Each member of the CPCA (RPC Provisional, MPCC Provisional, RPC, MPCC, and RQS) is required to participate in a minimum of 6 hours of Clinical Supervision each year.  This supervision should be entered into the Member Dashboard as it takes place throughout the year and is required prior to renewal each year. 

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Your Clinical Supervisor must hold an RQS designation (in good standing).  If you choose a supervisor not registered with the CPCA, they must meet the following standards:

1. Clinical Counselling Focus & Experience - Your counselling supervisor has been a clinical counsellor for 8 years and continuing to practice and trained in the CPCA Counselling Core Competencies. (e.g.: A social work, human service, or nursing degree alone would not meet the core competencies).

2. Adequate Counselling Education - Your counselling supervisor has completed education equivalent to a master-level in clinical counselling (Example: master-level education from an accredited counselling/psychotherapy program, a masters in a counselling related field)

3. Credentials - Your counselling supervisor holds a designation/credentials in another Counselling Association and/or Regulatory Body and is “in good standing” and is also recognized as a clinical supervisor by their association/regulatory body. Examples might include but are not limited to CCPA, BCACC, a registered psychologist, a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO), CAMFT, etc.

4. Supervision Training - Your counselling supervisor has training specific to supervision. This training is in how to provide clinical supervision.