Jack Hirose and Associates Inc. was founded in 1998 by former clinical counselor Jack Hirose, MA., CCC. Taking the knowledge he gained throughout his twenty years as a mental health and education professional, Jack Hirose organized his first workshop out of his home in North Vancouver and began hosting small-scale events and teaching courses within the community. Since 1998, Jack Hirose and Associates has provided quality training to more than 40,000 mental health and education professionals throughout Canada and the United States. The annual Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders Conference, hosted by Jack Hirose and Associates, brings together eleven to fourteen world-class presenters and trains over 500 professionals each year. To this day, Jack Hirose selects and corresponds directly with each of his presenters.