Resources
Why Licensure as a Registered Counselling Therapist?
Requirements for Licensure
By-Laws
Code of Ethics
NSACT Standard of Practice
Nova Scotia Legislation re Counselling Therapists Act
Provincial Associations
British Columbia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (BCAMFT)
British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC)
Education and Networking for Rehabilitation and Career Practitioners
Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs (OFCMHAP)
Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (OAMFT)
Ontario Association for Family Mediation (OAFM)
Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP)
Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors (OACYC)
Ontario Alliance of Career Development Practitioners (OACDP)
Alberta Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Career Development Associaton of Alberta (CDAA)
Quebec Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (QAMFT)
Quebec Counselling Association (QCA)
Nova Scotia School Counsellors Association (NSSCA)
Prince Edward Island Counselling Association (PEICA)
Canadian Associations
Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Board (CAC)
Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA)
Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE)
Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy (CACPT)
Canadian Association for Music Therapy (CAMT)
Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education (CAPPE)
Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW)
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP)
Canadian Career Information Association (CCIA)
Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
Canadian Consortium for Collaborative Mental Health Care (CCCMHC)
Canadian Employee Assistance Program Association (CEAPA)
Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association (CGPA)
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA)
Canadian Psychoanalytic Society (CPS)
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
Canadian University & College Counselling Association (CUCCA)
Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations (CCCYC)
Family Mediation Canada (FMC)
General Practice Psychotherapy Association (GPPA)
Professional Board of Hypnotherapy
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Canada (PSR)
Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI)
Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA)
Other
Avalon Sexual Assault Centre
Is an organization providing service for those affected by sexual violence including, but not limited to, support, education and counseling.
Blueprint for Life/Work Designs
Outlines career development competencies for children, youth and adults and performance indicators. It offers information about the structure, support and commitment necessary in organizations to implement effective and comprehensive career development programs.
Canadian Career Development Foundation
A non-profit charitable organization committed to improving career services for all Canadians.
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
Provides information and advice about occupational health and safety. Includes products and services information, answers to questions about Occupational Health and Safety, affiliated web sites and much more.
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
The CCPA is a national association of professionally trained counselors dedicated to the enhancement of the counselling profession in Canada.
Canadian Health Network
Health information services that ensures Canadians have access to trustworthy information on health promotion and disease prevention.
Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners Draft 3
Provides strategies and guidelines for Career Development Practitioners (draft form).
Canadian Women’s Health Network
Provides information on improving women’s health.
Career Beacon
This is a website listing career opportunities in Atlantic Canada.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
CAMH is Canada’s leading addiction and mental health organization involved in clinical care, health promotion, education and research. In addition, CAMH produces a number of journals and other publications for professionals, clients and their families.
The Herald Employment Listings
Job listings for Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.
International Journal of Disability, Community & Rehabilitation
The mandate of the IJDCR is to build the knowledge base of critical enquiry at the intersection of disability, community and rehabilitation among practitioners, consumers and researchers.
Job Futures
Job Futures is a career tool providing information about 265 occupational groups.
Monster.ca
Offers career resources, a resume database and career opportunities across Canada and internationally. Allows posting of an online resume.
The National Life/Work Centre
A not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to provide world-class life/work development programs through innovative partnerships with prominent public and private section agencies across Canada and internationally.
The National Occupational Classification
Published by Human Resources Development Canada, the NOC is a tool for helping Canadians understand the world of work by describing duties, skills, interests, aptitudes, education requirements and work setting for occupations in the Canadian labour market.
Nova Scotia Community College
Nova Scotia Department of Education
Self Help Connection
A non-profit charitable organization promoting self-help groups throughout Nova Scotia.
Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
Information about the Workers' Compensation Board, including benefits, claims, appeals, employers, programs, a library and links.
World Health Organization
This organization, in part, provides international classifications in health. The classifications include the International Classification of Disease (ICD), the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI).
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