General Criteria for UKAHPP Full Membership and Accreditation

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 the general criteria, there are accreditation criteria specific to the categories of:
   Psychotherapist
   Counsellor
   Therapist

   Group Facilitator, Group Therapist/Counsellor, Group Psychotherapist
   Educator
   Researcher
   OD Consultant

Psychosexual Therapist

Supervisor

If you consider that you meet the relevant accreditation criteria now, or if you intend to apply for accreditation at some time in the future, please first become an Associate working towards accreditation. See Associate. Further details of the accreditation application process and the relevant forms etc can then be provided.

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

Applicants who are already registered with the UKCP or accredited by BACP should email admin.ahpp@btinternet.com for details of the streamlined application routes. Applicants who already hold the European Certificate for Psychotherapy should email admin.ahpp@btinternet.com for details of the streamlined application route.