Counselling and Social Work Links

Alberta College of Social Workers. Professional body for Alberta Social Workers.

American Association of Pastoral Counsellors. Represents pastoral counsellors.

American Counseling Association. Association publishes numerous periodicals. Site has professional book store.

American Philosophical Practitioners Association. Helps train, certify and represent counsellors who use philosophy in Counselling.

American School Counselor Association. Association publishes periodical. Site has professional book store.

Art Therapy Program. Master of counselling program offered by Campus Alberta and the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute.

Art Therapy. Master's degree program from Ursuline College.

Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice Education. French/English bilingual site. Multifaith organization dedicated to helping people obtain skills and certification in pastoral care and pastoral counselling. Provides educational programs for lay people and clergy.

Canadian Association of Sandplay Therapy. Site has information about training for sandplay therapy.

Canadian Association of Social Workers. French/English bilingual site. Professional organization, serving Canadian social workers.

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. French/English bilingual site. Professional organization, serving Canadian counsellors.

College of Alberta Psychologists. The college determines if people are eligible to be registered psychologists in Alberta.

Community Agency Directory - Edmonton - The Support Network. Lists community agencies, social service agencies, emergency agencies, colleges and other agencies in the Edmonton area and for some rural locations in Northern Alberta.

James Battle Associates. Provides workshops and seminars, counselling, consulting, books about self-esteem and self-esteem inventories. Has link to the Self-Esteem Institute of Canada.

Family and Community Support Services Association of Alberta. Web site has information on services provided by FCSS members in Alberta, the FCSS program directory, links and resources.

InformAlberta. Directory of community, health and social service agencies in Alberta region. Through this web site, one can search for social service agencies in various cities and communities in Alberta. For example, a person wanting to learn what counselling services are available in Grande Prairie can search for counselling services in Grande Prairie.

National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists. NACT is dedicated to the teaching and practice of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Information about certification as a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist.

The National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Professionals. National association for treatment and prevention of alcoholism and substance abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender communities.

Psychologists Association of Alberta. Professional body for Alberta psychologists.

St. Stephen's College. Art therapy courses offered at St. Stephen's College in Alberta, Canada.

St. Mary-of-the-Woods College. M.A. degree programs in art and music therapy.

Sandplay Therapists of America. Organization promotes sandplay therapy. Site has information about sandplay therapists and training in sandplay therapy.

Steps to Recovery from Bible Abuse. This site is listed as a resource site in some counselling books. Site is intended for gay people, but the principles in the site can be used by anybody who has come from a difficult spiritual background.