Annual 2014 CCPA Conference Congrès annuel 2014 de l ACCP. Program / Programme

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1 Annual 2014 CCPA Conference Congrès annuel 2014 de l ACCP Program / Programme May 7-9 mai 2014 Victoria Conference Centre / Centre Congrѐs Victoria Victoria, British Columbia / Victoria, Colombie-Britannique

2 CCPA Gratefully acknowledges the support of the following organizations for this conference: L ACCP remercie avec reconnaissance les orgnisations suivants pour leur soutien envers ce congrès : Alcoholics Anonymous

3 Table of Contents / Table des matières Presenter Lineup / Rang des présentateurs 1 General Information / Information généraux 2 Invitation to Meet Chapter Representatives / Invitation pour rencontrer les représentants des sections 3 List of Chapters and Special Meetings / Liste des sections et des rencontres spéciales 4 Wednesday, May 7 / mercredi, le 7 mai Program at a Glance / Aperçu du programme 5 Opening Ceremonies and Keynote - Gabor Maté / Cérémonies d ouverture et conférencier d honneur Gabor Maté 6 Concurrent Sessions / Séances simultanées 7-17 Provincial Night / Soirée provinciale Welcome Reception / Réception de bienvenue 17 Poster Sessions / Sessions d affiches Thursday, May 8 / jeudi, le 8 mai Program at a Glance / Aperçu du programme 21 Keynote / Conférencière d honneur Stéphane Grenier 22 Concurrent Sessions / Séances simultanées CCPA Annual General Meeting / Assemblée générale annuelle de l ACCP 27 Banquet and Dance / Banquet et danse 35 Friday, May 9 / vendredi, le 9 mai Program at a Glance / Aperçu du programme 36 Concurrent Sessions / Séances simultanées Closing Ceremonies and Keynote / Cérémonies de clôture et conférencier d honneur Peter Menzies What is the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association? / Qu est ce que l Association canadienne de counseling et de psychothérapie? 47 Floor Plan / Plan d étage 48

4 Presenter Line up / Rang des présentateurs Glenn Sheppard 1

5 General Information / Renseignments Généraux Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) Continuing Education Credits Continuing Education Credits (CEC s) will be granted for the conference based on your registration. Once you have completed your registration (i.e. confirmed your attendance by picking up your registration kit), your name will be flagged as attending the conference. If you are a member of CCPA, your CEC s will automatically be added to your transcript by the CCPA National Office. Please allow 3-4 weeks for credits to appear on your transcript. Cultural Room The West Coast Room will be set up as the Cultural Room throughout the conference for delegates to use as a space for personal reflections or discussion. It will be open between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to use this space during the conference. Photographer If you do not want your photograph taken, please identify yourself to the photographer. Session Levels Presenters have identified the target audience knowledge of their presentations in order to better assist you in choosing a session that is right for you. Presentations have been identified as: Introductory Intermediate Advanced L Association canadienne de counseling et de psychothérapie (ACCP) Crédits d éducation permanente Des crédits d éducation permanente vous seront octroyés une fois que votre inscription au congrès sera confirmée. En complétant votre inscription (c est-à-dire en confirmant votre participation lorsque vous ramasserez votre trousse d inscription), votre nom sera inscrit en tant que participant au congrès. Si vous êtes un membre de l ACCP, vos credits seront automatiquement ajoutés à votre dossier par le bureau national de l ACCP. Veuillez accorder 3 à 4 semaines pour l affichage de vos crédits. Salle culturelle La sale West Coast sera une salle culturelle durant le congrès pour les délégués qui désirent l utiliser en tant qu endroit de réflexion et de discussion. Elle sera overte du 8h30 à 16h30. Tous les délégués sont la bienvenue et peuvent utiliser cette pièce durant le congrès Photographe Si vous ne voulez pas que votre photographe soit prise, présentez-vous au photographe. Niveaux des séances Les présentateurs ont identifié le niveau ciblé de connaissance de l auditoire de leurs présentations afin de mieux vous aider à choisir une séance. Les présentations ont été identifiés comme suit: Préliminaire Intermédiaire Avancé 2

6 Invitation to Meet Chapter Representatives / Invitation pour rencontrer les représentants des sections Wednesday, May 7, 2014 / Mercredi le 7 mai : 15 am - 12:00 pm 10 h h 00 Pastoral and Spiritual Care in Counselling / Section soutien pastoral & spiritual en counseling Alberta & NWT Chapter / Section d Alberta et des T.N.-O. 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm 12 h h 30 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm 13 h h 15 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm 15 h h 00 Career Counsellors Chapter / Section des conseillers de carrière Social Justice Chapter / Section de la justice sociale Nova Scotia Chapter / Section de la Nouvelle-Écosse School Counsellors Chapter / Section des conseillers scolaires Thursday, May 8, 2014 / Jeudi le 8 mai :15 am - 12:00 pm 10 h h 00 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm 12 h h 30 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm 13 h h 15 Career Counsellors Chapter / Section des conseillers de carrière School Counsellors Chapter / Section des conseillers scolaires Alberta & NWT Chapter / Section d Alberta et des T.N.-O. Creative Arts in Counselling Chapter / Section des arts créatifs en counseling Animal Assisted Therapy in Counselling Chapter / Section de counseling et zoothérapie Friday, May 9, 2014 / Vendredi le 9 mai :30 am - 10:15 am 8 h h 15 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 12 h h 00 Pastoral and Spiritual Care in Counselling / Section soutien pastoral & spiritual en counseling Animal Assisted Therapy in Counselling Chapter / Section de counseling et zoothérapie Creative Arts in Counselling Chapter / Section des arts créatifs en counseling 3

