The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) is one of the governing bodies at the forefront of the counselling and psychotherapy fraternity in the UK. The Society was one of the first organisations to gain Accredited Register status with the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) Accredited Register programme. To find out more about the Professional Standards Accredited Register, click here.
NCPS has been pivotal in the dialogue around the new regulatory framework that is currently being discussed by all the main counselling and psychotherapy bodies (SCoPeD), offering its expertise and unique approach to the field.
We at Reach are delighted that our postgraduate psychotherapy course has been awarded Advanced Specialist Training recognition by NCPS, having passed their rigorous evaluation of the course content, materials and resources, and having assessed the experience, quality and skills of the tutors.
So that there is no ambiguity for those who achieve this award, NCPS has offered this summary:
“The Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Holistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (HIP) has been given Advanced Specialist training recognition by the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). This course alone is not in and of itself a route to the Society’s Accredited Register nor does it guarantee a change in registrant grade for registrant members, nor does it guarantee a higher entry level of registrant grade on application to the Society.”
This is the award featured on the certificates for the HIP course:
We have simultaneously achieved Quality Checked Training recognition for our postgraduate certificate in coaching (Coaching Plus), which also went through NCPS’s stringent evaluation process. This course is for those who do not have the necessary counselling/psychotherapy qualification (at least level 4) to apply for our postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Holistic and Integrative Psychotherapy.
“Our postgraduate certificate in coaching, Coaching Plus, is Quality Checked by the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). This course alone is not a route to the Accredited Register, nor does it fully equip a graduate to practice as a qualified counsellor or refer to themselves as ‘a specialist’ in the subject matter unless they have other qualifications/training to support this.”
This is the award featured on the certificates for Coaching Plus:
In summary, those who successfully graduate from our courses, whether that be our psychotherapy or coaching courses, and wish to seek membership/accreditation with NCPS, still need to make an individual application, highlighting their relevant experience and all the training they’ve undertaken in addition to the Advanced Specialist Training or Quality Checked Training recognition.
For those who are unfamiliar with the NCPS, here’s a brief history of the organisation.
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