UKCP Standards, guidance and policies
A number of resources are available from UKCP to guide members in their practice. Specific guidance that may be helpful to members who have been changing the way they practice include:
- UKCP Guidelines for Working Online or Remotely 2021
- UKCP Lone Working Guidance 2020
- UKCP Safeguarding Guidlines 2018
Other UKCP guidance includes:
- Guidance For Therapists On Providing Services To Commissioners
- Guidance On Psychological Therapies That Pathologise And Or Seek To Eliminate Or Reduce Same Sex Attraction
- UKCP Practice Guidelines For Supervisors 2018
- Online Training Guidelines
- Guidelines For Mental Health Familiarisation 2017
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
A selection of free resources to support members further developing their knowledge and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion in counselling and psychotherapy.
- UKCP Equality, diversity and inclusion resources
- What is white privilege ~ video by John Amaechi
- Being Disability Confident ~ HM Government
- Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice
- Issues Arising in Psychotherapy With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients ~ Journal paper
- Uncomfortable conversations with a black man ~ video by Emmanuel Echo
- Oxford University DPAG ~ EDI Resources
- How to recognise your white privilege ~ Peggy Macintosh TED Ex
Outdoor Therapy
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many therapists to introduce an outdoor element to their practice. There are many benefits available when providing therapy outside the therapy room, but this approach is not suitable for all clients or all therapists. Sources of guidance to assist in identifying if you have sufficient knowledge, skills and experience to operate in this way include:
- Outdoor Therapy and Outdoor Mental Health Interventions: A Statement of Good Practice (Institute for Outdoor Learning)
- The Use of Talking Therapy Outdoors Guidance (British Psychological Society)
- Guidance on Outdoor Therapy (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy)
- UKCP Lone Working Guidance 2020
Joining the BUPA register
Recognition from BUPA requires being registered with an appropriate professional body such as UKCP and have at least three years’ post qualification experience in full time practice or five years’ experience if in part-time practice (minimum of two working days per week), adhere to supervision guidelines, and provide a reference from your supervisor.
- As a fully Accredited NLPtCA Member you can apply to join the Bupa Network and take on psychotherapy clients who wish for Bupa, as their medical insurer, to pay for their therapy. See more details on the Bupa website