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News/Professional standards Policy and public affairs Following a question asked in Parliament about the regulation of counselling and psychotherapy, BACP’s Director of Regulatory Policy, Sally Aldridge, wrote to Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP, Tom Blenkinsop. The letter expressed the view that whilst the issue of regulation remains unresolved by the Government, BACP urges members of the public who are seeking support to use BACP members, who are all bound by the Ethical Framework and conduct procedures. The ‘We need to talk’ coalition, of which BACP is a member, published its report on ‘Getting the right therapy at the right time’. Of particular interest to members is the section on ‘The impact on therapists’, which states: ‘The recent developments in psychological therapy provision over the last few years have had a mixed impact on therapists. Psychological therapy training is now available on the NHS with IAPT funding 3,600 new therapists. This is a fantastic opportunity for the profession. However, research by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy has found that, where areas implement IAPT in a way that reduces funding for other services, therapists not trained in IAPT modalities, particularly CBT, are losing their jobs. For example, many in-house GP surgery counsellors are being let go, depriving services of the local knowledge and valued relationships with service users that these counsellors have built up over the years. Underusing an existing trained workforce is simply not practical, particularly in the current financial climate. ‘In discussions with service providers we were also told that many IAPT therapists are experiencing stress as a result of having to work with complex problems they are not trained for, due to inappropriate referrals. This has led to some therapists leaving the IAPT programme.’ The full report can be found at http://www.bacp.co.uk/ campaigns/index.php?news Id=1967&count=4&start=0& filter=&cat=46&year BACP has been working closely with NHS Choices to assist in the development of an emotional support directory. The aim of this directory is to allow users to find services providing short and mediumterm interventions for emotional health. We now have over 200 listings of BACP accredited services or members in the directory. For further information, please see http://www.nhs.uk/service directories/Pages/Service SearchAdditional.aspx? ServiceType=Mentalhealth The Department of Health has consulted on a range of elements of the NHS White Paper, ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’, which sets out the Government’s long-term vision for the future of the NHS. BACP responded to all four consultations: •• Local democratic legitimacy in health •• Transparency in outcomes •• Regulating healthcare providers •• Commissioning for patients. BACP’s comments on all consultations can be found at http://www.bacp.co.uk/policy/ previous_consultations.php BACP responded to the Education Select Committee enquiry on ‘Behaviour and discipline in schools’. We provided evidence showing that counselling in schools can significantly improve young people’s challenging behaviour, support them with their emotional difficulties and help them manage their anger. BACP welcomed revisions to the generic standards of proficiency consulted on by the Health Professions Council and believes they will enable a wider range of professions to see the HPC as an appropriate regulator, if this is the policy pursued by the Coalition Government. BACP also responded to the following consultations: •• Regulation of independent healthcare in Scotland, Scottish Government •• Depression quality standards, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence •• New learning and development qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Lifelong Learning UK. Finally, BACP was represented at the Annual Party Conferences of the Conservative Party, Labour Party and Liberal Democrats. For further details, please contact policy@bacp.co.uk Kooth.com clarification In the October 2010 issue of Therapy Today, it was stated in the ‘Day in the life’ interview with Aaron Sefi (titled ‘Online disinhibition’) that Aaron ‘counsels young people all over the country from his house on the Cornish coast.’ Kooth.com have asked us to clarify that although their counsellors are based nationally, they are unable 42 Therapy Today/www.therapytoday.net/November 2010 to offer a service to young people from ‘all over the country’. Kooth.com is funded by local authorities, and therefore is only able to offer a service to young people who live within specific local authorities. For further information about Kooth.com, please visit the website http:// www.xenzone.com Newly accredited counsellors/ psychotherapists We would like to congratulate the following members on achieving their BACP accredited status: Lynn Ash Emma Atherden Julia Bailey Jill Barry Erica Brunner Mary Carr Janette Caunt Jacqueline Chamberlain Sheila Cole Julie Colling Olivier Cormier-Otaño Helen Cotter Jo Donoghue June Edney Janet Edwards Beth Forster Bob Froud Anne Glynn Helen Goddard Cecilia Gregory Lynne Harmon Rosemary Hawes Amanda Haynes Julie Hewings
