Practicum Application

Practicum placement information

Practicum eligibility

Practicum students must be enrolled in a graduate program, either a Master of Arts or Master of Education in Counselling Psychology, a Clinical Social Work degree, or a related program from a recognized university.
Commit to the full 10-month practicum period (September through June), with a minimum commitment of 2–3 days per week. Practicum hours are generally weekdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, with the option to work evenings as well. We only offer primary practicum placements and do not offer part-time or secondary placements.
Applicants must have counselling-related experience through an initial counselling practicum or relevant work experience.

If shortlisted, a current B.C. Criminal Record Check will be required.

Core practicum responsibilities

Direct counselling service: 12 hours/week (individual and group only — practicum students do not provide couples, relationship or family counselling at Women's Mental Health).
Indirect services: about 10–15 hours/week (e.g. record keeping, scheduling, phone consultations, video recording review, peer consultation, case prep, planning and research, professional development).
Supervision: 1 hour/week of individual supervision and 1 hour every second week of group supervision, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm on weekdays (times set with your supervisor directly).

We only offer 10-month practicum placements from September through June. Client hours increase gradually over the placement so you can build skills without becoming overwhelmed.*I am aware that the practicum placement at Women's Mental Health requires a 10-month commitment and concludes in June 2028.I would like some clarification on the commitment level.

Applicant information

First and last name*

Pronouns

Phone number

Email*

Please check for accuracy. We'll use this to follow up on your application.

Address

Program information

School*

Degree*

What is the earliest date you are permitted to start your practicum, according to your school's requirements?*

What is the total number of hours required to complete your practicum?

Of those hours, how many must be direct client contact hours?

How many total supervision hours are required, including both direct and indirect supervision?

Of those supervision hours, how many must be direct supervision hours?

Practicum structure

While this is primarily a virtual practicum, there may be in-person opportunities at our main office at 550 West Broadway, if space is available.

Please indicate your preference*

Online onlyHybrid (online and in-person)No preference, I'm flexible

Please select all days and times you're available to provide counselling sessions and attend supervision meetings.*

Kindly share any additional details regarding your availability that could be beneficial for us to be aware of.

Supervision provided

While selecting the theoretical framework that aligns best with you is crucial, this practicum focuses on supervision for relational therapies rooted in Strengths-Based, Person-Centered Counselling. Examples include Person-Centered Counselling, Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, among others. Although elements of other approaches (e.g. CBT, DBT, ACT, IFS, Narrative) may be introduced and used, supervision at Women's Mental Health centres on relational therapy grounded in Person-Centered Counselling.

I have read the above and understand that Women's Mental Health is guided by the Person-Centered Model of Supervision.I would like some clarification on what this means.

Please describe your philosophy and beliefs about counselling, and how you wish to conduct yourself as a counsellor.*

Therapeutic preferences

Check off your areas of interest*

What client age groups are you interested in working with? Our practicum placements focus exclusively on adult clients (19+).*

19–3435–5455–7475+

Any special demographics you'd like to work with or have experience with? (2SLGBTQIA+, perinatal mental health, neurodiversity, ethnicity, faith-based, etc.)

Please share any additional information you believe would be important for us to be aware of.

References and documents

Reference 1*

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Reference 2

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Résumé*

PDF or Word (.docx). Résumé and cover letter up to 4 MB in total.

Cover letter (optional)

How did you hear about our practicum program?