Accreditation
Accreditation as Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
Only members of BABCP can apply to become Accredited as Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists. They will need to meet the Criteria for Accreditation which are available below.
Once Accredited, members are in the BABCP Directory of Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists which is on the website and available to the public, members and other professionals seeking a CBT. Accreditation also entitles members to be on the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Register on payment of an additional fee. Applicants must work, or intend to work, in the UK or Ireland.
Accreditation Fees
From June 20th 2008
| Application Fee for Provisional Accreditation | £80 |
| Application Fee for KSA route Applicants | £110 |
| Application Fee for ReAccreditation | £55 |
| Annual Fee for Accreditation Administration | £25 |
| Annual Subscription Fee for Website | £75 |
Criteria for Accreditation as a Cognitive and/or Behavioural Psychotherapist
New Guidelines for Accreditation: please ensure that you read the new criteria and guidelines before applying.
All applications for accreditation as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist are now ‘provisional' in the sense that accreditation is granted for only one year in the first instance. This means that the entry criteria and Minimum Training Standards have been met. Full accreditation is dependent on submission (12 months after date of provisional accreditation) of an application for ‘full accreditation' - along with specialist CBT Supervision and CBT CPD logs - and current Supervisor report.
Effectively, there is no difference in status implied between ‘provisional' and ‘full' accreditation. The overall process, however, is not complete until an application for full accreditation has been made - supported by the additional required evidence as stated above
The Criteria and guidelines for Provisional Accreditation (June 2008) can be downloaded below
Applying for Accreditation
Members wishing to apply for Accreditation need to download the following documents for information and application forms:
Criteria for Provisional Accreditation and Guidelines for Applicants (June 2008) incorporating KSA evidence Guidelines
KSA applications - Please note - you will need to obtain a supplement folder from BABCP Central Office as your evidence must be presented in the agreed format and duplicate copies of ALL documents need to be provided.
Contact babcp@babcp.com or telephone 0161 797 4484
For Applicants without Core Professional Training, the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes Supplement (June 2006)
Minimum Training Standards
Accreditation Application Forms
Provisional Accreditation Application Form November 2008
Professional Reference Form Feb 2008
Supervisors Report March 2008
Guidelines for Good Practice of CBT x 2
(one to go with each Reference Form)
Full Accredited Members
Accredited members are required to keep log books of Continuing Professional Development and Supervision; Completed log books are required when applying for re-accreditation every five years and may be inspected at any time by the Accreditation & Registration Committee during periodic audits.
Continuing Professional Development Criteria
Log Book for CPD
Log Book for Supervision
When completing your Log Books please bear in mind the following :
Criterion 5 (Accreditation) and Criterion 3 (Re-accreditation) requires that you - show evidence of sustained commitment to the theory and practice of Behavioural and/or Cognitive Psychotherapy which includes Continuing Professional Development
Please ensure therefore that you
ATTEND WORKSHOPS AND COURSES FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT NOT JUST AS A LECTURER/TEACHER.
The committee look for a balance of attendance at symposia/lectures/ conferences/seminars, and skills based workshops/courses, as well as provision of any of these, for a minimum of 30 hours per year. You additionally need to show reading of relevant CBT books and journals and any publications in CBT.
Attendance at ‘management meetings' or providing supervision or carrying out your normal day to day clinical work are not counted as your own continued professional development in Behavioural and/or Cognitive Psychotherapy.
Whilst a balance of the above is required, you do not necessarily have to have PROVIDED training/lectures, publication or research.
Criteria for Re-Accreditation as a Cognitive and/or Behavioural Psychotherapist
To be re accredited applicants must fulfil the following five criteria:-
1) Continue to be professionally registered and accountable within a core profession - or provide a satisfactory explanation for no longer being registered within a core profession.
2) Continue to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the therapeutic relationship and competence in the development, maintenance and ending of such relationships.
3) Show evidence of sustained commitment to the theory and practice of Behavioural and/or Cognitive Psychotherapy which includes Continuing Professional Development.
4) Have on-going C/BT clinical supervision
5) Adhere to the Guidelines for Good Practice of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies and be willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required
Re accreditation is required within a period of five years from full accreditation and is for a further period of five years.
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