Introduction

1 Decide which class of membership you want to apply for - Full, Associate or Affiliate.

2 If you want to be a Full member you need to decide which category of member you want to apply for and whether you meet the criteria for that category.

3 If you consider that you meet the relevant criteria, please request the application forms for Full membership by sending a stamped (£1.15) addressed envelope (A4 size) and a cheque for £25 payable to UKAHPP to Ian Doucet, UKAHPP Administrator, BCM AHPP, London WC1 3XX, (or pay £30 if you would prefer to complete the forms on a PC computer disc using Microsoft Word for Windows). Also request the UKAHPP handbook which includes the ethical codes and procedures, which you must consider at the time of applying.

If you want to be an Associate or Affiliate member see the section below.

Applying for Full Membership

Full membership provides accreditation in one of the categories of membership. Full membership / accreditation in the categories of Psychotherapist and Counsellor leads to inclusion in the national register of the UK Council for Psychotherapy for which UKCP charges a registration fee.

Full membership/accreditation in the category of Counsellor leads to inclusion in the UK Register of Counsellors (for which there is an additional fee payable to UKRC, currently £28).

Full membership and accreditation is applied for via application forms which are supplied by UKAHPP at a non-returnable cost of £25 (or £30 if supplied on computer disc); these charges do not apply to Associate members of at least one year's standing. After consideration of the completed application forms, the Membership Committee may interview applicants for Full membership. There is a nonreturnable application fee of £100, which must accompany the completed application forms. You may apply for several different categories at once, and only one application fee is payable.

We strongly recommend that potential applicants for Full membership first become Associate members, so that additional advice and support can be provided

Fulll membership fees in 2008 are £194. This is increased by £15 for those Psychotherapists and Counsellors who choose to be registered with UKCP. For those applicants accepted after 1 August the annual fee is reduced by a half for that year.

Child Caseloads

UKAHPP does not offer accreditation in any membership categories of therapy or counselling with children (for example, Child Counsellor), at present. The caseload requirements for accreditation refer to adult clients, and the case study must be of an adult client. However, in addition to the adult practice which forms the basis of an application, an applicant may also have child clients which do not form part of the UKAHPP application for accreditation.

Applying for Associate or Affiliate Membership

Associate membership is a non-accrediting form of membership for humanistic practitioners in fields such as medicine, education, management, social work, as well as in therapeutic practice, who do not require UKAHPP accreditation, and for trainees or practitioners who wish to work towards Full membership and accreditation as a Psychotherapist, Counsellor etc. Associate membership is not limited to any maximum period of time. There are no application forms, and there is no application fee. The annual fee for Associate membership in 2008 is £67. If your application is accepted after 1 August, half the annual fee is payable for that year.

We strongly recommend that potential applicants for Full membership first become Associate members, so that additional advice and support can be provided.
Associate membership

Affiliate membership is for practitioners who are full members of other humanistic accrediting organisations (which belong to the UKCP in the case of psychotherapists), provided that this accreditation is reviewed periodically, and who meet other criteria. The annual fee is £83 for 2008, and there is no application fee. If your application is accepted after 1 August, half the annual fee is payable for that year.
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For ALL forms of UKAHPP membership

To be granted UKAHPP membership:

• professional liability insurance must be held unless, as may be the case with Associate members in training, a member has no client caseload.

• UKAHPP may contact applicants’ training and previous accrediting organisations, and reserves the right to refuse membership/accreditation.

• There is an additional, general requirement applicable to all applications in any class or category of membership, that in the judgment of the Membership Committee there is a good fit between the applicant (as evidenced from the application material, including case study and interview) and the humanistic ethos of UKAHPP, such that UKAHPP is agreed by the Membership Committee to be an appropriate professional membership organization, or "home", for the applicant.

The UKAHPP Membership Committee meets approximately every 4 months. Applications (9 copies) must be received by UKAHPP at least 3 weeks before the meeting, and are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

The 2008 meetings of the Membership Committee are on:

• 18 January
• 16 May
• 19 September