Celebrating 25 Years of Supporting Bermuda’s Counsellors
In May 1995, a group of counsellors, concerned about the lack of protection for professional counsellors in Bermuda, held a meeting at Hamiton Cathedral’s church hall. From this meeting the Bermuda Counsellors Association (BCA) was born and made official in January 1996.
Since that time the BCA has endeavored to enhance the quality of like in society by promoting the development of professional counsellors, advancing the counselling profession, and using the profession and practice of counselling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity.
The current executive board is committed to upholding and expanding the legacy of the Bermuda Counsellors Association, and are forever grateful to those who laid the ground work before us.
Meet Your Board
Jonathan Jervis, Acting Chair
Jonathan Jervis completed his undergrad and graduate degrees at Andrews University earning a BSW and MSW focused in clinical social work. Jonathan is an experienced therapist with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital, community and health care industry. He has earned certification as a Family therapist and passed the masters level licensure examination set for social workers by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).
Mr. Jervis has had experience working on a multidisciplinary team at skilled nursing home Royalton Manor in St. Joseph Michigan and also in foster care at Bethany Christian Services in Benton Harbor Michigan where he has held a limited masters level license (LLMSW). From there he moved to the state of Indiana to work as a Skills Trainer Specialist at Oakland Psychiatric Center in South Bend with individuals with dual diagnoses suffering with severe mental illness (SMI) and substance abuse issues.
Following his work experience in South Bend Indiana Jonathan then moved to another organization, Keys Counselling Services in Elkhart Indiana to function in the role of Community Based Child and Family Therapist. His community based role worked with Elkhart County’s probation court services functioning in the role of therapist and advocate.
Mr. Jervis now functions in a full time capacity Monday-Friday as the Experiential Therapist on a multidisciplinary team here on the island that provides therapeutic services to children, adolescents and their families and the Acting Chair of the Bermuda Counsellors Association. Jonathan remains passionate about the work that he does and the population in which he serves. He considers himself to be a lifelong learner and continues to see the importance of self-care, work life balance and for continued professional development, research and academic exposure. Mr. Jervis is the proud Founder/Director of BDAHomeBased counseling services, which provides professional, evidence based therapeutic services to the community.
Coming Soon
Although Covid-19 has caused everyone to slow down, the BCA board is committed to maintaining and improving our support of Bermuda’s counsellors. We will be sending out monthly newsletters and emails with community resources, career opportunities, and up coming events.
In addition, BCA is working to expand our community reach and utilize the knowledge and talent of our membership to service our community.
We are grateful for the continued support, as we revamp and move into a new vision for the Bermuda Counsellors Association.
– Executive Board
