Application Procedures
 
1. Must have obtained the status of Fellow, Associate Fellow or Member in HKPCA. Membership criteria and application form are available at http://www.hkpca.org.hk
 
2. Must possess a Master's degree in counselling or in a counselling-related field, with theory and practice components as specified in Recommendations 3 and 4.
 

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Note that "supervised practice" has three important aspects:

(i) "Practice" refers to the broad array of remedial, developmental, and preventive intervention performed by counsellors in multiple settings, with identifiable goals and a mechanism (e.g., qualified counselling supervisors) to monitor and evaluate the attainment of goals.

(ii) "Supervised practice' refers to an arrangement where the “counsellor-in-training” is accountable to a person in a supervisory role.

(iii) Supervision is used primarily as a process to facilitate the professional competence and development of the counsellor.
 
4. Complete the application form with all supporting documents.
 
5. Send a non-refundable application fee of $500 in cheque payable to "The Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association Limited". If the application is approved, this fee will be converted to the first year of certification fee. The annual renewal fee of certified councellors will be $300.