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CCAA is continuing the offer for current ACA members who wish to transfer across to CCAA.
*Note: This offer does not apply to expired ACA memberships.
Dual Membership: You do not need to revoke your ACA membership, you can retain affiliations with both CCAA and ACA.
Fee Waiver: – CCAA will waive your application fee. Note: the registration fee is separate and due upon application approval.
Please note: when you are asked to pay the fee, please select “Request manual payment” before you submit the application and notify the office at membership@ccaa.net.au so we can waive your application fee.
The Table below indicates what level of membership you qualify for.
Clinical level membership requirements:
In order to register as a Clinical member, you must also meet the following criteria:
- You have graduated from your counselling course more than 2 years ago.
- You have accrued a minimum of 750 hours of client contact since graduating.
- You have undertaken 75 hours of supervision linked to 750 client contact hours in professional practice that is post-training completed over a period of at least two years; with at least 50% of the minimum requirement for supervision met by individual supervision.
Theological Integration requirement: Reflecting the emphasis CCAA places on integration of faith in professional practice, Clinical membership has an integration requirement that can be met in two ways:
- 5 hours of theological integration development and 4 hours of supervision with a CCAA Accredited Theological Integration Supervisor with the supervision being focused on the integration of Christian faith and theology with professional practice.
- Completion of a basic training course required for Graduate Membership that CCAA recognises included a significant integration component. Check with the Office whether your course is recognised.
Are you also interested in PACFA Membership
If you have completed a Bachelor Degree or Masters Degree in counselling that meets PACFA training standards, you have the option of also joining PACFA as a Member Association Member. This additional membership is a free benefit for CCAA members whose training meets PACFA standards. You, however, will need to apply to PACFA to become a Member Association Member independently.
You can apply to join PACFA as a Member Association Member (MAM) through this link: Join PACFA (MAM) You will need to upload a single PDF file of your transcripts of your counselling training courses, and your current CCAA membership certification. PACFA may require your counselling contract and supervision logs. PACFA offers a discount on the membership application fee for member association members applying for MAM.
Member Association Members have the same benefits as Individual PACFA members, plus your annual membership is free. (The PACFA Individual Membership fee currently is $426). Refer to PACFA Membership Benefits
If you are registered with Bupa as a provider through ACA you will not be able to transfer your provider number if you join CCAA. PACFA, however, has a similar agreement with Bupa, but it is for Registered Clinical Counsellors. If you qualify for CCAA Clinical membership and PACFA MAM membership, you may be able to continue as a Bupa provider. If you do not, don’t let that stop you without first asking, “How many clients am I getting through Bupa?”
You can apply to CCAA online through this link. https://ccaa.net.au/apply/