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Express Tribune
22-05-2025
- Health
- Express Tribune
CM stresses urgency, accountability in anti-polio drives
While presiding over a meeting of the Provincial Polio Task Force, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah highlighted the necessity of accountability at every level. He said, "every missed child is a potential case." Minister for Health Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho and In-charge EOC Irshad Sodhar gave a detailed briefing to the Chief Minister on the upcoming anti-polio drive. Polio remains a threat The CM said that polio continues to pose a threat that cripples our children. "We are making all-out efforts and convening Provincial Task Force meetings regularly to send a clear and loud message to the entire administration to launch campaigning as a mission," he said. Health Minister Dr Azra informed the CM that 10 wild polio cases have been reported in Pakistan so far in 2025, including four from Sindh. Additionally, 11 out of 35 sewage samples collected between April 7 and April 24 tested positive for wild poliovirus, indicating continued virus circulation. May campaign targets The May campaign will reach over 10.6 million children under the age of five across 1,292 Union Councils in all 30 districts of Sindh. The operation will be supported by more than 80,000 trained frontline workers and 25,539 law enforcement personnel, including female constables. Tackling refusals To address persistent challenges in high-risk areas, especially in Karachi, 157 doctors have been deployed to target 6,780 sick refusals. The CM directed to activate the Refusal Conversion Committees (RCCs) in the defaulting UCs.
Cision Canada
12-05-2025
- Health
- Cision Canada
BCACC launches continuing competency program for 8,500 Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCCs) in British Columbia
The Quality Assurance Continuing Competency (QACC) program is designed to promote high practice standards in the clinical counselling profession and improve public protection. VICTORIA, BC, May 12, 2025 /CNW/ - The BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) has unveiled its newly revised continuing education program, now known as the Quality Assurance Continuing Competency (QACC) program. The new program is not only expected to strengthen public safety by advancing the professional competency of RCCs but will also help practitioners maintain their competencies to practice safely and ethically. The new QACC program will also help RCCs, who comprise approximately 90% of all clinical counsellors in BC, to prepare for what a regulatory college expects of its registrants. The QACC program provides a structured, measurable pathway to support lifelong learning for more than 8,500 RCCs. It enhances professional accountability and readiness for the expectations that will come with future regulation under a regulatory college. BCACC developed the program after benchmarking standards and best practices from over 30 regulatory colleges across Canada. The QACC program operates on a credit-based system over a two-year cycle and is built on the AsPIRE framework (Assess self, Plan & Implement, Reflect & Evaluate). No matter where RCCs are in their careers, they can customize their learning pathways, drawing from a wide range of experiential and applied learning activities—including authorship, resource development, clinical supervision, workshops, research, and independent learning. BCACC CEO Michael Radano says "The QACC program reinforces our association's commitment to public protection and aligns with our code of ethical conduct and standards of clinical practice. We are proud to support RCCs in practicing safely, competently, and ethically as we prepare for legislative regulation." This launch marks another significant milestone in BCACC's ongoing efforts to support and prepare the profession of psychotherapy for legislative regulation. Additional key initiatives developed by BCACC to support regulation include: The creation of BCACC's Clinical Supervision Designation Program Development of Entry-to-Practice requirements for new registrants A publicly searchable online registry of all RCCs An updated Code of Ethical Conduct Expanded Standards of Clinical Practice, including a new Cultural Safety/Indigenous Standard developed with guidance from regulators such as the BC College of Nurses and Midwives A forthcoming jurisprudence activity A proposed grandparenting pathway to registration with the new regulatory college These initiatives reflect BCACC's ongoing commitment to advancing public protection and supporting the safe, ethical delivery of clinical counselling and psychotherapy services across British Columbia. For more information, please visit BCACC's website. BCACC: The BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) is a not-for-profit provincial professional association founded in 1988 with more than 9,000 members. BCACC advocates for the clinical counselling/psychotherapy profession and public access to mental health services. Its 8500+ Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCCs) are held to the highest standards of practice and a strict code of ethics in service and protection of the public which includes a robust complaint, inquiry, and remedial process.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
BCACC launches continuing competency program for 8,500 Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCCs) in British Columbia
The Quality Assurance Continuing Competency (QACC) program is designed to promote high practice standards in the clinical counselling profession and improve public protection. VICTORIA, BC, May 12, 2025 /CNW/ - The BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) has unveiled its newly revised continuing education program, now known as the Quality Assurance Continuing Competency (QACC) program. The new program is not only expected to strengthen public safety by advancing the professional competency of RCCs but will also help practitioners maintain their competencies to practice safely and ethically. The new QACC program will also help RCCs, who comprise approximately 90% of all clinical counsellors in BC, to prepare for what a regulatory college expects of its registrants. The QACC program provides a structured, measurable pathway to support lifelong learning for more than 8,500 RCCs. It enhances professional accountability and readiness for the expectations that will come with future regulation under a regulatory college. BCACC developed the program after benchmarking standards and best practices from over 30 regulatory colleges across Canada. The QACC program operates on a credit-based system over a two-year cycle and is built on the AsPIRE framework (Assess self, Plan & Implement, Reflect & Evaluate). No matter where RCCs are in their careers, they can customize their learning pathways, drawing from a wide range of experiential and applied learning activities—including authorship, resource development, clinical supervision, workshops, research, and independent learning. BCACC CEO Michael Radano says "The QACC program reinforces our association's commitment to public protection and aligns with our code of ethical conduct and standards of clinical practice. We are proud to support RCCs in practicing safely, competently, and ethically as we prepare for legislative regulation." This launch marks another significant milestone in BCACC's ongoing efforts to support and prepare the profession of psychotherapy for legislative regulation. Additional key initiatives developed by BCACC to support regulation include: The creation of BCACC's Clinical Supervision Designation Program Development of Entry-to-Practice requirements for new registrants A publicly searchable online registry of all RCCs An updated Code of Ethical Conduct Expanded Standards of Clinical Practice, including a new Cultural Safety/Indigenous Standard developed with guidance from regulators such as the BC College of Nurses and Midwives A forthcoming jurisprudence activity A proposed grandparenting pathway to registration with the new regulatory college These initiatives reflect BCACC's ongoing commitment to advancing public protection and supporting the safe, ethical delivery of clinical counselling and psychotherapy services across British Columbia. For more information, please visit BCACC's website. BCACC: The BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) is a not-for-profit provincial professional association founded in 1988 with more than 9,000 members. BCACC advocates for the clinical counselling/psychotherapy profession and public access to mental health services. Its 8500+ Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCCs) are held to the highest standards of practice and a strict code of ethics in service and protection of the public which includes a robust complaint, inquiry, and remedial process. SOURCE BC Association of Clinical Counsellors View original content to download multimedia:
