This morning, over breakfast I came across a posting by the British Association for Counselling: “Only 12% of the UK population realise that anyone can call themselves a counsellor or psychotherapist …People need to know why to choose a therapist who is on a Professional Standards Authority accredited register”. Not unlike the current conservative government which … [Read more…]
The profession, I’d say, is in a mess. This could be said to apply to psychotherapy in general, but, actually, psychosexual and relationship therapy too seems to be somewhat at sea. Decades ago, as a result of the Rugby Conference 1982, counselling and psychotherapy separated out into ‘counselling’ and ‘psychotherapy’, for those who were keen … [Read more…]
Given the importance of this contribution and the changes within the profession we invite brief replies, which we may post at a later date. Please direct such replies to Course Director Judi Keshet-Orr. History 1983 to 2002: relatively simple background and first steps Once upon a time, around 1983, a group of professionals (counsellors, psychotherapists, … [Read more…]