Counsellor to Counsellor Services and Events
This section includes services and events of specific interest to the counselling community. Some examples of such services include:
- Events/groups for clients
- Ongoing consultation in a specific area
- Programs of interest to clients
- Peer support groups
- Requests for supervisors
- Graduate studies
- Surveys
Adjudicators Needed
Hello Fellow Members,
Vancouver campus of CityUniversity in Canada is actively recruiting for assistance in administering our Clinical Competency exams.
We are looking to build our community of adjudicators and the people who serve as counselling clients to facilitate the Oral roleplay component of our exam process.
If you are currently a Registered member in good standing with at least 5 years of clinical experience post-graduation and would be interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact City University in Vancouver Master of Counselling Program’s Internship Coordinator at [email protected]
Graduate Studies
Research Survey – Kimberly Dossett (PhD Candidate) and Dr. Graham Reid, Western University’s Clinical Psychology Program
The survey the influence of attributes (e.g., service setting, type of provider) on service providers conceptualizations of service intensity in mental health. Service providers will be surveyed across a variety of disciplines (e.g., psychologists, social workers, psychotherapists) in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.
The survey is completed online and takes 10-15 minutes. A complete letter of information is provided at the survey link, prior to consent and survey completion. Use the following link to access the survey: Service Intensity Survey.
Programs of Interest to Clients
Living Systems – Low Fee Counselling Program
Low Fee Counselling Program Starting at $10 – Space available
• In-person appointments available in the Lower Mainland or online throughout most of Canada.
• Sliding fee from $10-$65 per session
• We provide services from a Bowen Family Systems perspective for a wide range of mental health issues and relationship problems.
• No waitlist at the moment (some exceptions may apply).
• Contact [email protected] to inquire or visit www.livingsystems.ca
PD Connect – Parkinson Society of British Columbia
PD Connect is a program providing healthcare professionals with the tools to refer people with Parkinson’s and their families to support services available through Parkinson Society British Columbia. This referral can be made at the point of diagnosis, or at any time during the disease’s progression.
The intent of this program is to educate and support patients and families so they are better positioned for self-management and advocacy. It may also assist to bridge gaps in the healthcare system. At Parkinson Society British Columbia, we believe these programs and services are what the community needs, wants and deserves.
For more information and to learn about the referral process, click here.
First Link® Dementia Support
The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is committed to building a dementia-friendly society where people living with dementia are acknowledged and supported. First Link® dementia support helps healthcare providers connect people living with dementia and their caregivers to support and learning opportunities at the time of diagnosis, or at any other point in the progression of the disease. First Link® ensures people have the information they need, when they need it.
First Link® offers health-care providers:
- A simple referral system.
- Client support between clinical visits.
- Updates on dementia support and learning opportunities.
- Assurance that your clients are connected to reliable community and health-care resources to help them manage the disease.
First Link® offers your clients:
- Ongoing support and education opportunities throughout the changes of the disease.
- Skills and confidence to live as well as possible with the disease.
When healthcare providers refer a client to First Link®, they connect with the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s services earlier. Without a referral, it takes people an average of 11 months longer to make the decision to reach out for help. Those 11 months can be a critical time for planning and developing support networks – and this can be even more important in rural or remote communities.
How can you refer?
Visit alzheimerbc.org and download the referral forms.
Call or fax your local resource centre.
Email [email protected]
Call the First Link® Dementia Helpline (1-800-936-6033) – Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
BC Children’s Hospital – Compass Program
Compass is a province-wide service to supports evidence based care to all BC children and youth (0-25) living with mental health and substance use concerns. This is done by supporting community care providers with the information, advice, and resources they need to deliver appropriate and timely care to children & youth close to home.
The service is available to a variety of community care providers working such as primary care providers, specialist physicians, CYMH clinicians, Foundry clinicians, and concurrent disorders/substance use clinicians.
The service
When you call for a consultation, you’ll have access to a multi-disciplinary team who can offer:
- Telephone advice and support
- Identification and help with connection to local & online resources
- Telehealth consultation for you and your patient, when needed
- Tailored education
The multidisciplinary team includes child and youth psychiatrists, mental health and substance use clinicians (social workers, nurses, psychologist, etc.) and a care coordinator.
The Compass team can help with diagnostic clarification, medication recommendations and treatment planning. Support is available for a wide range of issues including substance use, mental health, behavioural and family challenges, trauma and general guidance when things aren’t going well. You will receive a written record of all consultation recommendations for your patient’s chart.
