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Changes · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: Search for a qualified counsellor

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Eligibility and other requirements
Practitioners listed in the directory must be at least one of the following:

1. BACP Accredited counsellor, trainer and/or supervisor;
2. UKRC Registered Independent Counsellor;
3. Individual Member of BACP who has completed their core training as a counsellor, or Registered Associate;
4. Member of UKCP National Register of Psychotherapists;
5. Member of BPC - British Psychoanalytic Council;
6. Chartered Counselling Psychologist/Chartered Psychologist with counselling training;
7. COSCA Accredited Counsellor;
8. IACP Accredited Counsellor;
9. UKAHPP Accredited Counsellor;
10. FDAP Accredited Counsellor.

BACP members who satisfy criteria (3) must also confirm that they are in ongoing counselling supervision. It is a requirement for most counsellors and certainly for all BACP members to be in supervision. Supervision is a confidential process undertaken on a regular basis, which allows counsellors to discuss their client work with someone experienced in counselling and supervision. Supervision is designed to maintain adequate standards of counselling, and thereby to protect and ensure the best interests of clients.

All practitioners listed are covered by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. This will give you confidence in selecting a suitable therapist.

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VB

Thank you for making this clear for everybody.
Its so important to ensure that the counsellor you choose for yourself is properly qualified and accredited.

I like the way that you mention that every good pracitioner will be having supervision - YES - that is an absolute MUST for all counsellors to do.
Good counsellors will always continue to have supervision, even well after they are qualified, and even when they do not necessarily need to to meet any criteria for qualifications or accreditation any more.
We are all human and all have our blind spots, and we owe it to clients to ensure that we are being the best practitioner that we can be.

Supervision of a counsellors cases cost the counsellor money. They have to pay about 35 to 60 pounds per hour to have the supervision.
But it is best practice to do so, and every responsible counsellor will do it, no matter how many years of practice they have been in.

Additionally, I would say to look for a counsellor who cares about their Continuing Professional Development (CPD). All BACP and UKCP counsellors have CPD requirements, and probably counsellors under other national organisations do so as well.

Its important that counsellors continue to learn and train in all different areas of personal development, and emotional wellness, so that they can address the wide variety of issues that clients have.

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