NHS Pathways
Students enter final year of landmark psychotherapeutic training
ACC updates
Regulation of the profession
A recent article in The Guardian “All psychotherapists in England must be regulated, experts say, after abuse claims rise” (read article here), raised the issue of the dangers of psychotherapists not being regulated and that MPs would consider lobbying the government to revisit statutory regulation of psychotherapy and counselling. The MPs concern seems to arise from reports of a rise in lawsuits by patients for alleged harm done during therapy.
Coalition of mental health organisations to tackle the impacts of climate change
ACC has joined other leading mental health organisations to form a coalition calling for more support to protect the UK’s mental health in the face of climate change.
Warning to members of the public
ACC (Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions) have recently received a number of enquiries regarding payments being debited from personal bank accounts from www.theacc.co.uk. Please be aware that ACC does not have any connection to www.theacc.co.uk and are not responsible for these debits. ACC do not take automatic payments in any of their undertakings.
ACC’s response to UKCP’s withdrawal from MoU
ACC note that the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) has taken the decision to withdraw its signature from the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy in the UK v2 (MoU) and its membership of the Coalition Against Conversion Therapy. You can read the UKCP statement in full here. ACC will be asking for a discussion with the coalition about the concerns that have led UKCP to this decision.
SCoPEd partnership update
The six SCoPEd partners are providing this update on the important work currently underway with regards to the SCoPEd framework implementation, governance and impact assessment.
Coalition launches toolkit for psychological therapies training to broaden diversity in the sector
A toolkit for psychological therapies training is being launched by the Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice, to help the UK counselling and psychotherapy sectors better understand and address race and diversity.
Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-oppressive Practice
The Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC) is part of the Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-oppressive Practice which brings together organisations with a shared mission to improve diversity within the counselling, psychotherapy and psychological therapy professions.