7 List of Chapters and Special Meetings / Liste des sections et des rencontres spéciales WEDNESDAY May 7, 2014 / MERCREDI le 7 mai :15 pm - 1:15 pm 12 h h 15 Indigenous Circle Chapter / Section du cercle indigène Sidney 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm 12 h h 15 Animal Assisted Therapy in Counselling / Section de counseling et zoothérapie Saanich 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm 12 h h 15 12:15 pm - 4:30 pm 12 h h 30 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm 16 h h 00 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm 16 h h 00 7:30 am - 8:30 am 7 h 30-8 h 30 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm 12 h h 15 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm 16 h h 00 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm 16 h h 00 7:30 am - 8:30 am 7 h 30-8 h 30 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm 12 h h 15 School Counsellors Chapter / Section des conseillers scolaires Counsellor Educators Chapter / Section des formateurs de conseillers Career Counsellors Chapter / Section des conseillers(ères) d orientation Social Justice Chapter / Section de la justice sociale THURSDAY May 8, 2014 / JEUDI le 8 mai 2014 Pastoral and Spiritual Care in Counselling Chapter / Section pastorale et spirituel en counseling CCPA Annual General Meeting / Assemblée générale annuel de l ACCP Creative Arts in Counselling Chapter / Section des arts créatifs en counseling Alberta and NWT Chapter / Section d Alberta et T.N.-O. FRIDAY May 9, 2014 / VENDREDI le 9 mai 2014 Chapter President s Breakfast / Déjeuner des présidents des sections Private Practitioners Chapter / Section des conseillers en pratique privée Salon C Colwood Sidney Colwood Days Inn Victoria on the Harbour Salon A Colwood Sidney Esquimalt Off-site / hors site 4

8 Program at a Glance / Aperçu du programme Wednesday, May 7, 2014 / Mercredi 7 Mai :30 am - 9:00 am / 7 h 45-9 h 00 Registration / Inscription 8:30 am - 4:30 pm / 8 h h 30 Bookstore / Librairie (Odin Books) 8:30 am - 10:15 am / 8 h h 15 Opening Ceremonies and Keynote Address - Gabor Maté Cérémonies d ouvertures et conférencier d honneur Gabor Maté 10:15 am - 10:45 am / 10 h h 45 Nutrition Break / Pause santé) 10:45 am - 12:00 pm / 10 h h 00 Concurrent Sessions / Séances simultanées 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm / 12 h h 30 Lunch on own / Dîner non-inclus 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm / 12 h h 30 Poster Sessions / Sessions d affiches 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm / 13 h h 45 Concurrent Sessions / Séances simultanées 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm / 14 h h 15 Nutrition Break / Pause santé) 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm / 15 h h 30 Concurrent Sessions / Séances simultanées 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm / 18 h h 00 Provincial Night / Soirée provinciale 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm / 20 h h 30 Welcome Reception / Réception de bienvenue 5

9 8:30 am - 10:15 am / 8 h h 15 Keynote / Conférencier d honneur Gabor Maté Gabor Maté Illness and Health in a Toxic Society Location: Salon A (English - Simultaneous Interpretation) Half of North American adults suffer from chronic illness a fact Western medicine views largely in terms of individual predispositions and habits. Western medicine imposes two separations, neither tenable scientifically. First, it separates mind from the body, largely assuming that most chronic illnesses have nothing to do with people's emotional and psychological experiences. And yet, a large and irrefutable body of research has clearly shown that physiologic and behavioural functioning of human beings can be understood only if we integrate our body functions with those of the mind: functions such as awareness, emotions, our interpretations of and responses to events, and our relationships with other people. Second, Western practice views people's health as separate from the social environment, ignoring social determinants of health such as class, gender, economic status, and race. Such factors, in reality, are more important influences on health and longevity than individual predispositions and personal factors such as genes, cholesterol levels, blood pressure and so on. This presentatino shows how a society dedicated to material pursuits rather than genuine human needs and spiritual values stresses its members, undermines healthy child development and dooms many to chronic illness, from diabetes to heart disease, from autoimmune conditions to cancer. Dr. Gabor Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them. As an author, Dr. Maté has written In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction; When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress; and Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder, among others. Dr. Maté has worked with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness, and HIV, including working at Vancouver s Supervised Injection Site. Dr. Maté has received the Hubert Evans Prize for Literary Non-Fiction; an Honorary Degree (Law) from the University of Northern British Columbia; an Outstanding Alumnus Award from Simon Fraser University; and the 2012 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award from Mothers Against Teen Violence. La maladie et la santé dans une société toxique Lieu : Salon A (Anglais - interprétation simultanée) La moitié des adultes nord-américains souffrent de maladie chronique, une donnée que la médecine occidentale attribue largement à des prédispositions et à des habitudes individuelles. La médecine occidentale impose deux séparations, dont ni l une ni l autre n a de fondement scientifique. D abord, elle sépare l esprit du corps, ce qui présuppose grossièrement que les maladies chroniques n ont rien à voir avec les expériences émotives et psychologiques des personnes. Et pourtant, il existe de nombreuses recherches indiquant clairement que les fonctions psychologiques et comportementales des êtres humains ne peuvent être comprises qu en intégrant les fonctions corporelles à celles de l esprit : des fonctions telles que la prise de conscience, les émotions, nos interprétations et réactions aux événements et nos relations avec autrui. Par ailleurs, la pratique occidentale examine la santé des gens de façon séparée du contexte social, ignorant ainsi les déterminants sociaux de la santé WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai 6

