Christine West
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Supervision details
I started working as a Clinical Supervisor for counsellors and psychotherapists of all orientations, during the time I co-ran a Counselling Service for the Community Network (Adult Mental health Day Services) in 2002. I then qualified as an Arts Therapy Supervisor in 2008 with the Sesame Institute for Movement and Drama therapy. ( Also Recognised by BADth, the British Association of Dramatherapists). I currently supervise Arts Therapists, Counsellors and Psychotherapists. My approach as a supervisor is similar to the way I work as a therapist. I work with a Process model of Supervision- the Seven-Eyed Supervisor Model, based on Peter Hawkins and Robin Shohet' s book; Supervision in the Helping Professions. Drawing, therapeutic cards with images, stones, movement and role-play can also be used to explore what is happening between the therapist and client, or to explore an issue that has arisen in the therapy
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
