visible to them.


With my feet firmly planted on the ground, I constantly take stock of what may or may not be on the horizon for CCPA. I notice that CCPA has many colleagues across the nation and around the world who are now assist- ing us in our discernment. Our identity as the national voice for counselling in Canada and the horizons that we tackle are in part self-constructed and in part co-constructed by those who stand with us. Across the Atlantic, where sea and sky are an entirely different coalescence, the British Journal of Guidance and Counselling recognized the Canadian horizon and invited an article on the regulatory status of the counselling and psychotherapy profession in our country. In Volume 41, Issue 1 of the Journal in 2013, an article by Martin, Shepard, Turcotte and Matte provides an overview of our regula- tory horizons and the activities of CCPA. Also in the UK, the editor of Therapy Today, a publication of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), invited an article on CCPA and the landscape of our profession. Publication of this article occurred in January 2013.


I imagine what the horizon might look like for students emerging into our profession. CCPA’s Inaugural Research Conference in partnership with the University of Ottawa, is scheduled for February 16th and 17th, 2013. The program is exciting, diverse, bilingual, and includes a keynote address, poster sessions, single paper presentations, and symposia. The future of our profession relies on sound research and a commitment by students, mentors, supervisors, instruc- tors, professors, researchers, and other pro- fessionals to share their work and educate others. The Research Conference in Ottawa, the Counselling Psychology Research Con- ference in Vancouver, and the May Annual CCPA Conference provide opportunities for us all to look at our profession’s horizon in terms of the intersection between research- based and practice-based evidence. Con- sider being part of these conferences...they have the promise of a very bright future and the advantage of stellar collegiality.


We have many points of intersection at CCPA: an upcoming revision of the Ethics Casebook, a supervision textbook to sup- port our 2012 supervision handbook, revi-


sions of our bylaws to align with the new Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, reviews of our certification program, preparations for the annual national conference (in Halifax this year) and a joint conference with the International Association for Counselling (IAC) in 2014, actions related to our north- ern outreach initiative, work with the regu- latory colleges in Canada and our national partners in mental health, and much much more. With more than 4600 members, CCPA is vibrant and active on many portfolios that form our horizon.


Now I fully recognize that horizon is ephem- eral; it is merely a line that divides all vis- ible directions into two categories: those that intersect the Earth’s surface, and those that do not. And I understand that this line will continuously shift as I shift my van- tage point. But when I consider horizon as a metaphor, I begin to realize that searching for horizon is synonymous with goal-setting and recognizing what is and what is not within the realm of possibility for CCPA. And with the kind encouragement of our mem- bers, our various publics, and our colleagues in our communities, our provinces/terri- tories, our nation, and nations beyond our borders possibilities become realities and as the horizon shifts CCPA shifts its course to stay true like the relentless guidance of a compass point. To me, this makes anything seem possible for our Association and the hush in the air on a crystalline prairie land- scape allows me clarity of thought and an essential moment’s pause before answering the call to action. Where is your horizon? What is your call to action?


Lorna Martin CCPA President


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