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
US address: College of Mental Health Counseling #7784331547 145 Tyee Drive Point Roberts, Wa 98281
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 "Professional 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.
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 are younger having a 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 "Free Counselling Course: Personal History" and the "Professional Counsellor Training Course" are designed to identify the applicants 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 Professional Counselor Diploma? Answer: This is when you will learn counseling by experiencing counseling as a client and by doing counseling with clients 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 own 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.
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President of the College of Mental Health Counselling
Daniel Keeran
, MSW (Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, 1977) with over 30 years of experience in the mental health field, founded the Professional Counselors Association in 1985 and the Counselor Training Institute expanding to five cities. Thousands of counselors have been trained under his direction. He was also a founding member of the Task Group on Counselor Regulation, and he is author of the Personal Counseling Journal and the College training manual in publication for over 20 years.