Could you write an information sheet for the BACP Information Services department? The information sheets have become a valuable resource for members seeking guidance on best practice in a wide variety of settings and topics. We now have a library of more than 45 of these sheets and we are hoping to commission a number of new sheets. The Information Services Editorial Board (ISEB) has suggested some of the essential elements that need to be included. BACP members are invited to submit a synopsis for an information sheet on any of the following topics. Risk assessment in counselling and psychotherapy How to identify and assess risk (eg potential physical or other harm) to the counsellor (eg attack, stalking, etc) and to the client (including selfharm and/or harm to others). Ethical considerations for counsellors and psychotherapists when thinking of working in a client’s own home The issues that a therapist would need to take into consideration when working in a client’s own home, both on a practical and ethical level. For example, risk assessment of the situation for therapist and client, factors that may impact on therapy, etc. If things go wrong with clients – prevention, management, recognition How might therapists develop their awareness of the client’s perception of therapy and whether it is progressing well? How to foresee and prevent things going wrong. Regular review procedures with clients and in supervision. Ways to recognise and acknowledge appropriately those situations when clients are not happy with their therapy. Possible ways of coming to a resolution of conflict. Working with clients with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s disease The recognition of dementia and Alzheimer’s, and the challenges and issues relevant to working with clients with these conditions. For those in residential care, issues of administration, and practical arrangements for provision of appropriate therapy. Appropriate therapeutic modalities and skills. Please note that information sheets need to link with the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy, current published research and other relevant information sheets. Guidance on ‘house style’ and the overall requirements regarding writing an information sheet can be found in the Information Sheet A1 in the members’ area on the BACP website, and information packs are available on request, which include a pro forma for your sypnosis. The deadline for submission of the above information sheets is Monday 20 December. ISEB will select one synopsis and author for each of the above information sheets, from those submitted. The author will then need to enter into a ‘commissioning contract’ with BACP and an author’s fee of £200 is payable for each information sheet agreed and published. This is paid in two instalments of £100 each, the first on receipt of the first draft and the second on publication of the information sheet. For further information, please email Denise Chaytor (Information Services Manager) at denise.chaytor@bacp.co.uk or call 01455 883315. The Information Services team is very keen to meet the needs of our membership and of those seeking counselling, and we would be very pleased to receive suggestions for useful information sheets for either group. Please email Denise at denise.chaytor@bacp.co.uk All information sheets are available to download from the members’ area of the BACP website, or they can be purchased in hardcopy format for £2 (members) and £3 (non-members) from the online BACP Shop. Denise Chaytor Information Services Manager Christine Hildersley Tracey Hughes Elizabeth James Alison Jenkins Jennifer Jones Dalvir Kaur Malcolm Kennedy Beate Lippik Paula Mallinson-Roberts Thomas Marron Debbie Miller Lynne Nowell Lois Pearce Lyn Powell Caroline Reeves Andy Rickford Sharon Robinson Margaret Russo Lisa Shapter Elizabeth Shipp Alison Slinn William Smith Sonia St John-James Liz Stephen Anastasia Sullivan Aelie Symons Gail Thompson Pauline Thrower Sean Turner Cynthia Wassall Marie-Louise Whitehead Sandra Whyman Mike Wibberley Yvonne Wildi Lyn Willcox Patricia Willoughby Newly accredited counselling/psychotherapy supervisor of individuals and groups Terry Shevlin Newly accredited counselling/psychotherapy supervisors of individuals Myles Donnan Maureen Perkins Hazel Stevenson Ann Vodden Newly accredited counselling/psychotherapy service Colchester Mind Successful counselling/ psychotherapy service re-accreditations Young Concern Trust (YCT) All details listed are correct at the time of going to print. November 2010/www.therapytoday.net/Therapy Today 43
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