Introduction

Without regulation and statutory registration for our profession, our policy has been to seek meaningful external accreditation for practitioners..

In the event of regulation and statutory registration, our external accreditation should be invaluable to our members. Meanwhile, it is an assurance to potential students bewildered by competing claims.

The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy

The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), formerly the United Kingdom Standing Conference for Psychotherapy, was formed in 1989 with the aim of establishing the profession of psychotherapy, with agreed common training standards and ethical requirements. Over 70 organisations involved in the field of psychotherapy, including the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (NCHP).. It should be noted, that NCSAG is not a member organisation of UKCP in its own right, but it does act as the Accreditation/Registration department of the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, as one of its functions.

In May 1993, the UKCP launched its National Register of Psychotherapists, and also produced Training and Ethical Standards Requirements for member organisations. The National College's training programme has been confirmed as meeting UKCP requirements and the UKCP ethical guidelines are incorporated within our Code of Ethics and Practice.

Details of supplementary training for those wishing to fulfil the requirements for membership of the UKCP's National Register of Psychotherapists are, in brief: Interactive Counselling Skills; Psychopathology; Research Methodology; Ethics; Human Development & Sexuality. Other requirements are as detailed in our full Prospectus. It should be noted that the UKCP's Register, like our own National Register (NRHP), is a voluntary body, and continued membership of a UKCP approved professional organisation, such as the NRHP, is a condition of membership of the UKCP's Register.

UKCP has worked with Lord Alderdice to produce his Psychotherapy Bill; if successful, the new Act will create a Governing Psychotherapy Council, so confirming our professional status.

UK Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations

The UK Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations was founded in 1998 in order to provide a non political arena to discuss and implement changes to the profession of hypnotherapy.

UKCHO is a Members’ Co-operative limited by guarantee. As a Confederation of Member Organisations UKCHO does not have any individual members. UKCHO Member Organisations are either Registering Bodies and/or Accrediting Bodies. Training Schools may join as Associate Members of UKCHO.

UKCHO does not condone the use of stage hypnosis, and stage hypnotists are not acceptable as members of UKCHO Member Organisations or Associate Member Organisations