Thousands of B.C. therapists and counsellors may soon find themselves held to minimum standards for education, training and public complaints, under a new regulatory regime proposed by the provincial government.
The move represents the start of a seismic shift in British Columbia’s mental health professions, which currently allow almost anyone to offer therapy or counselling services without any basic qualifications whatsoever, and almost no discipline or accountability.
“This is a significant profession, it involves a lot of people, the stakes are important, that means the risk is important, and we should do this,” Health Minister Adrian Dix said in an interview.
“That’s why we’re proceeding.”
The government announced Friday
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