Supervision details
I view supervision as a personalised form of learning. It is about understanding where you are in your work and how it affects you. The client's story will obviously be a part of that, but not necessarily the part we focus on most.
Transference and countertransference are key challenges in the work, and supervision is particularly important in helping any therapist to decipher and untangle the specifics of any given case. I find that a lot of supervision involves trying to think about our experience of working with any given patient, and not just what they explicitly tell us.
Supervision takes a long and broad view of your development, and tries to help you grow as a therapist and person. It is about getting better at the work, but that can almost come as a byproduct of being a more thoughtful and reflective practitioner.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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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