Download CPCA Journal Autumn 2024
This journal was made possible by members like you submitting their articles. Thanks again to all the wonderful people who contributed.
This journal was made possible by members like you submitting their articles. Thanks again to all the wonderful people who contributed.
Dear Members, We’re excited to announce that the CPCA & AACAD Winter 2026 Journal is now live! This year’s theme,...
Evidence-based practice is at the heart of quality counselling. As the profession continues to grow across Australia, so too does...
Recent findings from the Commonwealth Ombudsman have raised important questions about how child-support laws have been applied in Australia and...
As you can see, despite our request to be engaged in the consultation phase, the CPCA was not consulted. It appears there is a concerted effort to create a peak body and to disenfranchise people who are not members of that body. Further, there is a clear push to make registration compulsory and thus to remove the rights of counsellors who qualify by virtue of diploma and practice.
Important Links:
It is essential, if you wish to retain your freedom to choose and to practise, that you take action:
After reading the Draft National Standards, please look at the questions that were included in the survey at the beginning of the draft and answer them on a word document.
Afterwards please send through to the following email addresses with the subject heading: Draft National Standards for Counsellors.
Please add us to your email CC:
The CPCA will also be responding formally.
Mark Cresswell
President
CPCA
As a vital part of Australia’s counselling community, your perspective on the proposed National Standards is crucial. You see the real-world impact first-hand. Your insight will strengthen our advocacy for a fair and inclusive profession for all practitioners.
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