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article 4 April 2023

Five SCoPEd partners have reached an agreement with NHS Talking Therapies to accredit a new NHS postgraduate training pilot

In 2021, it was announced that NHS England was to roll out a landmark three-year pilot programme to provide fully funded training for psychotherapeutic counselling within IAPT services (now called NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression). The training will be accredited by five of the six SCoPEd partners currently recognised in the NHS Talking Therapies manual (ACC, BPC, BACP, NCS, and UKCP)¹, with UKCP acting as lead accrediting body on behalf of the partners.

article 8 February 2023

SCoPEd partners adopt framework

As independent chair of the SCoPEd Oversight Committee, I’m pleased to confirm that all partners have formally decided to adopt the SCoPEd framework. This has been decided individually by each of the partners.

article 14 December 2022

Latest update on phase two work of SCoPEd framework (December 2022)

The SCoPEd partners would like to share the latest update from the SCoPEd Oversight Committee, Independent Chair, Paul Buckley on the recent phase two work. This work has included:

article 1 December 2022

Brighter Lives grants for churches and Christian mental health charities

Could your church or charity (and the people you support) benefit from Brighter Lives funding?

article 7 October 2022

ACC has a new name and logo

ACC has been granted approval from all necessary authorities to make a change of name from Association of Christian Counsellors to Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions. The name change more accurately reflects our members and their practices.

article 10 August 2022

SCoPEd partner update event and Q&A

The SCoPEd partners held a free online event on 10 June 2022, 10am – 12pm, to update on phase two of the collective work, which included:

article 1 March 2022

ACC MoU March 2022 Statement

Please find below our latest statement on ACC’s position with regard to conversion therapy and related issues.

article 2 February 2022

SCoPEd Framework January 2022

The SCoPEd framework is a shared standards’ framework, developed by six Professional Standards Authority accredited bodies representing over 75,000 counsellors and psychotherapists. It transparently sets out the core training, practice and competence requirements for counsellors and psychotherapists working with adults.