Accreditations

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. The Association is made up of a number of different membership categories, e.g. Associate Member, Member (MBACP), Accredited Member (MBACP Accred), with the different categories standing for different levels of training and experience. Accredited Members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.

In 2013 the BACP Register was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status with the Professional Standards Authority.

All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure.

The Accredited Register Scheme

The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Nikki Catto belongs to an Accredited Register (BACP).