Supervisor Criteria
REGISTERED COUNSELLING SUPERVISOR (RCS) DESIGNATION requirements
- Complete an approved supervisor training program consisting of a minimum 30 hours.
- Hold the Master Therapeutic Counsellor (MTC) designation.
- Have extensive professional experience, including at least 5 years of registered practice as an RTC/MTC or equivalent, or a combination of 5 years registration between ACCT and another counselling association(s)/provincial regulatory college(s).
- Have attained at least 1,000 direct client contact hours.
- Have completed a minimum of 150 clinical supervision hours with a qualified supervisor who meets ACCT’s criteria. At least 50% of these hours must be individual or dyadic supervision. The remaining hours may be completed in a group supervision setting.
- Your supervisor(s) must sign a letter of reference and verification of hours to submit with your application. This information must be verified by a reference letter from a current supervisor (6 months minimum relationship and at least 6 hours of supervision) who will confirm the supervision hours and DCC hours you have accumulated during this relationship, and your readiness to advance to a higher level designation within ACCT.
- Have signed verification of past supervision hours from previous supervisors (this can be a letter, or an evaluation that states supervision hours & DCC hours).
- Accept and work within ACCT’s Supervisor Code of Ethics and Code of Ethics and Practice Standards.
- Complete the annual ACCT requirements for membership, including 30 hours of Competency Development, which must include a minimum of 10 hours of supervision and a minimum of 8 hours of professional development or continuing education credits per year and may include no more than 8 hours of self-care.
- Pay the professional fees.
You can apply to Advance to RCS designation here
NON-ACCT SUPERVISOR requirements
A non-ACCT supervisor must:
- Hold a certificate or diploma, bachelor's degree, postgraduate certificate, master’s degree, or Ph.D. in counselling from a registered school.
- Have completed a minimum of 5 years of counselling practice, including a minimum of 1,000 direct contact hours (a minimum of 500 hours should have taken place in Canada)
- Have completed a minimum of 150 clinical supervision hours with a qualified supervisor who meets ACCT’s criteria. At least 50% of these hours must be individual or dyadic supervision. The remaining hours may be completed in a group supervision setting.
- Have completed an approved supervisor training program consisting of a minimum 30 hours
- Be a member in good standing in a professional association, or belong to a regulatory organization whose members practice counselling therapy
- Have current liability insurance
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Be an instructor employed by a diploma or degree granting institution, and have a minimum of 5 years of counselling experience in counselling practice in a private or agency setting.
If your supervisor is a Non-ACCT Supervisor, we require that you provide us with your supervisor's name, contact information (phone, email address), and registration number with a recognized professional association.
It is the responsibility of the ACCT member to provide ACCT with the form signed by their Non-ACCT Supervisor attesting to the above criteria.
