Supervisor credentials for Low Intensity CBT
Supervisors play a key role in ensuring high-quality, safe, and effective Low Intensity CBT-informed interventions. All MHWP Supervisors (case Load and clinical skills) must be competent and familiar with the delivery of core MHWP interventions and outcome measures, overseeing caseloads, and maintaining high fidelity to the supervisee’s role while ensuring efficiency and safety in clinical practice. Supervisors must be actively practicing and integrating CBT-informed techniques into their work.
The Clinical Skills Supervisor (CSS) must be a qualified psychological professional with recognised registration in one of the following groups:
- Clinical psychologist
- Counselling psychologist
- Forensic psychologist
- Clinical associate in psychology (following at least two years of post-qualification appropriate experience)
- Cognitive behavioural therapist
- Counsellor (SCoPEd B or C practitioner)
- Adult psychotherapists (SCoPEd C practitioner)
- Family and systemic psychotherapists
- Mental health and wellbeing practitioner (following at least two years of post-qualification appropriate experience)
The CSS should have training and experience working with adults with severe mental health problems, and an extensive understanding of using interventions based on cognitive behavioural therapy principles in clinical practice with this client group. Clinical Skills Supervisors must fully understand and themselves be able to successfully deliver the interventions that the MHWPs are delivering.
The CSS must have attended recognised MHWP supervision training, aligned to the UCL competence framework for supervision of psychological therapies.
The Caseload Supervisor (CLS) can be any qualified Mental Health professional with training and experience working with adults with severe mental health problems. CLS must evidence UCL Supervision competences and should have training or experience in supervision.
By 1 April 2026 all current CLS in registration applications or re-registration applications should have attended recognised MHWP supervision training.
Supervision requirements
MHWPs should continue to receive:
- A minimum of 30 minutes per week of individual Case Load Supervision.
- A minimum of one hour a fortnight Clinical Skills Supervision.
Clinical Skills Supervision can be delivered in group or individual format. If delivered in group format, this should include a maximum of 6 supervisees for qualified MHWPs.
Supervision hours may be amended pro-rata for part time MHWPs but should never be less than fortnightly in frequency, and never amount to less than 30 minute sessions of supervision (30 minutes of CSS and 30 minutes of CLS)
Who can complete your report?
As part of your MHWP Registration application, you’ll provide us with your Clinical Skills Supervisors name and email address and they will be asked to complete your Supervisor’s Report.
If your case manager also provides clinical skills supervision, they can complete the report.
If you have been with your supervisor for less than six months, you will also need a report from one of the following:
- Your previous Clinical Skills Supervisor
- Your current Case Load Supervisor
- Your current Service Clinical Lead
Important deadlines
Supervisors must send reports directly to wellbeing.reports@babcp.com within one month of your application.
If we do not receive the Supervisor’s Report within one month of your application, the application will be deleted.
What we assess
Your report will help us evaluate your good practice based on:
- How you develop, maintain, and end therapeutic relationships
- Your competency, skills, and professional attitude in MHWP and CBT practice
- Your adherence to the Standards of Conduct, Performance, and Ethics
Information for Supervisors
As a supervisor, your role is key in supporting the development of Wellbeing Practitioners.
Below is guidance on submitting supervisor reports, and how to address any concerns about your supervisee’s practice.
Download the Supervisor’s Report template
Accessibility
Let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments to access our processes or complete your application. Email wellbeing@babcp.com with your preferred contact method.
Concerns regarding your supervisee’s practice
If you are asked to complete a Supervisor Report but have concerns about your supervisee’s practice, you can choose not to complete it. However, if you do, you can outline these concerns along with their personal development plan.
Please note: Supervisors cannot report concerns anonymously. We may need to discuss this with the applicant directly.
If you raise concerns or inform us of actions that may breach our Standards of Conduct, Performance, and Ethics, this may be treated as a formal complaint. While you will not be considered the complainant, you will be treated as a witness, and we may contact you for further details.
For further information on our complaints process, please see here.
If you have a query regarding completing a supervisor report, please email us at wellbeing@babcp.com
