General Criteria for UKAHPP Full Membership

Training: a full training must have been completed successfully; this training may consist of several different courses taken at different times; for some categories of membership (such as Psychotherapist and Counsellor) what constitutes a 'full training' in length and content is specified (see below*).

Post-training supervision must have been completed; a supervisor's report is required; for some categories of membership (such as Psychotherapist and Counsellor) what constitutes the length, frequency and nature of supervision is specified (see below and category-specific details).

Personal therapy: the applicant must have experienced as client the same sort of therapy or humanistic practice as s/he practices (see also specific requirements for certain categories*)

Practice: a minimum caseload must have been maintained.*

*In addition to these general criteria, there are criteria specific to the categories of:
   Psychotherapist
   Counsellor
   Therapist
   Group Counsellor / Therapist
   Educator
   Researcher
   OD Consultant

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 the UKAHPP Administrator, BCM AHPP, London WC1 3XX, (or pay £30 if you would prefer to complete the forms on computer disc using Microsoft Word). Also request the UKAHPP handbook which includes the ethical codes and procedures, which you must consider at the time of applying. There are meetings of the Membership Committee on 18 January, 16 May, 19 September 2008. Applications (9 copies, with the application fee of £100) must be received by UKAHPP at least 3 weeks in advance of these dates. Applications are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Changes to the application process and fee, and psychotherapist criteria, are anticipated during 2008.

See also The UKAHPP Application Process for Accreditation (Word).

If you do not meet these criteria at present, you may wish to apply for Associate membership.

To join as an Affiliate Member please see the criteria.