10 10:45 am - 12:00 pm / 10 h h 00 comme la classe sociale, le sexe, le statut économique et la race. En réalité, de tels facteurs constituent des influences plus importantes sur la santé et la longévité que les prédispositions individuelles et les facteurs personnels comme la génétique, les niveaux de cholestérol, la tension artérielle, etc. Cet exposé montre à quel point une société axée sur des objets matériels plutôt que sur les véritables besoins et valeurs des humains impose un stress à ses membres, nuit au développement sain de l enfant et condamne un large pan de la population à la maladie chronique, qu il s agisse du diabète en passant par les maladies du cœur ou des maladies auto-immunes jusqu au cancer. Le Dr Gabor Maté conjugue la recherche scientifique, l observation des antécédents et ses propres connaissances et son expérience pour présenter une large perspective, qui permet aux personnes de préconiser leurs propres approches de guérison et celles des personnes qui les entourent. Le Dr Maté est notamment l auteur de In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction; When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress; et Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder. Il a travaillé auprès de patients aux prises avec une dépendance aux drogues dures, la maladie mentale et le SIDA, notamment en œuvrant au site d'injection supervisé de Vancouver. Le Dr Maté a reçu le prix Hubert Evans Prize for Literary Non-Fiction; un doctorat honorifique (Droit) de l Université Northern British Columbia; un prix Outstanding Alumnus Award de l Université Simon Fraser; et le prix 2012 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award, décerné par Mothers Against Teen Violence. 10:15 am - 10:45 am / 10 h h 45 Nutrition Break / Pause santé Location / Lieu : Prefunction WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai 10:45 am - 12:00 pm / 10 h h 00 Concurrent Sessions / Séances simultanées A1-10 Strategies Proven to Inspire Even the Most Struggling Youth Location: Lecture Theatre (English - Simultaneous Interpretation) Want to engage even the most struggling youth? Learn 10 strategies proven to build relationships, grab attention, and inspire. Emphasizing the importance of multi-tiered systems of support and multiple intelligence approaches, learn how to teach youth social and emotional life skills in ways they can relate to and remember. Researchers have seen positive changes using these 10 strategies in school climate, academic success, dropout prevention, classroom management, and bullying prevention. Be engaged through visual metaphors, videos, music, and activities. All levels of expertise are welcome. Participants will receive a handout outlining the 10 strategies and a link to a lesson. Christian Moore worked at an alternative school, in youth corrections, and a mental health agency. His program, WhyTry, is used in 16,000 organizations, and teaches social/emotional skills using a multisensory approach. A1-10 stratégies éprouvées pour inspirer même les jeunes les plus en difficulté Lieu : Amphithéâtre (Anglais - interprétation simultanée) (Préliminaire) Vous souhaitez faire participer même les jeunes les plus en difficulté? Apprenez 10 stratégies qui ont fait leurs preuves lorsqu il s agit d établir des relations, de capter l attention et d inspirer. L accent est mis sur l importance de systèmes d aide à niveaux multiples et sur les approches à intelligences multiples; apprenez à enseigner aux jeunes des habiletés sociales et affectives d une manière qui les touche et qu ils conserveront en mémoire. Les chercheurs ont constaté que le recours à ces 10 stratégies se traduit par des changements positifs dans l'atmosphère de l'école, le succès scolaire, la prévention du décrochage, la gestion en classe et la prévention de l'intimidation. Faites appel à des métaphores visuelles, des vidéos, de la 7

11 10:45 am - 12:00 pm / 10 h h 00 musique et des activités. Tous les niveaux d expertise sont les bienvenus. Les participants recevront un document précisant les 10 stratégies, ainsi qu'un lien vers un cours. Christian Moore a travaillé dans une école alternative, en centre jeunesse et dans un organisme de services de santé mentale. Son programme, intitulé «Why Try», est utilisé par organismes et sert à enseigner des habiletés sociales et affectives au moyen d une approche multisensorielle. A2 - Observed and Experiential Integration (OEI): A New Trauma Therapy - Theory/Research, Demonstration, and Hands-On Experience Location: Saanich OEI has been used cross-culturally, initially with First Nations clients in Canada, and more recently in Indonesia and Korea. OEI has also been introduced in China and Bulgaria. This therapy has been used with children younger than 2 1/2 years of age, and also with couples and families. OEI has been applied to addictions, eating disorders, dissociative disorders, agitated depression, self-harming behaviour, and body dysmorphic disorder. The first portion of the presentation will include a brief review of OEI theory and research, followed by live and video demonstrations of OEI techniques. The second portion will involve hands-on experience of two OEI techniques. Those wishing to read more about OEI either before or after the session are referred to: Bradshaw, R. A., Cook, A., and McDonald, M. J. (2011). Observed and experiential integration (OEI): Discovery and development of a new set of trauma therapy techniques. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 21(2), Q and A video clips are available at Rick Bradshaw is a Psychologist with 33 years of experience, He has taught at three universities (SFU, TWU, Adler). Rick has been an Associate Professor Counselling Psychology for 10 years (TWU); as well as spending 10 years as a Senior Psychology/ Director of Training (SFU). Laurie Detwiler, MA has 20 years of experience, currently at Kwantlen University since She completed research on recovery from PTSD and is a certified OEI trainer. A3 - EFT in Action: An Experiential Primer and Introduction to Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Location: Sidney This presentation has two main objectives. The primary objective is to give participants an experiential taste of EFT in action by the use of role play scenarios, video clips, and other media designed to demonstrate what an in-session EFT process looks and feels like, and what distinguishes it from other approaches in the field of couple therapy. As a related theoretical backdrop, the second principal aim is to offer a basic overview of the EFT approach. The purpose here would be to describe how EFT fits within the larger field of couple therapy, illustrate how it brings attachment theory to life in helping couples transform their relationship bond, and share some of the interventions and secrets to doing it well. Leanne Campbell is a registered psychologist in private practice in Nanaimo, B.C. A certified EFT Trainer and Supervisor, she is co-founder and co-director of the Vancouver Island Centre for EFT. David Fairweather is a registered psychologist in private practice in Nanaimo, B.C. A certified EFT Trainer and Supervisor, he is co-founder and co-director of the Vancouver Island Centre for EFT. A4 - The Designation of Canadian Certified Counsellor Supervisor (CCC-S) Location: Colwood Supervision is a specialty within the overall practice of counselling and psychotherapy and is perhaps one of the most important components in the development of a competent practitioner. It is within the context of supervision that trainees begin to develop a sense of their professional identity and to examine their own beliefs and attitudes regarding clients and therapy. In 2013, the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) established a credentialing service for its members: Canadian Certified Counsellor Supervisor (CCC-S) to meet the growing need for qualified clinical supervisors. Because of limited coursework in supervision in Canadian graduate programs in Counselling and Counselling Psychology and insufficient post-master s coursework and training opportunities, it is difficult for counsellors to pursue comprehensive training WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai 8

