Development Grant: Counselling as a Treatment for Depression in Alberta

Summary

This project resulted in three reports on the current guidelines and policy initiatives for the treatment of depression, with a focus on counselling. These reports will help lay the groundwork for a social policy in mental health, specifically focusing on depression. In addition to synthesizing the research on practice and policies for depression treatment, the intern identified gaps and opportunities in practice in the consideration of counselling as a mental health strategy to treat depression in Alberta.