Compass aims to have a member of our multidisciplinary team answer phone calls and respond to your questions in real time. For more specialized questions, we aim to get back to you within the same or next day. Telehealth consults with the provider, patient and Compass team are organized on an as-needed basis.
What you need to know to use the service
- Compass is a consultative service and community providers retain full clinical responsibility of their patients. Recommendations provided by Compass should not supersede the best clinical judgement of an in-person care provider.
- If patients and family consent, Compass will collect identifying patient information to facilitate any needed follow up with you (or with the families directly). If patients or families don’t want their information stored, Compass can provide recommendations on an anonymous basis.
- Compass is not a crisis intervention service, but will support providers with advice around safety planning, risk assessments, etc. Please contact your local crisis services for any emergencies.
- Compass will collect and store your demographic and practice-related information.
- Compass will periodically reach out to providers to better understand their experience with the service and communicate any upcoming workshops or educational opportunities.
Questions?
Call 1-855-702-7272 from Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PST/PDT. Register at CompassBC.ca.
Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health – The Brain Health and Wellness Project
The Brain Health and Wellness Project will provide interested clinicians with free training and easy-to- use paper tools and The Wellness App developed by the Fountain of Health Initiative. These tools take only 5 minutes to use in routine care, have been field-tested by over 500 patients, and have been found to be effective with over 80% of patients partially meeting, meeting, or exceeding their health goal.
What kind of Clinician can do this work? Any kind of clinician! Psychiatrists, family doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, kinesiologists and any clinician in between!
Scientific literature tells us that even small, simple lifestyle changes in the right areas can help to prevent illness, and to improve health and well-being.
Clinicians can register at:
https://fountainofhealth.ca/wellness-project
Please join this effort to bring effective brain health and wellness promotion into the frontlines of care in Canada! Register and share this information with colleagues, teams and networks who might be interested. For questions, contact the Project Manager, Daria Parsons at [email protected].
YMCA Free Mental Health Wellness Programs – Vancouver Island
YMCA Y Mind Teen – Campbell River Family Services
The YMCA Y Teen Groups supports teens 13-18 who experience worry, stress, and/or anxiety. In partnership with the YMCA-YWCA of Vancouver Island, Campbell River Family Services will run the 7-session Y Mind Teen program to support teens in learning healthy coping strategies to manage stress, explore fun and creative ways to learn about mental wellness, and connect with other teens going through similar experiences. This is a safe and welcoming group that is run by trained staff. Y Mind Teen is grounded in the evidence-based principles of Mindfulness and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). Y Mind is supported by the BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and serves the five regional health authorities across the province.
In order to be eligible for the program, teens will be asked to attend an Information Session and complete an Intake meeting with a facilitator. In order to measure the effectiveness of the program, teens will be offered to complete a voluntary Evaluation Package administered by the McCreary Centre Society.
Program Details:
- 7 group sessions (90 minutes per session)
- 8 – 12 participants per group with two trained staff
Program Sessions Include:
- A variety of fun mindfulness activities that are easy to practice at home and school
- Simple activities based on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) for teens to engage with during and outside of group sessions
- Healthy coping strategies to support symptoms of stress and worrying
- Creative activities using music, art, and media
- Engaging group discussions about topics that are important to teens
Program Eligibility Requirements
- 13-18 years of age
- Experience worry and stress
- Ability to attend all 7 sessions
To learn more and register, contact Joyce Pielou at [email protected] or Tami Riecker at [email protected].
The Foundry – Virtual Services
Foundry Virtual provides free, online counselling, peer support and group offerings for BC youth ages 12-24 and their caregivers. No referral is required. Any young person in the province can arrange for a same day counselling or peer support appointment—something we want youth across the province to know about, especially in these times of deep uncertainty and stress.
Foundry Virtual offers:
- Remote, online access to services for youth ages 12-24 across all of BC
- Phone, video and chat options for services
- Free and confidential care
- Same-day appointments
- No referral required
- Flexible hours, including evenings
Learn more: https://foundrybc.ca/virtual
Wellness Together Canada – Across Canada
WTC is a partnership among Stepped Care Solutions, Kids Help Phone, & Homewood Health. It is a “one-stop shop” portal/website offering a wide range of e-mental health services and supports at no cost to Canadians. WTC is funded by Health Canada and was created as a response to the mental health needs of Canadians in the wake of COVID-19.