12 10:45 am - 12:00 pm / 10 h h 00 in clinical supervision. This session will provide an overview of the national designation of Canadian Certified Counsellor- Supervisor (CCC-S), including the requirements and the application process, as well as identify existing coursework and professional development opportunities on supervision. Kim Hollihan, EdD, works at the CCPA national office and is responsible for the CCC-S certification, the agency accreditation program, and public relations. She has been active in the career development field provincially and nationally. Blythe Shepard, PhD, CCC, is CCPA President and past-chair of the Certification Committee. She is a counsellor educator at the University of Lethbridge. A5 - Forgiveness Conversations in Small Groups Location: Salon A Forgiveness has found a credible place in counselling literature in the past two decades. It has been discovered that forgiveness interventions with a coherent treatment plan help clients improve self-concept, increase hopefulness and reduce the psychological symptoms of depression and anxiety. Therapeutic interventions can take place in psycho-educational counselling groups. Participants in this session will define forgiveness, learn to recognize the themes in the process of forgiving and track the progress of forgiveness in group member's experience. This will be accomplished through mini-lectures and participating in a limited number of brief structured exercises which can be used as templates for forgiveness conversations in small groups. Daniel Klassen is Professor Emeritus in Education at Lakehead University, author of The Forgiveness Workbook, founder and counsellor at The Listening Centre serving clients in Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario. A6 - Indigenous Psychotherapy Location: Salon C WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai Bill has developed an evidenced-based group psychotherapy process through his thesis that is culturally appropriate in assisting in the healing process for Indigenous population based in true Indigenous Research methodology. Bill Thomas is of Peguis First Nation, Thomas Training and Therapy Services, PTSD Psychotherapist, working with Elders. He has a Masters degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Northern British Columbia. Bill graduated from the 4 year BFNAC degree program in 8 months at Brandon University in A7 - Part A: Navigating "No Man's Land"...Helping Children Survive Family Separation and Divorce Location: Viewroyal This session will share knowledge about the complexities of helping families during separation and divorce. Participants will learn about the dynamics commonly experienced by children in this process, including those who are caught in parental conflict. Participants will learn about: the developmental impacts of separation on children, normal vs. traumatic grief adjustment, cautions when working with parents, high conflict dynamics, and related issues. Case examples and discussion will facilitate participants learning. Participants will also be provided with examples of interventions which can be used with families, including play therapy methods. There will also be time allotted for experiential practice of interventions, and small group discussion. Further resources and links to interventions will be shared. Discussion will include implications and research to consider when working with family court or legal processes, counsellor ethics in dual roles, and considerations for working with families going through custody or other legal disputes. This informative workshop will leave participants with much "food for thought" around the challenges and rewards of working with this diverse client population. Tracy Duffy has a Master's in Counselling Psychology from MUN (NL). She has a wide range of experience with individuals / groups including crisis intervention, grief counselling and experience in facilitation/teaching. 9

13 10:45 am - 12:00 pm / 10 h h 00 A7 - Part B: Highly Distressed Couples: How Do They Differ From Their Non-Distressed Counterparts? What is at the Root of It All? Location: Viewroyal (Advanced) Highly distressed couples pose a difficult challenge in therapy. Their maladaptive cyclical patterns of behaviour, typically chronic and toxic, pose a difficult challenge for therapists. Mainstream couple approaches conceptualize these patterns in terms of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, some few have identified needs as the driving force for behaviours. Drawing on the results of a study on couple distress, this presentation proposes that a taxonomy of unmet psychological and emotional needs are at the root of distress in highly distressed couples and that it is the interplay of these unmet needs that sustain maladaptive and cyclical patterns of behaviour. It is in the identification and meeting of these unmet needs that maladaptive patterns are transformed. The key to successful therapy is in identifying and conceptualizing the interplay of these unmet needs, and assisting the couple to shift these patterns in a healthy direction. The objective of this presentation is to provide couple therapists with a conceptual understanding of the unmet self and relational needs underlying negative relational dynamics which are at the root of distress in highly distressed couples. Assessment tools and treatments strategies will be presented. Shelley Briscoe-Dimock, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the graduate school of Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Spirituality at Saint-Paul University. Dr. Briscoe-Dimock teaches in the individual and couple program. 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm / 12 h h 30 Lunch on own / Dîner (non-inclus) 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm / 12 h h 15 Indigenous Circle Chapter / Section de cercle indigène Location / Lieu : Sidney 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm / 12 h h 15 Animal Assisted Therapy in Counselling / Section de counseling et zoothérapie Location / Lieu : Saanich 12:15 pm - 4:30 pm / 12 h h 30 School Counsellors Chapter / Section des conseillers scolaires Location / Lieu : Salon C 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm / 12 h h 15 Counsellors Educators Chapter / Section des formateurs de conseillers Location / Lieu : Colwood 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm / 12 h h 30 Poster Sessions / Séances d affiches Location / Lieu : Salon B (See page for the list of Poster Sessions / Veuillez voir la page pour la liste des séances d affiches) 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm / 13 h h 45 Concurrent Sessions / Séances simultanées WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai 10

