Hypnotherapy Legislation in Canada (3)
Counselling and Hypnotherapy Legislation in Canada, the United States and worldwide has become an important and complex topic. It affects counselling and hypnotherapy students and practitioners everywhere. Every province and state makes up it's own laws defining legally what a counsellor actually does. In this space, I will be choosing specific geographical areas in Canada and writing about the current legislation or lack of in each district. I hope this can help students and Counselling Hypnotherapists.
Counselling Hypnotherapy Legislation in BC
Sheldon Bilsker, HT,RCC Tuesday, 13 November 2018 16:09Sheldon Bilsker, HT, RCC is the Director and founder of Orca Institute, Canada's longest running hypnotherapy school.
You can contact him at 604-808-3703
Update: Alberta will have counsellor legislation in the Fall of 2019 making it the 5th province to legally define counsellor and or psychotherapist.
Recently I posted an article related to the impending psychotherapy act in Ontario which will go into effect in December 2019. In this article, I will focus on what could possibly happen in BC. I'm basing my information on approximately 22 years of being involved with this issue off and
Counsellor Legislation in Ontario
Sheldon Bilsker, HT, RCC Wednesday, 07 November 2018 15:14Sheldon Bilsker, HT, RCC is the Director and founder of Orca Institute, Canada's longest running hypnotherapy school.
You can contact him at 604-808-3703
In 2007 the Ontario government created a draft proposal called The Controlled Act of Psychotherapy. On December 30, 2017, the act was proclaimed. The CRPO [College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario] has been tasked with being the overseeing body in this transition. As of December 2019, this act will go into effect. There have been many questions among counsellors and hypnotherapy practitioners about how and will this act affect their practice. Obviously,
Counselling Legislation in BC (A Brief History)
Sheldon Bilsker, HT, RCC Friday, 02 November 2018 21:49Sheldon Bilsker, HT, RCC is the Director and founder of Orca Institute, Canada's longest running hypnotherapy school. You can contact him at 604-808-3703.
Over the years many aspiring hypnotherapists and students have asked me about hypnotherapy legislation or lack of relating to their ability to practice in their location. This issue can be quite complex considering that each province and state is responsible for making its own legislation. In part 1 of this article, I’d like to focus on legislation in British Columbia, Canada. I’m starting here not just because I am based here but also because of