares) and when to start collecting benefits\nRetirement savings benchmarks\nLong-term financial planning: Building emergency funds\, planning for irregular income months\, and integrating personal wealth goals with practice growth
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/money-management-workshop/2026-02-25/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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SUMMARY:Money Management Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Financial clarity creates space for professional confidence.   \nAs 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.   \nThis is a two-session workshop – and the topics are: \nSession 1: Growing Your Practice\nThis session explores the financial and operational considerations when expanding your clinical counseling practice.   Participants will learn: \n\nContractor vs. employee classifications & compensation structure: Understanding CRA requirements for T4A vs. T4 slips\, tax withholding obligations\, paying associates and fee arrangement considerations\nPayroll and tax compliance: Setting up compliant payroll systems\, managing CPP and EI contributions\, and year-end reporting requirements dos and don’ts\nAdministrative: expense tracking systems\, and bookkeeping best practices as you scale\nGrowth Strategies – Organic\, Startup\, Acquisition: financing\, legal and tax considerations to be mindful of as you look to expand your practice  \n\nSession 2: Retirement Planning for Counsellors\nThis session addresses retirement planning strategies specifically for self-employed clinical counsellors in Canada. Participants will learn: \n\nRRSP strategies for self-employed professionals: Maximizing contribution room\, understanding tax-deferred growth\, and self-directed RRSP options\nTFSA vs. RRSP considerations: Determining which registered savings vehicle is most advantageous\nCPP optimization: How to contribute to CPP as a self-employed person (paying both employer and employee shares) and when to start collecting benefits\nRetirement savings benchmarks\nLong-term financial planning: Building emergency funds\, planning for irregular income months\, and integrating personal wealth goals with practice growth
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/money-management-workshop/2026-03-04/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260309T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260309T120000
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SUMMARY:Countertransference: Friend or Foe?
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThis workshop explores countertransference as an inevitable and clinically useful aspect of counselling work.  \nWe’ll examine classic and contemporary understandings of countertransference and how it shows somatically\, emotionally\, relationally\, and behaviorally in both individual and group contexts.  \nAttention 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.  \nWhy it’s important \nCountertransference 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.  \nWho it’s suited for  \nThis workshop is well-suited for counsellors\, clinical supervisors\, and advanced trainees across modalities\, given the pervasive role of countertransference in therapeutic relationships.  \nWhat you’ll walk away with: \n\nGreater ease and confidence in talking about countertransference in clinical supervision A\nA clearer\, normalized understanding of countertransference \nIncreased awareness of their own countertransference signals \nPractical ways to work with countertransference rather than against it
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/countertransference-friend-or-foe/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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SUMMARY:Marketing That Feels Like You: The Seven Fundamentals for Counsellors
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nIf 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. \nHere’s the thing:\nThe marketplace is crowded. Everyone is promoting themselves all the time. \nThe 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. \nSo we resist it. We avoid it. We do nothing. And the clients who need us most can’t find us. \nThis two-part workshop is for counsellors who want to cut through that noise and be findable—without scripts\, without pressure\, without selling out.
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/marketing-that-feels-like-you-the-seven-fundamentals-for-counsellors/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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SUMMARY:AI in Clinical Practice: Duty of Care in the Age of Intelligent Tools
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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. \nBy the end of the webinar\, you will be able to: \n\nUnderstand common AI tools and their emerging role in clinical counselling.\nIdentify key ethical\, legal\, and professional risks associated with AI use.\nApply and ethics-based lens to your AI decision-making.\nImplement practical safeguards for confidentiality\, consent\, and documentation.
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/ai-in-clinical-practice-duty-of-care-in-the-age-of-intelligent-tools/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260420T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260420T133000
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SUMMARY:Duty to Report: Responsibilities and Pathways
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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. \nThis workshop is of particular relevance for counsellors working with children\, youth and families
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/duty-to-report-responsibilities-and-pathways/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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ORGANIZER;CN="BC%20Association%20of%20Clinical%20Counsellors":MAILTO:hoffice@bc-counsellors.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260422T131500
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SUMMARY:Ergonomics Essentials: Posture\, Productivity\, and Pain-Free Workdays
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWhile the human body is designed for movement\, today’s sedentary work environments often limit our opportunities to stay active. \nIn 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. \nRegister Now
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/ergonomics-essentials-posture-productivity-and-pain-free-workdays/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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SUMMARY:Resilient Minds in a Digital World: Social Media\, Mental Health\, and Real Connection
DESCRIPTION: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.\n \nMany people feel caught between:\n\nneeding to be online\nAnd feeling drained by constant digital noise.\n\nIn this session\, you are invited to:\n\nUnderstand how social media and constant digital exposure can contribute to anxiety\, low mood\, and emotional exhaustion.\nExplore research on resilience and social support\, and how these factors shape our experiences online.\nLearn practical strategies to recognize unhealthy patterns and build a more balanced relationship with technology.\n\nNo background needed. Just a willingness to learn and be part of a caring community. \nLearn more about these public presentations >>
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/resilient-minds-in-a-digital-world-social-media-mental-health-and-real-connection/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Presentation on Mental Health Topics
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SUMMARY:Foundation of Clinical Supervision Certificate
DESCRIPTION:We have just a couple of spots left!\nTake 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. \nThis 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. \nRegistration Link: https://members.bcacc.ca/mpower/event/loadevent.action?e=289 \nGet all the information here: https://learn.bcacc.ca/clinical-supervision-summer-2026/ \n________________________ \nDate: May 4 – Aug 7\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://bcacc.ca/events/foundation-of-clinical-supervision-certificate/
LOCATION:Online\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCACC Workshop / Lunch & Learn
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