14 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm / 13 h h 45 A8 - We-ness: Couple Identity in Those Facing Breast Cancer Location: Lecture Theatre (Simultaneous Interpretation) This presentation summarizes a study that explored the wider relational context of partners of women facing cancer. This presentation also highlights clinical applications of couple identity models for couples facing breast cancer. Based on outpatient care with intact couples facing breast cancer, clinical assessment and therapeutic approaches are summarized. Clinicians are encouraged to address the partner crisis and needs as well as the patient s needs and crisis. It is clinically important to allow fears of both members of a couple to surface and be addressed, while recognizing the challenges of couples wanting to protect one another. This presentation will offer ways to help strengthen the couple relationship and family support as main resources in facing breast cancer. This is a rewarding and impactful area of practice because as professionals we can help empower families to tap their strengths within, including their as yet undiscovered potentials. The therapeutic journey requires counsellors to accompany couples as they work through their own challenges and draw upon their personal and community resources. Typically, awareness of strengths and resources grows only gradually over time. Yet these journeys are often marked by the beauty emerging from amidst the struggle, a clear emergence of post-traumatic growth. Jillian Hart has completed thesis work and clinical training supporting families facing cancer. Marvin McDonald conducts research and supervises clinical work focused on families dealing with health crises. A8 - Le sentiment d unité : l identité du couple chez les personnes vivant une situation de cancer du sein Lieu : Amphithéâtre (Interprétation simultanée) (Intermédiaire) WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai Cette présentation résume une étude sur le contexte relationnel élargi des partenaires de femmes cancéreuses. On y souligne les cas d utilisation clinique de modèles d identité de couple conçus pour les couples aux prises avec une situation de cancer du sein. On y résume l évaluation clinique et les approches thérapeutiques fondées sur des soins en consultations externes auprès de couples intacts aux prises avec le cancer du sein. On incite les cliniciens à s occuper de la crise et des besoins du partenaire autant que de ceux de la patiente. Sur le plan clinique, il importe de laisser s exprimer les craintes des deux membres du couple, tout en reconnaissant les défis des membres du couple qui veulent se protéger l un et l autre. Cette présentation propose des façons d aider à renforcer la relation de couple et le soutien familial, qui constituent les principales ressources permettant d affronter le cancer du sein. Il s agit d un domaine de pratique gratifiant et déterminant, car à titre de professionnels, nous pouvons contribuer à ce que des familles parviennent à puiser dans leurs forces intérieures, notamment à même des ressources potentielles jusque-là inconnues. Le parcours thérapeutique exige que les conseillers accompagnent les couples qui cheminent pour relever leurs propres défis et qui font appel à leurs ressources personnelles et communautaires. De façon générale, la conscience des points forts et des ressources s accentue très graduellement au fil du temps. Cependant, ces cheminements sont souvent caractérisés par la beauté qui émerge au milieu de la lutte, soit la manifestation claire d'un épanouissement post-traumatique. Jillian Hart a achevé la rédaction de sa thèse et sa formation clinique en soutenant dans leurs démarches des familles aux prises avec le cancer. Marvin McDonald mène des recherches et fait de la supervision en lien avec du travail clinique portant sur les familles en situation de crise liée à la santé. A9 - Body Image, Embodiment, and Weight Bias in Education and Health Care Location: Saanich This panel will focus on practical strategies and research projects aimed at enhancing body image, understanding embodiment and combating weight bias in the education and health care systems. Many professionals believe that shaming people with weight-related issues will motivate positive behavior change. However, being on the receiving end of weight bias can increase unhealthy eating and physical activity behaviors in students and patients and leave them vulnerable to mental health issues such as body dissatisfaction. In education, a number of professional development interventions addressing weight bias and the development of healthy body image demonstrated significant improvements in teacher's awareness of and sensitivity to 11

