What variety of counselling experiences meet the application requirement?
There are countless opportunities for applicants to obtain counselling experience within their own communities. Generally speaking, paid work experience or volunteer experience in a variety of contexts working with people should meet this minimum one-year requirement. Viable institutions in which to gain experience include working or volunteering with distress centres, shelters, helplines, hospices, clinics, and specialized community programs and networks. Working in commercial settings such as businesses, banks, travel agencies, etc. would not be considered relevant, even though the work might involve contact with the public. The following list includes examples of counselling experience that successful applicants in the past have obtained. Keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list, but merely a representative example of the varied experiences that applicants possess: Community Mental Health: Staff Nurse Women’s Sexual Assault Helpline: Volunteer Centre for Addiction and Mental
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