The UKCP POS has been developed in response to demands from commissioners, trainers and training institutes for a comprehensive mapping of competences – across all the modalities and traditions of psychotherapy – required of UKCP-accredited practitioners. The UKCP POS are unique in addressing, for the first time, standards covering working with young people and children.
The UKCP POS also offer a career framework, covering standards, quality and range of work provided by psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. UKCP POS have been achieved via exhaustive qualitative development and testing with UKCP-affiliated colleges and training faculties.
Carmen Joanne Ablack, UKCP advisor on Quality and Standards, said:
“This is a genuinely groundbreaking contribution to the development of occupational standards. We also believe that the standards and competences addressed in the UKCP POS have applicability and are adaptable for all those who work with client groups in the wider psychological therapies offered in the UK.
The UKCP exists to champion quality in service delivery and in developing greater understanding of psychotherapeutic counselling by the general public, commissioners of services, educators and trainers, carers, and service users. Our newly published POS will complement our activities in this area.
The continuing development of professional standards remains a collaborative process. We’re planning to build on our POS via ongoing research with individual UKCP-accredited practitioners and groups.”
For further information and/or a copy of the UKCP’s new POS, please contact
Adrian King, Flagship Consulting: 020 7886 8458 adrian.king@flagshipconsulting.co.uk
Sandra Fletcher, UKCP: 020 7014 9973 Sandra.Fletcher@ukcp.org.uk