15 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm / 13 h h 45 student weight-related experiences. In health care, there is an urgent need for a larger scale strategy to facilitate interdisciplinary and collaborative professional development in the area of weight bias. The goal of this panel is to provide a foundation to understand how transforming disrupted bodily experiences and negative body image experiences into healthy and positive embodiment requires consideration of both the individual and school and health care environments. Shelly Russell-Mayhew is an associate professor and registered psychologist at the University of Calgary with a research program in the prevention and treatment of eating and weight-related issues. Tanya Hutchinson is completing her MSc at the University of Calgary with a research focus on exploring body image among a nonclinical population and the prevention of eating disorders. Angela Bardick is a PhD Candidate at the University of Calgary, currently completing her research focused on engaging a school community in the prevention of eating disorders and obesity. Kayla Balsden is currently completing the MSc Counselling Psychology program at the University of Calgary. Kayla s research interests include body image, embodiment, and resiliency in young adult women. Chantal Poirier is currently completing the MSc Counselling Psychology program at the University of Calgary. Chantal's research interests include body image and body self-discrepancy in adolescent and young-adult women. Alana Ireland is a PhD student at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on health promotion and the prevention of weight-related issues in schools. Angela S. Alberga is a postdoctoral fellow researching psychosocial aspects of body weight and weight bias and the implications for population and public health at the University of Calgary. A10 - Reframing the Student Development Process in Counsellor Education Programs to a 360-Degree Life Contingency Plan Location: Esquimalt In an era of increased expectations and gatekeeping responsibilities, how do counsellor education programs build sustainable and scalable online student development services? In an era where students increasingly expect their needs to be met without ever stepping foot on a campus, counsellor educators are under increasing pressure to provide instantaneous assistance and access, across a broad realm of student development needs and services. This dilemma has left program leaders and administrators with a difficult charge: engage students more than ever before and help them to move developmentally from novice counsellor-in-training to emerging professionals. This session is designed to assess and address student development concerns across multiple domains. Further, it is designed to discuss and share resources and strategies between presenters and attendees. Finally, the presenters will propose using a 360-degree Life Contingency Plan model for student development plans. '360 degree feedback' is referred to because students working on a development plan receive feedback from the full circle of perspectives - faculty members, site supervisors, student development committee members, and sometimes others, such as academic advising, academic leadership, Code of Conduct officer, Student Affairs officer, Ombudsman, or legal services. Examples of 360-degree support for students will be discussed. Marilyn Haight has been a counsellor educator at Walden University since Her research interests include military related concerns, traumatic brain injury, and testing and assessments. Esther Benoit is a Core Faculty member in the Marriage, Couples and Family Counselling program at Walden University. She lives and works in the Hampton Roads Virginia area. Tiffany Rush-Wilson WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai 12

16 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm / 13 h h 45 A11 - Adding Science to the Mix of Business and Pleasure: An Exploratory Study of Positive Psychology Interventions with Teachers Accessing Employee Assistance Counselling Location: Salon A This presentation will focus on a research project exploring whether the delivery of positive psychology interventions in the workplace through an employee assistance program (EAP) can improve employees authentic happiness and life flourishing as well as decrease symptoms of depression. For those interested in research, this presentation will present highlights of the results of the study. A small convenience sample of Manitoba public school educators accessing employee assistance were recruited for a quasi-experimental research design. Nine participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group and the remaining participants assigned to the control. Experimental group members participated in a six session psychoeducational, experiential, and process-oriented positive psychotherapy group that met once a week over six weeks. For those interested in practice, this presentation will also present highlights of the curriculum manual developed by the presenter to guide and facilitate the mental health promotion (and psychopathology prevention) group intervention. Candace Reinsch, MA, MEd, CCC, works as an employee assistance counsellor in Winnipeg. A12 - The Leadership Role of School Counsellors Location: Salon C The role of the school counsellor is changing to include leadership in the promotion of educational reform, as well as healthy and safe schools. The school counsellor plays an important role with interagency and interdisciplinary collaboration, focusing on the removal of barriers that impede student achievement. With the shift from a position to a program, school counsellors are expected to assume a leadership role, in addition to nurturing leadership in the school community. This session examines the leadership expectations of school counsellors and the need to include formal leadership skills training in counsellor preparation programs. This session also provides an opportunity to reflect on the changes in school counselling to include leadership as part of the scope of practice and how it affects the school counselling profession. WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai Janice Graham-Migel, PhD, CCC, is a School Counsellor with the Halifax Regional School Board; Adjunct Professor at Acadia University; School Counsellors Chapter Past President; and CCPA Counsellor Practitioner Award recipient. A13 - Career Preparation: The Shortest Route to Success and Prosperity Location: Viewroyal Communities that offer good career prospects will keep their citizens and attract more. Those that don t will lose their most important resource, talent, to communities that do. See how the latest release of Career Cruising s ccspringboard synchronizes the efforts of counsellors, students, educators, trainers, career practitioners, parents, spouses, adult career seekers, employers, indeed whole-communities to create happiness and prosperity. With its online Individual Pathways Plan and Parent and Partner Portals, ccspringboard is now accessed daily by tens of thousands of Canadians in over 75% of the nation's secondary and postsecondary schools, employment centres, and libraries. ccpathfinder links career and learning plans, and ccinspire brings employers, career coaches and mentors, and work-based learning opportunities to students from grade 6 through post-secondary. Counsellors, teachers, trainers, career development facilitators, counsellor-educators, community leaders, and anyone concerned about their own loved ones futures should see this. Phil Jarvis helps communities implement whole-community talent development and retention solutions. He pioneered computer-based career exploration and planning systems and 100,000+ sites worldwide now use resources he developed or helped create. 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm / 14 h h 15 Nutrition Break / Pause santé Location / Lieu : Prefunction 13

