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Introduction
Without regulation and statutory registration for our profession, our policy has
been to seek meaningful external accreditation for our training. We first
achieved such accreditation in 1993 and our latest re-accreditation was in 2004.
In the event of regulation and statutory registration, our external
accreditation should be invaluable to our graduates. Meanwhile, it is an
assurance to potential students bewildered by competing claims.
Quality
The British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education
(see leaflet enclosed with our Prospectus), was established in succession to an
initiative by the, then, Department of Education and Science. Included amongst
its sponsors are the bodies mainly concerned with maintaining academic standards
in Britain, such as Universities and Colleges, national validating bodies,
public and professional examining boards, and the British Council.
Inspection
To conduct its inspections, The British Accreditation Council calls upon the
services of some 70 specialist inspectors, including former government education
inspectors and advisors and current/former heads of Universities, Colleges and
Institutions of Higher Education and Colleges of Further Education.
A copy of the 2004 Inspection Summary appears below. Copies of the complete
Institutional Report are available upon request. Might we respectfully suggest
that you ask any other training organisation to which you are considering
applying for similar documentation.
The inspection enquired into all aspects of the College's accommodation and
learning resources; administration and staffing; quality control; welfare
arrangements; teaching, including an assessment of academic staff and the
College's financial and legal viability. The accreditation is subject to
renewal, following re-inspection, at five-yearly intervals and review at
mid-term. Not surprisingly, such accreditation has been described by the, then,
Secretary of State for Education as: "...the only public guarantee of standards
in independent institutions of further and higher education in the UK.".
The British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher
Education
42 Manchester Street
LONDON W1U 7LW
Tel: 020 7224 5474
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Inspection Summary: The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
Please note: this summary may be published as a whole separately from the full
Institutional Report
The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy was first accredited by the
British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education in
1993. It was most recently re-inspected in June 2004.
BAC's Inspectors reported on an overall excellent standard of provision.
Teaching staff were well qualified, and the training sessions observed were well
structured and very effectively delivered. The highly efficient administration
played an essential part in the organisation of programmes and the maintenance
of support to participants. The rigour of the programme and the standards
achieved had been recognised by the award of credit transfer points by the Open
University, and students had a very high level of success in gaining the
College's awards.
The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy was awarded continuing
accreditation in July 2004.
President:
The Baroness Brigstocke CBE MA
Chief Executive:
Robin Laidlaw MA
Chairman:
Tim Cox MA MEd
Executive Secretary:
Graham Middleton MA
The British Accreditation Council is a private company limited by guarantee.
(Registered in England No. 1828990) registered as a charity (Charities
Registration No. 326652)
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The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), formerly the United
Kingdom Standing Conference for Psychotherapy, was formed in 1989 with the aim
of establishing the profession of psychotherapy, with agreed common training
standards and ethical requirements. Over 70 organisations involved in the field
of psychotherapy, including both the National College of Hypnosis and
Psychotherapy (NCHP) and the National Register of Hypnotherapists and
Psychotherapists (NRHP), currently belong to the UKCP.
In May 1993, the UKCP launched its National Register of Psychotherapists, and
also produced Training and Ethical Standards Requirements for member
organisations. The National College's training programme has been confirmed as
meeting UKCP requirements and the UKCP ethical guidelines are incorporated
within our Code of Ethics and Practice.
Details of supplementary training for those wishing to fulfil the requirements
for membership of the UKCP's National Register of Psychotherapists are, in
brief: Interactive Counselling Skills; Psychopathology; Research Methodology;
Ethics; Human Development & Sexuality. Other requirements are as detailed in our
full Prospectus. It should be noted that the UKCP's Register, like our own
National Register (NRHP), is a voluntary body, and continued membership of a
UKCP approved professional organisation, such as the NRHP, is a condition of
membership of the UKCP's Register.
UKCP has worked with Lord Alderdice to produce his Psychotherapy Bill; if
successful, the new Act will create a Governing Psychotherapy Council, so
confirming our professional status.
European Association for Hypno Psychotherapy
The National College is a founder member of the European Association for Hypno
Psychotherapy (EAHP). The EAHP is a non-profit making organisation aiming to
unite national Hypno-Psychotherapy training institutes and national Hypno-Psychotherapy
organisations into a common association for Europe.
The intention of the EAHP is the realisation of a European Wide Organisation (EWO)
and a European Wide Accrediting Organisation (EWAO) for Hypno-Psychotherapy
within the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP) in Vienna, Austria (of
which the National College is a member).
The EAP represents some 200 psychotherapy organisations, including 16 national
umbrella organisations, and 12 EWOs (representing various psychotherapeutic
approaches). It aims to establish psychotherapy as an independent profession
within Europe and, to this end, has created the European Certificate for
Psychotherapy (ECP). The intention behind the ECP is the mutual recognition and
equal conduct of various branches of psychotherapy throughout Europe.
The EAHP anticipates that membership of EAP as an EWO would help consolidate our
own discipline of Hypno-Psychotherapy within Europe and facilitate the award of
the ECP to suitably qualified Hypno-Psychotherapists.
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