Psychotherapy professionals in the UK: Expansion and experiment

Authors: Mace, Chris¹; Rowland, Nancy²; Evans, Chris³; Schroder, Thomas⁴; Halstead, Jeremy⁵

Source: European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling & Health, Volume 11, Number 2, June 2009 , pp. 131-140(10)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The workforce providing psychological therapies in the UK has traditionally been divided according to where they work, sharp boundaries between professional associations and adherents of different treatment models, and allegiances to other professions. There are signs of a more unified (and larger) psychotherapy profession emerging as a result of government initiatives that, directly or indirectly, have the potential to reduce each of these divisions. The paper summarises recent initiatives in service delivery, training standards, evidence-based practice and professional regulation that are working to reshape the workforce responsible for providing psychological therapies in the UK, especially within publicly funded services.

Keywords: psychotherapy; professional regulation; IAPT; competencies; evidence-based practice

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13642530902927337

Affiliations: 1: University of Warwick, 2: British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, 3: University of Nottingham, 4: University of Derby, 5: South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust,

Publication date: 2009-06-01

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