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the past few weeks on two topics: CCPA’s re- sponse to the tragic events in Quebec, Lab- rador, Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario and the improvement of youth mental health services in Nova Scotia.


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Our Directors often speak of the issues and challenges faced by those living in the North. Nearly three years ago, CCPA made the decision to support directors in British Columbia/Yukon, Alberta/NWT, Saskatch- ewan, Manitoba/Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland/ Labrador in reaching out to our northern members and their col- leagues. Once again, the National Board is supporting the Northern Initiative to offer two webinars this fall exclusively to north- ern practitioners. Each webinar will be offered twice as was done last year: Profes- sional Ethics in Small Communities: Confi- dentiality in Rural & Northern Settings by Judy Malone and Bill Thomas and Cultural Competence in Northern Counselling: Resi- dential Schools Trauma, Intergenerational Trauma, Colonization, & Historic Trauma by Lloyd Robertson and Mark Kelly.


Research has an important role to play in the delivery of high-quality counselling services and with this in mind; CCPA under- took a pilot study last year. CCPA’s Inaugural Research Conference was held in February 2013 at the University of Ottawa. The con- ference format included a keynote address, followed by a poster session, and concurrent workshops. Delegates thought the program was a success and students were especially appreciative of the feedback received from researchers. The conference has caught the interest of several university programs and their students. CCPA is currently working with a team in New Brunswick to plan the next research conference.


CCPA has also turned its attention to the VOL. 45 NO. 4 | FALL 2013


internationalisation of counselling as a pro- fession. Last year, a chapter was authored by Roberta Neault, Blythe Shepard, Krista Benes, and Sareena Hopkins to provide in- formation about the status of counselling in Canada. The chapter appears in Counseling around the World: An International Hand- book, published by the American Counseling Association. Lorna Martin, Michel Turcotte, Laurent Matte, and Blythe Shepard recently published an article on the Counselling and Psychotherapy Profession in Canada: Regu- latory Processes and Current Status in the British Journal of Guidance and Counselling.


As our visibility increases on the world stage, CCPA has developed a partnership with the International Association for Coun- selling (IAC). The IAC has played a signifi- cant role in the development of counselling services in many parts of the world and has consultative status with the United Nations, ECOSOC, UNICEF, UNESCO, ILO, and the Council of Europe. CCPA will be partnering with the association to host the IAC Confer- ence 2014, taking place May 3-7, 2014 in Victoria, BC followed by the annual CCPA conference, May 7-9, 2014. Delegates can receive a discounted rate when registering for both conferences. The Call for Presenta- tions for both conferences ends soon (Octo- ber 21st), so hurry; you won’t want to miss out on this special conference!


Plan ahead and apply for one of CCPA’s travel awards. CCPA provides six (6) $500 awards in support of members who wish to attend the CCPA Annual conference. Mem- bers from all CCPA regions are invited to apply, but must attend the conference to re- ceive the award. CCPA also provides four (4) $500 awards in support of student members who wish to attend the CCPA Annual confer- ence. Marsh, the CCPA Professional Liability Insurance Broker of Choice, provides two $500 awards to student members demon- strating academic excellence.


Speaking of awards, the CCPA National Awards Program offers an opportunity to recognize and applaud colleagues for their contributions to the profession. This year CCPA will be accepting nominations for the following awards:


• The CCPA Counsellor Leadership Award • The CCPA Research or Professional Article Award


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