Accredited membership recognises the expertise and experience of Psychosexual and Relationship Therapists. It is highly valued by service users, employers and fellow professionals as a mark of quality. To achieve this status, applicants must meet clear criteria and demonstrate a high level of professional knowledge.
This session will explore the benefits of Accreditation and explain how to prepare a strong application. It will consider how to use case studies to demonstrate professional expertise and insight, how to record and report on professional practice and development, and how to meet the relevant training requirements.
Session Outline
- The value and benefits of Accredited membership
- Accreditation criteria and application requirements
- Using case studies to demonstrate professional expertise and insight
- Recording and reporting professional practice and development
- Understanding and meeting training requirements
- Practical steps towards preparing an application
Benefits of attending
By attending, you will gain a clearer understanding of how Accreditation can support your professional standing and how to work towards achieving it. You will leave with practical guidance on meeting the criteria, presenting your experience and development effectively, and taking the next steps towards becoming an Accredited member.
About the Trainer
Joanna Coker is a Counselling Psychologist, an Accredited Psychotherapist, an Accredited Clinical Supervisor and an Accredited Mediator.
She has worked in the NHS with individuals, couples and families in a variety of clinical and counselling roles.
As a past Clinical Director of Local Counselling Centre in Herts, Beds and Bucks, she oversaw the clinical training of trainees on post-graduate training courses and provided a major base for the placement and specialist training of psychosexual therapists in the UK.
She offers clinical consultancy and supervision to allied medical professionals, hospices, schools and media companies.
Jo sits on several external committees advising on therapy standards and ethics including, the BACP Expert Reference Group (ERG) on the relationship counselling competence frame-work, advising on the inclusion of psychosexual therapy within the Scottish Psychological Matrix and the Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-oppressive Practice.
Jo was awarded a Fellowship of COSRT in 2020 for her work and contribution to the field of psychosexual and relationship therapy.
