Photo of the PEI CA Board of Directors 2018 Top row from left: Kylah Hennesey (Treasurer), Cindy Wood (President Elect), Jane Munn (Past President) Bottom row from left: Marti Pendleton (Member at large), Heather Lea-Desai (Secretary), Bethany Toombs (President), Marion Clorey (CCPA Provincial Director)           This year the Annual General Meeting held at Birchwood Intermediate School was well attended, informative

The Foundation for Infant Loss have developed an online course which is video based for professionals. The next training block will commence shortly and they are looking for counselling professionals who wish to receive accreditation for the training. You will be sent their accredited logo to use on all promotional material and be added to a database of accredited members. The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)has accredited

Vicarious Trauma – Strategies for Resilience Feb 26, 2018 (9 AM - 4 PM) Price: $ 209.00 (*early rate) $ 235.00 (regular rate) *early rate expires February 05, 2018 Charlottetown, PE – Charlottetown Inn and Conference Centre Trainer: Sheri Coburn, MSW, RSW Helpers regularly encounter stories and symptoms of trauma in their roles. There is growing evidence that the impact of directly supporting others through experiences of trauma goes beyond

Charlottetown, PE, December 21, 2017 – Susan Doiron, an Island author and counselling therapist announces the publication of her third book Journalling with Soul. The book launch will occur January 31, 2018 at 7:00 pm at the Cornwall Public Library in Cornwall, PE. Journalling with Soul is the third publication in Susan’s Finding Blue Beach Glass personal and vocational development series. She is passionate about helping people discover who they

  Wednesdays, starting December 6 th 7:15 - 8 pm special intro rate - $ 7 Charlottetown Yoga Space 49 Pownal Street Email: fundamentalyoga2017@gmail.com fundamentalyoga ph: 902 - 394 - 5826 Instructor has 100 hours of trauma - training , including a two day seminar on trauma - sensitive yoga  

  Canadian Domestic Violence Conference 5 March 20-23, 2018 Halifax, Nova Scotia Due to the tremendous response to our request for presentation proposals, the Conference Committee has decided to extend the submission deadline to December 1, 2017, so we can accommodate those from the international community and from across Canada who have proposals forthcoming. To submit a proposal or to register click here

All Members are encouraged to join us in celebrating the holiday season at our annual Christmas party. The festivities will take place on Thursday, November 23rd from 5:00pm-8:00pm at the Dundee Arms Pub in Charlottetown Address: 200 Pownal St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 3W8 There will be a complimentary beverage of your choice and plenty of tasty hors d'oeuvres Please RSVP to bjtoombs@edu.pe.ca We hope to see you all there!

The CCPA 2018 Annual Conference is taking place in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 10-13, 2018. If you are interested in registering please click here or if you are interested in presenting at the conference, please complete and submit this form by October 20, 2017.

Our own Kylah Hennessey CCC from our board of directors will represent PEI at the upcoming CCPALeaders of Tomorrow Development Program which takes place November 16-17, 2017 in Ottawa, Ontario. Kylah will do a wonderful job representing Island counsellors. Congratulations to Kylah    

Canadian Domestic Violence Conference being held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from March 22-23, 2018 is concurrent accepting Workshop Presentation proposals. The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2017 For more information on Submitting Proposals or Conference Registration click here