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BACP Members Article (Archived Nov 2007)
Article from: Rebecca Mann, Professional Standards Project Manager
e-mail - rebecca.mann@bacp.co.uk
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
BACP House, 15 St John's Business Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4HB
It is clear that the Government is moving towards regulation of the psychological therapies and that core competencies in the form of National Occupational Standards will form a vital aspect of standard setting. BACP recognised that a set of core competencies for counselling/psychotherapy was needed both to inform its own position and to respond to consultations (such as the Skills for Health consultation reported in the December edition of therapy today).
BACP has therefore taken a positive step in commissioning an independent report from the University of Leicester. The purpose of the report was to identify core competencies for counselling and psychotherapy and to give a recommendation on the standards that competent practitioners should be able to achieve. It was recognised that this may also have an impact on practitioner training standards.
In summary the report produced by the project team at the University of Leicester suggested four domains and these are then divided in to units:
A The professional role and the responsibility of the therapist
A1 Personal development
A2 Professional development
A3 Using supervision
A4 Managing practice
A5 Communication
B Understanding the client
B1 Assessment
B2 Understanding diversity
B3 Human sexuality
B4 Mental health / psychopathology
B5 Physical health and wellbeing
B6 Formulation
B7 Planning the therapy
C The therapeutic process
C1 The therapeutic frame
C2 The therapeutic alliance
C3 The process of change
C4 Temporal patterns
D The social, professional and organisational context for therapy
D1 The social and political context of counselling and psychotherapy
D2 Law and ethics
D3 Organisational context of counselling and psychotherapy
D4 Professional relationships
D5 Research and evaluation
It also suggests that for a training to adequately cover these areas it should be at Honours/Masters level.
Further details on the report can be found in an article of the February 2007 edition of therapy today. The article is called 'The future of counselling and psychotherapy: responding to the government agenda'. You should be receiving your copy soon if you have not already done so.
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Certifying CPD (Archived Nov 2007)
With Continuing Professional Development becoming increasingly central to the practise of substance misuse professionals across Wales, the need to engage with good quality training and development providers is more significant than ever.
The CPD Certification Service offered by CPD UK, provides individuals with a service that allows them to search for certified training providers in their area or industry sector.
Further, it offers training providers certification of their training as meeting the CPD needs of its’ audience. In-house training programmes can also be certified.
Whilst specific substance misuse training courses are not yet registered on CPD UK’s database, there are a wide range of generic management development courses that may be of interest to managers in the substance misuse field.
For more information please visit www.CPDuk.co.uk
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Sector Skills Agreement of the Justice Sector – An Update (Archived Nov 2007)
Skills for Justice are in the process of developing a Sector Skills Agreement (SSA) for the Justice Sector. SSA’s are compacts between employers and providers or funders of training which are intended to ensure current learning of the Sector meets the current and future skills needs of the Sector.
The SSA centres on the development of a Justice Sector Skills Management Strategy which will integrate and co-ordinate the skills of those working in the Justice Sector. It addresses pre-entry training, skills development, management and quality assurance within the sectors, and managed transfer of skills to other parts of the sector and other sectors.
Currently, the SSA process has identified current and future skills needs, and made an assessment of current learning provision for the sector. The findings of these activities can be found on the Skills for Justice website at http://www.skillsforjustice.com/template01.asp?PageID=31 . The final report on the SSA will be available later this year from the Skills for Justice website. For more information on SSA’s please see www.skillsforjustice.com/ssa .
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