Victoria Riddiford
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Supervision details
I offer supervision online and in-person. I hold the NCP-accredited Advanced Diploma in Supervision, delivered by KRCS Training in Bridgwater. I can offer you a supportive and safe space to reflect on your work, and help you feel confident to develop your practice. I have over 15 years experience as a counsellor in the voluntary sector and in private practice, so I know from my own experience how important it is to find the right supervisor. I draw on a number of integrative supervision models, including the seven-eyed model of Hawkins & Shohet, and the work of Michael Carroll. The most important thing is for us to establish a trusting and robust relationship, and I am open to working in the way that best suits your needs. I have particular experience in working with people who have experienced sexual abuse and rape, having worked in the sexual violence sector for many years. I provide supervision to counsellors and psychotherapists in training, newly qualified or with many years of experience.
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.
