>> Counselling Practicum Outline
COUNSELLING PRACTICUMS
with the Centre for Refugee Resilience
CRR Background
The Centre for Refugee Resilience (CRR) is an interdisciplinary team offering client-centered support for refugees navigating trauma and healing. Our team works with clients across the lifespan with a holistic wellness approach. All clients entering the program receive support from a case coordinator who offers community navigation, resource referrals, problem-solving support, and settlement assistance. Therapists work with individual children, youth, and adults, couples, and families.Â
Supervision
Supervision requirements and availability will be discussed at the time of interview. Students will have the opportunity to observe and learn from multiple team members, including registered and provisional psychologists, certified counsellors, clinical social workers, case management social workers, interpreters, and other students.
Population Specifics
The Centre for Refugee Resilience works with immigrants and refugees from all parts of the world. The program focuses on trauma and healing with refugees. Our practicum students work with this population on more general mental health concerns (anxiety, depression, settlement stress) in a trauma-informed setting. More intensive trauma work is generally reserved for our experienced therapists. The program’s therapists practice a range of therapeutic modalities, including solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, emotion-focused therapy, EMDR, art therapy, and play therapy, among others.
Student Requirements
The program considers counselling practicums for master’s level students who are able to commit to an 8-month practicum placement (typically, September to April). Successful student applicants will be able to demonstrate strong cross-cultural skills, interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and a commitment to learning. It would be an asset for applicants to have experience working with refugees and speak a second language.
Timelines
 | September start |
Application Due | March 15th, 2026 |
Interview timeline | March 15th to March 31st, 2026 |
Placement offered | April 3rd, 2026 |
Placement timeline | Sep 2026 – Apr 2027 |
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Start the Process
Interested students should email Afraa Akasha at [email protected] to express their interest. The subject line should follow the format: CRR Counselling Practicum Application 2026 to 2027_APPLICANT NAME. Applicants should include information related to both their supervision and supervisor requirements (i.e., hours of supervision required, expected frequency of supervision meetings, supervisor credentials required, supervisor years of experience required, etc.) in the body of the email and attach both a cover letter and resume.