17 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm / 15 h h 30 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm / 15 h h 30 Concurrent Sessions / Séances simultanées A14 - Counselling the Already (Self?) Diagnosed Client Location: Lecture Theatre (English - Simultaneous Interpretation) Increasingly, counsellors work with clients who present themselves and their circumstances in the psychiatric language of the DSM-5 and expect to be "treated" accordingly. Whether formally or self-diagnosed, clients increasingly present to therapy brandishing psychiatric labels as tools of self-understanding, self-description, and self-justification. This tendency can narrowtrack the understandings, interventions, and dialogues possible between counsellors and clients. In this interactive workshop, we will examine this tendency - within counsellor education, in self-understandings adolescents derive from psychiatric discourse, and with family members once a child has been given a DSM diagnosis - as it relates to the frontline practice of counselling. We will provide conversational strategies for engaging these client understandings beyond the limits or "totalizing" effects of the psychiatric understandings they may live by. We will draw on participants' experiences in working with "already diagnosed clients" or with clients who self-identify as having a mental health condition. Opportunities to practice the conversational strategies demonstrated, while sharing professional experiences with already diagnosed clients is our primary workshop focus. We aim to help counsellors optimize the dialogues they have with clients who present their concerns, and what needs to be done about them, in psychiatric discourse. Tom Strong is a counsellor educator who has written widely on the discursive (solution-focused/narrative/collaborative) therapies. His primary interest is in optimizing the collaborative, critically-reflective, and generative possibilities of clientcounsellor dialogues. Karen Ross is a doctoral student and narrative-collaborative therapist interested in how different discourses of "mental health" shape options for problem-solving and identity construction, particularly among young people Monica Sesma-Vazquez is currently a Postdoctoral-Fellow at the University of Calgary and a collaborative therapist from Mexico, focusing her research projects on mental health and medicalization/diagnostic discourses in therapeutic practices. A14 - Le counseling auprès d un client déjà diagnostiqué (par lui-même?) Lieu : Amphithéâtre (Anglais - interprétation simultanée) Il est de plus en plus fréquent que des conseillers doivent travailler auprès de clients qui présentent leur cas et leurs circonstances en utilisant le langage psychiatrique du DSM-5 et qui s attendent à être «traités» en conséquence. Qu ils aient reçu un diagnostic officiel ou qu ils se soient eux-mêmes diagnostiqués, les clients se présentent de plus en plus souvent en thérapie en brandissant des étiquettes psychiatriques qu'ils voient comme des outils leur permettant de se comprendre, de se décrire et de se justifier eux-mêmes. Or, cette tendance peut entamer la portée de la compréhension, des interventions et des dialogues qui doivent prévaloir entre les conseillers et leurs clients. Dans cet atelier interactif, nous examinerons cette tendance dans le cadre de la formation du conseiller, dans les «auto-explications» que les adolescents tirent du discours psychiatrique et auprès des membres de la famille après que l enfant a reçu un diagnostic DSM, sous l angle de la pratique de première ligne du counseling. Nous offrirons des stratégies de conversation permettant de faire évoluer ces concepts mis de l avant par le client au-delà des limites ou des effets «totalisateurs» des explications psychiatriques qu il invoque. Nous nous inspirerons des expériences vécues par les participants auprès de «clients déjà diagnostiqués» ou de clients qui se diagnostiquent eux-mêmes comme étant atteints d un problème de «santé mentale». L objectif principal de l atelier est de fournir des occasions de pratiquer les stratégies de conversation présentées, tout en partageant ses expériences professionnelles auprès de clients déjà diagnostiqués. Nous visons à aider les conseillers à optimiser les dialogues qu ils entretiennent avec les clients qui présentent leurs préoccupations dans le discours psychiatrique, et la façon de les aborder. Tom Strong est un formateur de conseillers qui a beaucoup écrit au sujet des thérapies discursives (centrées sur la solution/ narratives/collaboratives). Son intérêt principal porte sur le potentiel d optimisation collaborative, autocritique et générative des dialogues entre le client et le conseiller. WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai 14

18 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm / 15 h h 30 Karen Ross est une doctorante et une thérapeute d approche narrative-collaborative qui s intéresse à la façon dont les divers discours sur la «santé mentale» déterminent les options de résolution de problèmes et le processus identitaire, surtout chez les jeunes. Monica Sesma-Vazquez est postdoctorante à l Université de Calgary et thérapeute collaborative originaire du Mexique; elle centre ses recherches sur la «santé mentale» et les discours sur la médicalisation et le diagnostic dans les pratiques thérapeutiques. A15 - Record Keeping for Counsellors and Psychotherapists Location: Saanich In this session there will a review, with discussion, of many of the essential aspects of clinical record keeping including: what should be recorded, how records should be professionally managed, who owns them anyway, who can gain access and how, and so forth. While conducting this session Dr. Sheppard will draw on the CCPA Ethics Code, the Standards of Practice, examples from adjudicated cases and case law and his considerable counselling experience. Glenn Sheppard has been a counsellor and counsellor educator for more then 30 years. He has worked in many counselling environments: public school, mental health clinic, college counselling centre, and private practice. A16 - The Designation of "Canadian Certified Counsellor" Location: Esquimalt WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai The counselling profession in Canada is not currently regulated by a statutory process except in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. In 1986, CCPA established a credentialing service for its members: Canadian Certified Counsellors: A National Certification Program for Professional Counsellors. The program includes recognition of standards of professional preparation, continuing education, and a formal code of ethics. This session will provide an overview of this national service which identifies to the public those counsellors who CCPA recognizes as qualified to provide counselling services in Canada. Participants will learn about CCPA s certification requirements and the application process for obtaining the status of Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC). Common issues when applying for certification will be discussed. Please note that this session will not cover provincial regulation or CCPA s Code of Ethics. Monika Gal, MEd, CCC, is the current Certification Registrar with CCPA. She is a graduate of the University of Ottawa s M.Ed. in Educational Counselling. A17 Acknowledging Power and Privilege in Counselling: Socially Just Counselling Practices Location: Colwood A school counsellor learns some LGBTQ students are being bullied at school and the principal won t do anything. A counsellor offers a differently-abled student unsolicited special accommodation. A male client hesitates to join a support group for childhood sexual abuse. A client discontinues counselling because she cannot afford a counsellor s $150 fee per session. Many of the challenges that clients bring to counselling are rooted in dynamics of power and privilege. Understanding these influences begins with counsellors self-awareness of their social and economic positioning. From a social justice perspective, counsellors who focus primarily on helping clients cope with stressors caused by injustices rather than the causes of injustice themselves may inadvertently harm clients. Challenging the status quo to (re)empower clients begins with counsellor awareness of personal and professional power and privilege. This interactive session focuses on becoming aware of our own power and privilege as it manifests in our work with clients. Drawing on tools to analyze interpersonal power and privilege, we consider ways we can position ourselves within that power to support socially just and social justice practice. We will explore examples of applying interventions for client empowerment lest we contribute to the very challenges that brought clients to counselling. 15