What is included?
WTC is designed from a Stepped Care model which provides a variety of resources at different levels (steps).
Services Include:
- Immediate crisis support
- Print and video information on mental health issues
- Mental health self-assessment and monitoring
- Access to self-directed virtual programs
- Moderated community of support
- Virtual group coached anxiety group
- E-courses, including drop-in mindfulness class
- Access to counselling support by phone or text
Individuals can Sign In and Create an Account. Creating an account provides the opportunity to check in on how one’s mental wellness is progressing.
- Track your well-being through on-going self-assessment
- Sign up for regular notice on a phone or computer to do a check in self-assessment
- Get results on a graph that shows how you’re doing over time
With Sign In you have access to:
1) Self-Help Resources – TAO, MindWell, WellTrack, Breaking Free: Wellness, Homewood Health, & Kids Help Phone
2) Group Coaching and Community of Support – Togetherall, I-CAN Anxiety Program, & Studio Be
3) Counselling – Homewood Health & Kids Help Phone
Individuals also have the option to not Sign In. They would be provided with direct access to educational resources, e-courses, and free counselling. We have resources directed for Adults and for Youth & Young Adults.
Free Counselling:
WTC Offers free live counselling by phone, text, or video through Homewood Health, 24 hours a day.
Wellness Together Canada website: wellnesstogether.ca
Our goal is to share this wonderful free resource to as many Canadians as possible in order to support them on their mental health and wellness journey.
Living and Learning Through Loss – Online support programs
Thanks to the ongoing support of funders and donors, youth between the ages of 13-24 are eligible to receive short-term counselling services, participate in peer group programs and take part in our Good Grief workshops at no cost.
Referrals can come from parents, teachers, school counsellors or social workers. We ensure barrier free access to these support services and programs focused on the grief and loss experience. Older youth can self-refer.
Here is a list of the services and programs we are able to offer to youth, schools, youth service providers and our community through 2020-2021 during COVID-19.
Please note all services and programs are being conducted virtually on a secure ZOOM Healthcare platform until further notice.
Short-Term Grief Counselling
Short-term grief counselling support is provided by registered clinical counsellors and available to eligible youth. For information on eligibility criteria, and to access a referral form, click here to download our referral intake form
Learning Through Loss Group Program (LLGP)
This specialized small group eight-week program is facilitated by a registered clinical counsellor and co-facilitator for youth who are struggling with grief and loss. These groups provide a safe place to connect with peers, gain invaluable support, and most importantly, find strength and hope in their own resilience and capacity to survive, adapt, and grow through loss. To refer a youth, click here to download our referral intake form.
Good Grief Workshops (GGWs)
These interactive one-hour workshops support school districts to provide grief education. Through discussions, experiential activities, personal reflection, and an educational video, youth are encouraged to explore what grief is and the different types of losses that they may experience. During COVID-19, these interactive workshops are being offered via ZOOM. To request a GGW, please send an email to [email protected]
Community Education Workshops (CEWs)
CEWs are Good Grief Workshops for adults. Ideal for parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, neighbours, and teachers, CEWs are for those who want to learn about grief and loss in youth and how to support those who are grieving. These workshops are an hour in length including Q & A at the end. Available via registration on ZOOM, if you are interested in attending, please check our website for upcoming dates beginning September at: www.learningthroughloss.org
Supporting Youth Workshops (SYWs)
These half-day workshops are tailored to teachers and youth service providers who work with and in support of youth. These workshops focus on how to support youth through their unique grief and loss experiences and offers a comprehensive view on how youth grieve. Topics discussed include the types of issues they might see in grieving students and effective ways to support them. Booked by request, these workshops are offered virtually. To inquire and/or to schedule this workshop, email [email protected]
About Friends of Learning and Living Through Loss
A registered Canadian charity since 1994 based in Victoria BC, Friends of Living and Learning Through Loss (LTL) designs and delivers grief education and loss support programs to youth, and provides training to other youth-serving community to increase capacity and well-being through difficult times.
We envision a community where all youth, and those that support them, have access to education, support, and resources relating to grief, loss and healthy strategies for healing.
For more information
Caroline Donelle, Executive Director
Tel: 250-413-3114
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.learningthroughloss.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningthroughloss/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltlgrief
SOURCES Empowered for Employment
Unit 109 – 5577 153A St. Surrey, B.C
Tel: 604-262-4858 [email protected] www.sourcesbc.ca
We support job seekers who face barriers to employment to prepare for, obtain and maintain employment.
