Membership Classifications

Types of Membership

All members need to identify as Christian i.e. someone who knows, loves and serves Jesus.

Provisional Membership

Person of good character who accepts and agrees to abide by the NZCCA Rules of the Association, NZCCA Code of Ethics and Practice and 'Who We Are' Statement.

From 31 December 2018 applicants for Provisional Membership will have successfully completed, or be in their final year of a suitable Bachelors of Counselling Degree (NZQA Level 7 equivalent) programme. They will also have completed two hundred (200) supervised counselling practice hours and have fulfilled any additional criteria as specified by the Executive or Membership Committee.

Provisional Members:

• Status may only apply for three (3) years.
• Who are students are requested to present evidence of the completion of their qualification to the NZCCA office when they have received their certificate.

Provisional Members can only identify themselves as:

Name, Counsellor, Provisional Member, NZCCA.

Provisional Members possess full voting rights.

Link to Provisional Application Form

Full Membership

Person of good character who accepts and agrees to abide by the NZCCA Rules of the Association, NZCCA Code of Ethics and Practice and 'Who We Are' Statement.

From 31 December 2018 applicants for Full Membership will have successfully completed a suitable Bachelors of Counselling Degree (NZQA Level 7 equivalent). They will have also completed four hundred (400) supervised counselling practice hours of which at least two hundred (200) are post-graduate, and will fulfil any additional criteria as specified by the Executive or Membership Committee.

Full members of the Association shall be entitled to use the following title:

Name, Role, Registered with NZCCA and/or

Name, Role, MNZCCA

Full members possess full voting rights.

Link to Full Membership Application Form

Upgrade from NZCCA Provisional Membership to Full Membership

This application is for NZCCA Provisional Members who are upgrading to Full Membership.  

Link to Upgrade from NZCCA Provisional to Full Membership Application Form

Retiree Membership

Full Members over the age of 65 years who are seeing an average of 5 clients or fewer per week (up to 20 client hours per month) may apply to continue their membership under this clause.

For this membership category, professional development requirements are reduced to a minimum of 20 hours (including at least one workshop).

Supervision requirements for this membership category are the same as for full membership.

Members under the age of 65 years may apply for inclusion under this clause if there are exceptional circumstances causing them to be nearing the end of their working life. Any decision for inclusion for exceptional circumstances will be at the discretion of the Membership Committee, on a case-by-case basis.

Link to Retiree Application Form

Academic Membership

Academic Membership is for existing Full Members of NZCCA, or another approved clinical professional association,  who are not currently in clinical practice, but are academics engaged in the education of counsellors. 

Academic Membership will be considered on a case by case basis and broader parameters for supervision may be negotiated.

All Academic Members will be required to comply with the annual review process.

Academic members will be entitled to identify themselves as:

Academic Member, NZCCA

Link to Academic Application Form

On Hold

A Full Member who ceases supervised practice in New Zealand for a period of up to three (3) years may place their membership on hold by notifying the Association in writing prior to commencement, thereby maintaining their relationship with the Association. This may be extended up to five (5) years at the discretion of the Executive.

A Provisional Member who ceases supervised practice in New Zealand for a period of up to one (1) year may place their membership on hold by notifying the Association in writing prior to commencement, thereby maintaining their relationship with the Association. This may be extended up to three (3) years at the discretion of the Executive.

If membership is put on hold for a period of longer than six (6) months, the membership fees are reduced to 50%. The member may return to membership of the Association by completing the ‘Off Hold Membership Form’ in conjunction with their supervisor and satisfying any other requirements of the Membership Committee.

Members who are on hold for periods in excess of one year will need to complete an On-Hold Membership Review on an annual basis. At the end of the On-Hold period, membership, if not reinstated, will be terminated.

Link to On Hold Application Form

Off Hold

Members who are On Hold may return to membership of the Association by completing a Membership Reinstatement Form (Off Hold Application Form) in conjunction with their supervisor (see below). 

It is advisable to recommence supervision and professional development at least 3 months before your On Hold status ends. This way you will have a head start on the reinstatement process.

Link to Off Hold Application

Types of Affiliation

Affiliation is not a guaranteed pathway to membership

Student Affiliate

Person of good character who is currently enrolled in an NZQA approved or university based counselling training programme in New Zealand.

Student Affiliates are encouraged to be familiar with but are not required to sign the NZCCA Rules of the Association, NZCCA Code of Ethics and Practice and 'Who We Are' Statement.

Student Affiliates are not members and may not identify themselves as members. Student Affiliates may only identify themselves as Student Affiliates of NZCCA.

Student Affiliates do not have voting rights.

Being accepted as a Student Affiliate, or remaining on the Register of Student Affiliates shall be at the discretion of the Executive.

 Link to Student Affiliate Application Form

Affiliate

Person of good character who is a counsellor or who is interested in counselling but does not meet the criteria for any level of membership.

Those counselling are strongly encouraged to be under regular and ongoing professional supervision. Affiliates are encouraged to be familiar with but are not required to sign the NZCCA Rules of the Association, NZCCA Code of Ethics and Practice and 'Who We Are' Statement.

Affiliates are not members and may not identify themselves as members.

Affiliates do not have voting rights.

Being accepted as an Affiliate, or remaining on the Register of Affiliates shall be at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

 Link to Affiliate Application Form

Transitional

This classification is only for NZCCA Student Affiliates who have recently graduated.

We recognise that the transition from being a student and going into counselling practice can be a difficult season.  Many students take some time to assess their work options after graduating, and many apply months after they graduate.  It is for this reason that we have created a ‘Transitional’ database.  Transitional contacts still receive the same emails as Student Affiliates.  We can keep people on this database for up to 1 year (to 31 December) at no charge.   

Please be aware that the longer you wait to apply for Provisional Membership the harder the process is i.e. it is best to apply while your skills and experience is ‘professionally current’.  After training or learning any new skills it is really important that they are used (practiced) so that they are natural and intuitive. Having down time immediately after graduating can mean you lose some of your skills and confidence, because they are not yet solidified.

Please advise the NZCCA Administrator info@nzcca.org.nz if you wish to move onto this database.