Our Training and
Qualifications
Here is a brief guide:-
ADHP(NC) – Is the Advanced Diploma in Hypnosis and Psychotherapy of
the
In order to achieve this award, the holder
must have passed through the grades of Certificate and Diploma of the College,
and have either been registered and in practice for at least five years, or
have completed one of the college’s advanced level qualifications, such as the
Diploma in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy. The
main Diploma award is given after two days of written and two days of practical
examination following up to four years training at post-graduate level, and the
successful presentation of a theoretical dissertation.
DEHP(NC) – This the Diploma in Ericksonian
Hypno-Psychotherapy of the
UKCP Registration – The United Kingdom Council for
Psychotherapy is the lead organisation for psychotherapists in the
In order to achieve registration in the
Hypno-psychotherapy Section, applicants must
hold the Diploma in Hypno-psychotherapy (or equivalent), have been in
practice for five years, and have completed the UKCP’s study and qualification
requirements in the areas of Professional Ethics, Counselling Skills,
Psychopathology, Human Sexuality and Psychology, and Psychological Research in
Practice.
ECP – the European Certificate in Psychotherapy is a Europe-wide
qualification in Psychotherapy. In order
to qualify, applicants must meet the following requirements:
Length and content of psychotherapy training for the ECP:
The total duration of the training will not be less than 3200 hours, spread
over a minimum of seven years, with the first three years being the equivalent
of a university degree. The later four years of which must be in a training
specific to psychotherapy. The EAP will, in collaboration with NAOs and EWAOs,
determine the proportion of the training elements that need to be completed
prior to the ECP being awarded.
The training meets the EAP's criteria for basic professional training, and
includes the following elements:
Personal Psychotherapeutic Experience, or equivalent. This should be taken to
include training analysis, self-experience, and other methods involving
elements of self-reflection, therapy, and personal experience (not less than
250 hours). No single term is agreed by all psychotherapy methods. Any training
shall include arrangements to ensure that the trainees can identify and
appropriately manage their involvement in and contributions to the processes of
the psychotherapies that they practice in accordance with their specific methods.
Theoretical Study
There will be a general part of university or professional training and a part
which is specific to psychotherapy. University or professional courses leading
to a first University degree or its equivalent professional qualification in
subjects relevant to psychotherapy may be allowed as a part of, or the whole
of, the general part of psychotherapy theory, but cannot contribute towards the
4 years of specific psychotherapy training. Theoretical study during the 4
years of training specific to psychotherapy should include the following
elements:
Practical Training
This will include sufficient practice under continuous supervision appropriate
to the psychotherapeutic modality and will be at least two years in duration.
Placement in a mental health setting, or equivalent professional experience.
The placement must provide adequate experience of psycho-social crisis and of
collaboration with other specialists in the mental health field.
Supervision, training and, where applicable, personal psychotherapy should be
provided by practitioners whose training meets the criteria of the ECP.
Advanced trainings for trainers and supervisors are not covered by these
criteria, but will be required.
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