Since 1985 the College has provided practical counseling skills training worldwide for personal growth, for service and helping professionals, and to prepare the public for entry to the counseling profession.
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Employment Services for Counselors (No Fee)
All applicants for counseling positions must be familiar with the counseling manual Effective Counseling Skills If the counseling manual is not available at your local library, you can email a purchase request. To apply for counseling positions in your location, submit the following information: Our professional staff will conduct a thorough job search and return results to you for application.
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College and Registry of Mental Health Counseling President: Daniel Keeran, MSW Email: collegemhc@gmail.com
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Canadian address: College of Mental Health Counselling Suite 113, 100 Saghalie Street Victoria, British Columbia V9A 0A1
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What kind of certification does the College provide? Answer: The College is a self-regulating professional body that provides standards of practice for members. Upon a review of credentials or with training and supervision from the College, members are recognized in three categories of Registered Mental Health Counsellor: Intern (RMHC-I), Full (RMHC-F), and Supervisor (RMHC-S). After the first year of counselling supervision, the recommended Intern receives the "Mental Health Counsellor Diploma," and after a second year of supervision, the recommended Intern may become a "Full Counsellor" (RMHC-F).
2. May I start looking for a job after graduating from the College? Answer: The College requires that Intern members must follow their supervisor's recommendations to find counselling-related work or to generate counselling clients for private practice. This ensures that Interns follow the professional standards and procedures of the College.
3. Is your certificate recognized in Canada or other official institutions in the US? Answer: As far as recognition in Canada, the counselling profession is completely self-regulating rather than legislated by government. Of course counsellors must also have a business license as required in their jurisdiction. There are numerous self-regulating counselling associations in Canada, and most counsellors practice without being a member of any association. The success of a counsellor depends upon the quality of service offered and upon word-of-mouth referrals. The onus is upon the person seeking help to determine whether a particular counsellor can benefit him or her. We require our members to display a copy of our Code of Ethics and also make it available to all clients. Our members are required to inform clients of the complaint procedure in the event they wish to bring the misconduct of a counsellor to the attention of the College, which may result in disciplinary action including suspension of membership.
In the US, counseling is regulated by legislation in some states. The College can assist members to practice ethically and legally within the US environment.
4.What basic educational background is needed in order to apply to the College? Answer: The College is unique is providing opportunities for the general public to enter the counselling profession. Because of this primary aim, the basic educational background of applicants for preparatory training varies. Many applicants are mature individuals who have experienced life challenges while others may have a minimum high school education. Mature individuals who meet our criteria of membership, with training and supervision from the College, will be the most successful counsellors. The "Mental Health Counsellor Training Course" is designed to identify the applicant who will be able to benefit from our training and be further prepared through counselling supervision as Intern Counsellors.
5.What is included in the first year of supervision as an "Intern Counselor" leading to the Mental Health Counsellor Diploma? Answer: This is when you will learn counseling by experiencing counseling as a client and by doing counseling with people seeking help. By experiencing counseling as a client of your supervizing counselor, you will be able to observe skills and statements used by your supervisor that can be applied to your sessions with your own clients. The sessions with your clients will be recorded using your webcam or by writing down the dialogue and sending this to your supervisor who then returns feedback and suggestions on skills and approaches to use with your clients. An alternative to supervision by the College is supervision within the local agency providing a counselling position.
Counsellor training for the public has been provided since 1985 based upon the vision to make counseling concepts and skills accessible to everyone for a healing community. The statement of philosophy can be seen here.Through the internet, training is now available online to interested individuals everywhere. Daniel Keeran, MSW (Kent School of Social Work, UL, 1977) has many years of experience in the mental health field in hospital and private practice settings. He founded the Professional Counsellors' Association in 1985 and the associated counselling skills program expanding to five cities. Thousands of counsellors have been trained under his direction. He was also a founding member of the Task Group on Counsellor Regulation, and he is author of the College training manual in publication for over 30 years.
