Qualifying for Full Designation
All CPCA Provisional Members who have fulfilled their Provisional term with the completion of the hours required can apply to qualify for the full status of their designation.
An RPC Provisional can qualify for an RPC designation and
An MPCC Provisional can qualify for the MPCC designation
Changing Scope of Practice - a member changing their counselling scope of practice will need to contact the CPCA office at office@thecpca.ca
[RPC Qualifying Application] [RPC Substantiation Form]
- Fill in the RPC Qualifying Application Form to qualify for the RPC full designation.
- Fill in the RPC Substantiation Form with your Supervisor's signature and the hours tracked through your Quarterly Hours Report For Provisional Members.
- To learn how to use the Quarterly Hours Report Form check out the short Instructional Video for learning how to use it and track the hours you need to track with your supervisor.
- After Supervision Hours are complete, fill in the Provisional Evaluation of Supervisor form
- Your supervisor must also fill in the Supervisor's Evaluation of Provisional Member form and submit it to qualifying@thcpca.ca
- EMAIL #1: In one email to qualifying@thecpca.ca with "Provisional Qualifying" in the subject line send all of the following:
- EMAIL #2: In a second email to qualifying@thecpca.ca with "Documentation Audit" in the subject line, submit your Professional Documentation Audit (PDA) with all the documents attached to one email. The PDA is fully explained within the application form.
- Send Qualifying Application Fee of $75 (plus applicable fees and taxes)
- Once the Professional Documentation Audit (PDA) has been reviewed and the RPC Qualifying Application approved, the difference in your membership dues will be required.
[MPCC Qualifying Application] [MPCC Substantiation Form]
- Fill in the MPCC Qualifying Application Form to qualify for the MPCC full designation.
- Fill in your Substantiation Form with your Supervisor's signature and the hours tracked through your Quarterly Hours Report For Provisional Members.
- To learn how to use the Quarterly Hours Report Form check out the short Instructional Video for learning how to use it and track the hours you need to track with your supervisor.
- After Supervision Hours are complete, fill in the Provisional Evaluation of Supervisor form
- Your supervisor must also fill in the Supervisor's Evaluation of Provisional Member form and submit it to qualifying@thcpca.ca
- EMAIL #1: In one email to qualifying@thecpca.ca with "Provisional Qualifying" in the subject line send all of the following:
- EMAIL #2: In a second email to qualifying@thecpca.ca with "Documentation Audit" in the subject line, submit your Professional Documentation Audit (PDA) with all the documents attached to one email. The PDA is fully explained within the application form.
- Send Qualifying Application Fee of $75 (plus applicable fees and taxes)
- Once the Professional Documentation Audit (PDA) has been reviewed and the Qualifying Application approved, the difference in your membership dues will be required.
There may be times when a member working within one Scope of Practice may need to change to a different Counselling Scope of Practice. Whether changing from (a) Mental Health Scope of Practice to (b) Clinical Counselling Scope of Practice or vice versa, this process requires the member to contact office@thecpca.ca, and you will be given a Changing Scope of Practice Application to make this transition and support you through the process. Thank you.