Carol Ann Smithers
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Supervision details
I qualified as a counsellor in 1999/2000 and gained my accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy in 2008. Since then I have attended a range of supervision courses, from one day workshops, certificate course and a distance eight month course, which covered a range of supervision models. I began to work as a supervisor in 2008, when I was teaching counselling at a local college. Having worked as a counsellor for the YMCA (2002/2007), I was then chosen (attended extra training)to be a supervisor for the counsellors volunteering at the YMCA. In 2010 I started my private practice for counselling, supervision and training. I enjoy very much working as a supervisor, especially with counselling students and trainees. During the years 2011 through to 2016 I gained a lot of experience working as a supervisor and had the pleasure of being a support to three supervises, whilst they were working towards accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. and I was delighted when they gained their accreditation first time. I felt that it had been an honour to share their journey. I really enjoy being a supervisor and feel that I have been extremely lucky to have had the experience of working with such fantastic supervise-es of different modalities, right from the early stages of my learning, that I would like to provide such a service to other counsellors, especially those in training or newly qualified. I have recently moved from Surrey to Cumbria and am now starting up my private practice. I charge £75 for an hour and a half supervision. However, for trainees I will look at individual situations and may be able to offer some reduction. If you have any queries or would like to know more about what I can offer, you can phone me on 07584 257 870 or email me on carol_smithers@aol.co.uk
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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