Dear FACTBC Association Member,
In our continued effort to seek a firm commitment from government to establish a College of Counselling Therapists we are now asking for your help.
How can I contribute to the political shift that needs to happen in order for a College of Counselling Therapists of BC to become a reality?
We want to make sure the Health Minister knows that British Columbians support our request.
We are asking you to take a moment to email your local MLA, and let them know you support FACTBC and the request for a College of Counselling Therapists.
You can find out who your MLA is by entering your postal code here: https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members MLA email addresses follow this format Firtsname.Lastname.MLA@leg.bc.ca.
Rather than sending a form email, which can be easy for politicians to ignore, we posted a sample letter to help you write your own email. There’s no need to write a lot of words, just a brief email explaining who you are and why you think government should establish a College of Counselling Therapists.
Some points to mention:
- The College of Counselling Therapists will protect British Columbians, and provide them with assurances counsellors are competent
- The College will provide disciplinary and complaint procedures for patients
- The College will not cost taxpayers anything
- The College has broad support from almost all professional associations in BC
- Many other Canadian provinces have already done this along with all United States
Be sure to conclude by asking for your MLAs to ask the Health Minister to commit to establishing a College of Counselling Therapists and please send a copy to FACTBC info@factbc.org so we can keep track of our efforts.
We will be providing you with ongoing updates as we shift into a public advocacy role.