19 Sandra Collins is a professor in the Graduate Centre for Applied Psychology, Athabasca University. Her teaching, research, and counselling practice focus on multicultural, social justice, gender, and LGBTT issues. Linda Wheeldon Co-Authors: Cristelle Audet, Andria Hill-Lehr 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm / 15 h h 30 A18 - A Snapshot of Career Counselling Education in Canada Location: Salon A Which counselling programs offer coursework in career counselling? How often do these courses run? Who teaches these courses and do they have career counselling experience? The CCPA Career Counsellors Chapter in partnership with the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) reached out to select counselling programs in Canada to discover what programs currently offer coursework focused on building career counselling skills and knowledge and to scratch the surface to determine both what is being delivered and how it is being delivered. Based on key informant interviews with representatives from the post-secondary institutions, best practices in career counselling education were identified that we would like to share with all CCPA members. The presenters will disseminate their research findings and facilitate a group discussion on how career counselling education can be better delivered to students to increase their engagement and promote this area of specialization. Jessica Isenor, CCC, is a PhD student (Educational Counselling) at the University of Ottawa, and the current President-Elect of the CCPA Career Counsellors Chapter. Roberta Neault, CCC, CCDP, GCDFi is an award winning leader in career counselling, serves on the Career Counsellors Chapter executive, and has taught within counselling programs at six Canadian universities. A19 - The Café Location: Salon C Can t decide which session to attend? Come visit The Café for an opportunity to experience multiple presentations and expand your knowledge in several different areas. Your itinerary will set sail in small groups of delegates who will spend 15 minutes with a presenter. A time keeper will then announce when it is time to depart and delegates will move to another presentation. This process will be repeated for the entire 75 minute session. The following presenters will be waiting for you in the Café (confirmed to date): 1 Using Self-Compassion to Explain the Catalytic Adequacy of Rogers Core Conditions of a Therapeutic Relationship: Implications for Research and Practice 2 Evolving Definitions: Exploring the History, Challenges, and Current Understanding of "Mental Health" 3 Factors Contributing to Sibling Relationship Quality when a Child has Autism Spectrum Disorder Shane Lynch Danika Overmars Kristy Dykshoorn 4 Couples Counselling with Gay Men: Attachment and Shame in Context Robert Allan, Co-Author: Russel Westhaver 5 The Effects of Trauma on Religious and Spiritual Change Claire Barnes 6 Defying All Odds-Resilience and Self-Efficacy in Teen Moms Debbie Clelland 7 Social Justice Issues in Canadian Schools and the Emerging Role of the School Counsellor Shelley Skelton 8 The Breath that Bridges Change: A Mindful Neurobiology Approach to Creating Change Caroline Elson 9 Why NOT Weight?: What Every Counsellor Needs to Know about Client s Weight-Related Issues 16 Angela Bardick, Alana Ireland, Shelley Russell- Mayhew WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai

20 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm / 15 h h 30 A19 Conversation Café continued 10 Stronger Together Indigenous Youth and University Community Partners Explore Stories of Cultural Identity: Implications for Counselling Practice 11 The Mastersonian Approach to the Manifest, Closet and Devaluing Narcissistic Disorders of Self. Jennifer Coverdale, Anne Marshall, Suzanne Stewart Loray Daws 12 A Narrative Approach to Career: Applicability in Community College Settings Maria Timm 13 Female Partners of Men Who Use Pornography: Are Honesty and Mutual Use Associated With Relationship Satisfaction? Marley Resch, Kevin Alderson 14 Radical Listening: A Transdisciplinary Perspective for Counselling Psychology Shannon Moore A20 - Supervision of Novice Counsellors: Simultaneous Developmental Processes Location: Viewroyal Presenters will discuss the developmental processes that occur in two key relationships in the counselling process: that of the counselling supervisor and supervisee, and that of the supervisee/novice counsellor and their client. These relationships mirror one another from a developmental perspective and present opportunities for reflection and growth. Relationships will be discussed from the perspectives of both the supervisor, novice counsellor, and counselling intern, including issues for consideration. A unique situation regarding counselling in post-secondary institutions will also be presented. Amy Marco holds a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Lethbridge. She currently works in the field of addictions counselling and has a background in nursing. WEDNESDAY, May 7 / MERCREDI, le 7 mai Erin Musick-Neily is a Registered Psychologist and holds a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology. She is currently the Acting Chair of the counselling department at Lethbridge College. 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm / 16 h h 00 Career Counsellors Chapter / Section des conseillers/ères d orientation Location / Lieu : Sidney 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm / 16 h h 00 Social Justice Chapter / Section de la justice sociale Location / Lieu : Colwood 6:30 pm / 18 h 30 Provincial Night / Soirée provinciale Harbour Ferry Tour Victoria Conservatory of Music Craigdarroch Castle The Walking Tour Location / Lieu: Off site / Hors site Movie Night Location / Lieu : Saanich 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm / 20 h h 30 Welcome Reception / Réception de bienvenue Location / Lieu : Crystal Ballroom 17