All Canadian Universities recognized by the government that provides degree-level education in Counselling, Counselling Psychology, or Psychotherapy are also recognized and approved by the CPCA.

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The following Counselling Programs are CPCA Approved Counselling Programs that are eligible for CPCA Membership:

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• Briercrest College and Seminary - Master Of Counselling Program

• Kelowna College of Professional Counselling (KCPC)

  • Diploma - Specializing in Professional Counselling

  • Diploma - Specializing in Addiction Counselling

  • Diploma - Specialization in Counselling Therapy

  • Diploma - Specialization in Psychotherapy

• ORCA Institute Professional Training - Counselling Skills Diploma

• Pacific Life Bible College - Christian Counselling Diploma 

• Rhodes Wellness College - Professional Counselling Diploma

• Sprott Shaw College - Professional Counselling Diploma Program

• Stenberg College - Counselling Therapist Diploma Program

• Victory Bible College

• Yorkville University - Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology

 

If you are unsure and are looking for counselling education that will be eligible for CPCA membership and the Institution is not listed above, contact the CPCA Registrar (registrar@thecpca.ca) to ask about a particular Educational Program and confirm whether the program is eligible for CPCA membership.

If the Counselling program is outside Canada, then upon application the education will require a WES assessment. 

 

To become a CPCA Approved Counselling Education Program, it has been verified that their program teaches all of the CPCA Counselling Core Competencies for an individual to meet all entry-to-practice competencies to become a clinical counsellor. 

 

These core competencies include:  

1. Counselling Foundations: Knowing psychological health, development, and dysfunction

2. Counselling Interventions: Knowing when and how to complete successful interventions

3. Counselling Processes: Knowledgeable and skilled at assessing and working with client issues

4. Counselling Skills and Techniques: Using counselling skills to build therapeutic relationships

5. Ethics and Ethical Practice: Using ethical principles to guide best practice

6. Reflective Practice: Taking care of self to better take care of the client

7. Professional Practice: Doing the business of counselling

8. Professional Communication: Presenting oneself as a professional to the world