Accreditation Criteria Information for Service Users
To become accredited applicants must fulfil the following seven criteria:-
1 Have a relevant professional training to degree level or equivalent.
2 Have been accountable for their own professional practice to a senior member of their profession for at least one year since professional qualification.
3 Provide a satisfactory statement of training in the theory and practice of Behavioural and/or Cognitive Psychotherapy related to designated areas of competence.
4. Have on-going C/BT clinical supervision
5. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the therapeutic relationship and competence in the development, maintainance and ending of such relationships.
6. Adhere to the Guidelines for Good Practice of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies and be willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required. Full Accreditation is for a period of five years, and accredited members will be required to apply for Re-Accreditation after each period of five years.
There are minimum numbers of hours of specialist CBT training and clinical supervision also required.
The period of training will include the acquisition of a critical understanding of the relevance of studies of human development, psychopathology, psychology, social issues and evidence based practice.
Specialist courses in a particular model of cognitive and/or behaviour therapy, or in a specialist area of its application may focus on a specific area of interest.
However, all therapists will have covered a minimum curriculum that will provide a broadbased understanding of the theoretical basis of cognitive and/or behaviour therapies and their application across a range of problem areas.
Skills training is an essential component of the acquisition of knowledge and experience and should not be less than 50% of a therapist's total training programme.
Theoretical knowledge and skills will have been acquired through structured teaching and selfdirected study. The minimum number of hours study required for the cognitive/behavioural elements of training is 450 hours of which 200 hours should be provided directly by recognised trainers through a recognised course or other programme of study.
Therapists should achieve the skills to be able to understand and interpret research relevant to the outcome and effectiveness of cognitive and/or behaviour therapy.
SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE
Therapists will have conducted 200 hours of supervised assessment and therapy during training in addition to that specified in 3.4 above.
All therapists will have received supervision during the period of training for both assessment and therapy, carried out by a cognitive and/or behaviour therapist who meets the BABCP criteria for Accreditation. Supervision will consist of regular feedback and discussion. Close supervision will involve the use of live, audio or video materials in supervision.
Details of supervised clinical practice and case mix will be recorded in a training log
The full minimum training standards can be downloaded here