Barbara Thomas
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Supervision details
I have an Advanced Diploma in Supervision from The University of Warwick. I offer supervision for both qualified counsellors and counsellors in training. I believe that the main aim of supervision is to help you grow in understanding of yourself and of the therapeutic process. Supervision will be led by you and my aim is to that we can co create a relationship which is open, accepting and supportive. I will not tell you how you must work with clients as I feel it is important for you to find your own way, one that is real for you. I may offer examples of clients I’ve worked with or things that I may have done in similar situations. This will be for us to discuss or to think about and not to say that I think that’s the only way. My way of working is to focus on you and your understanding so will not be solely focused on your clients. Please bring all of yourself and by that I mean for you to bring aspects of what is happening for you in your personal life. I think it’s important to include this in supervision as this can have a huge impact on your counselling work. If you are in training then please also feel free to bring any aspects of your training and any questions or thoughts you’re having about theory and how this relates to practice. I believe it’s important that supervision is a 2 way process and so I welcome and encourage a continuous review of the process. What I mean is that if there’s anything you find isn’t working for you, or if something is particularly helpful, I would like to hear about it. This helps to make sure that you are getting your needs met. My aim is that we can create a relationship built on mutual respect. One in which we can both be open and real. If we can do that then hopefully you will feel free to be transparent particularly about times when perhaps you feel you have ‘got it wrong’ as these are the greatest opportunities for learning and growth. It’s important to me that we have some fun while we are doing all of this too! Supervision costs are: -£55 per hour. This fee is negotiable for those on a low income.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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