ACCT Philosophy

Mission Statement:

To cooperatively support excellence in competency-based counselling.

Vision Statement:

We are a community of registered and regulated therapeutic counsellors who, working together, support each other to enhance the quality of life in society by nourishing respect for human dignity and diversity, advancing the practice of competency-based counselling and promoting deliberate practice and the continuous competency development of counsellors. We recognize the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT) as the premier community of counselling professionals. ACCT is synonymous with excellence in counselling.

ACCT Values:

We believe, as our name implies, in moving and working within an atmosphere of collaboration and respect for diversity in both thought and expression.

We believe in working internally and with other organizations and government in the spirit of responsiveness and teamwork.

We believe in a cooperative model, based on equality and sharing.

We believe in competency-based criteria for counselling regulation.

We believe the combination of knowledge, experience, skill and compassion are keys to the counselling process.

We believe that the competency-based model recognizes real-life experience and enriches the standard of counselling.

We believe in life-long learning and professional development.

We believe in transparency and financial accountability to our members.

Goals

ACCT is a self-regulated competency-based professional association, registering counsellors with the designation of Registered Therapeutic Counsellor/Accredited Counsellor (RTC/AC), Master Therapeutic Counsellor (MTC) and Registered Counselling Supervisor (RCS). ACCT will bring credibility and recognition to the counselling profession for competency-based counsellors and will:

• Represent members in the creation of a College for the regulation of counselling professionals in BC and Canada-wide

• Protect the public by promoting a high standard of competency-based counselling

• Offer quality professional development and excellent support from senior counsellors

• Operate under the Cooperative Association Act, with full member participation and transparency

• Work to bring credibility and recognition to the counselling profession for competency-based counsellors

We welcome you to join us! 

Competency-based Counselling

• If you are a prospective client, please see our directory to find an ACCT Counsellor.

• If you are a student or recent grad, we welcome your interest and encourage you to go to our 'Membership' menu and to review our 'ACCT Counsellor Criteria'.

• If you are an established counsellor, we invite you to join our community of counsellors-supporting-counsellors.

• If you require liability insurance, we have an ACCT group program with two liabiltiy insurance providers.

As co-owners in our cooperative - and as responsible counsellors - we ask that all applicants read and understand the following:

ACCT Code of Ethics,

ACCT Standards of Practice

ACCT Rules

Thank you!