This badge was issued to Carla van Laar on 16 Sep 2021.
Expires on 30 Jun 2025
Registered Clinical Counsellor
PACFA exists to support its members and the community by regulating the training and practice of Psychotherapy, Counselling and Indigenous Healing Practices to the highest standards of safety, quality and professionalism. Earners of the Registered Clinical Counsellor credential meet PACFA's high training standards and key eligibility criteria, as well as 750 hours of client contact and 75 hours of clinical supervision post-graduation, to successfully register with PACFA and the ARCAP register.
- Type Certification
- Level Intermediate
- Time Years
- Cost Paid
Skills
Earning Criteria
Standards
Current PACFA registrants must meet the relevant registration standard, and their associated registration standards.
The scope of practice for PACFA-registered counsellors takes into consideration three elements: competent practice, safe practice, and regulated practice.
The PACFA Training Standards provide guidance to training providers and students on the standards of counselling and psychotherapy education that are recommended by PACFA for safe, competent and ethical practice in counselling and psychotherapy.
PACFA members, including practitioners, affiliates, students, educators, trainers and researchers, are required to work to the PACFA Code of Ethics. Practitioners are held accountable for any breaches of the relevant codes of ethics.