Canadian
Counselling Association - a national association of professionally
trained counsellors engaged in the helping professions. Its
members work in many diverse fields of education, employment
and career development, social work, business, industry, mental
health, public service agencies, government and private practice.
The Discussion area is no longer in use.
Settlement Counselling
Settlement workers provide direct, front-line services to immigrants and refugees.
Most counsellors who fit this description work in community-based, non-governmental
agencies. Explore the definition of this work, main services delivered and
the goals of settlement counselling.
Specialized Counselling
Information about counselling models and techniques in specific areas, such
as cross-cultural, employment and vocational, health (including mental health),
housing, financial/budgeting, legal and more.
Counselling Techniques and Tips
Outlines basic counselling methods and skills including building rapport, listening
skills, etc.
Group Counselling Models and Methods
Information about the basic concepts, interventions, and theories of group
counselling and the different types of groups a counsellor might use. Includes
theories of group counselling, group dynamics, group leadership skills.
Assessment & Intervention Methods
An effective framework for client assessment and intervention techniques and
issues. Includes information about how individuals in different cultures
express their personal problems behaviourally and where they seek help for
their problems, explores common problem ownership dynamics between settlement
workers and their clients.
Case management
Exploring how to work with other community organizations to meet your client's
needs, including assessment, developing action plan, consulting and liaising
with other community service providers, information sharing and client confidentiality,
information and referral and client progress tracking.
Crisis counselling
Information to help you accurately assess whether a client is in active crisis
and to respond with appropriate counselling strategies
Service Ethics
Your own cultural identities have conditioned your counselling values and beliefs.
This section will explore how differences in values and beliefs may affect
the relationship between counsellor and client, tools to help you compare
and contrast your own values and beliefs with other counsellors and how to
identify common principles that should guide settlement counselling.