Our Empowered for Employment programs strive to empower community members to achieve employment and independence and participate in their broader communities improving their quality of life.
We offer 6 programs:
Skills for Today’s Workplace – Survivors of Violence and/or Abuse
Building Service Worker Program- Survivors of Domestic and/or Sexual Violence
Admin & Accounting Works Program – Older Workers 55+
YouThrive – Youth 16-30 years of age
Skills Work- Persons with Disabilities
Peering Into Employment – Individuals at Risk of, or Experiencing Homelessness
We offer individualized employment planning enhancing job readiness and employability and increasing confidence to transition to/or re-enter the labour market through identifying and addressing personal and employment strengths and challenges, providing guidance with career/employment decision making and education, essential employability and occupational skills development, short-terms certificate training, referral to external resources, development of job search skills, facilitating volunteer and work experience, job search and placement assistance, trauma counselling, childcare, transportation and job start financial supports for work clothing, supplies and transportation to/from work, and program completion and employment outcome financial incentives to promote engagement and employment success.
All Programs are FREE
During COVID 19 programs are being offered virtually
Free Art Therapy Clinics – The Vancouver Art Therapy Institute
The Vancouver Art Therapy Institute offers a Free Art Therapy Clinic run by art therapy students.
Do you have clients who could benefit from using an art therapy approach?
Clients can self-refer to meet with a student art therapist in-person in our studio/office on Granville Island (for this there is a $10 art material fee).
And clients (from across BC) can also self-refer to access Free VIRTUAL art therapy sessions using secure video conferencing.
All VATI clinic students are supervised by Registered Art Therapists, who are also Registered Clinical Counsellors.
To book an appointment, interested clients can email: [email protected]
For more information: https://www.vati.bc.ca/clinic-supervision/
LGBTQ2IA & Youth Groups – Our Landing Place – Online
For LGBTQ2IA+ youth between the ages of 16-18 looking for a sense of community and emotional support.
Each week the group will focus on a different theme to create resilience and hope, build community, and help with introspection, self-love and development. We’ll include a mix of icebreakers, discussions, psychoeducation and breakout room activities in a safe, affirming and supportive space where you get to be curious, learn more about yourself, and meet some new faces.
Phe and Sawah are running these groups on different days to accommodate folx on both the east and west coast. Groups run for 6 consecutive weeks. Registration is required. Learn more and register: www.ourlandingplace.com/workshops
Low fee counselling program – Living Systems Counselling
Living Systems Counselling is a non-profit organization offering counselling on a sliding fee scale ($10-$65) for a wide range of mental health and relationship problems. Visit www.livingsystems.ca or e-mail [email protected] for more information.
We offer online appointments and we have some availability for in-person appointments in our North Vancouver, Vancouver Offices and New West Office. We have no waitlist at the moment and we endeavor to keep our waitlists to a minimum.
Grief on Arrival Support Group – Purpose Society
Grief on Arrival is an anonymous bereavement support group facilitated by people who too have greif their loved one who died from overdose/toxic drug supply. Attendance is open to anyone who has lost someone to drug-related harm, no registration is required, Come as often as you like, sharing is optional.
Mondays and Thursdays: 6-8
Mondays are “group” for sharing experiences
Thursday meetings are a facilitated education group where information and tools are offered around grief from overdose.
Learn more: https://purposesociety.org/
Groups
Nanaimo Peer Consultation Group – In-Person Meetings
Nanaimo Peer Consultation Group – In-Person Meetings
The group’s purpose:
• Peer consultation with a focus on trauma
• Exchange insights, ideas, and experiences
• Foster a sense of community and connection for private practice practitioners
Meetings will be held once a month in person on Fridays at 5pm at an office at Wesley Square, Nanaimo.
Attendance is free. To sign up, please email Viktoria at [email protected]
Peer Consult Group – Victoria
Peer Consultation in Victoria for EMDR Therapists of All Levels
- Seamlessly integrate EMDR into your practice
- Feel confident getting started with EMDR
- Get support for any stuck spots
- No charge, peer support, fun!
- All welcome.
Contact Kimberley Hopwood, R.C.C., (EMDRIA Certified practitioner, EMDRIA Approved Consultant) for dates, times and locations at [email protected].
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