Application form for the Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy

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1 Application form for the Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy Section one Name: Membership No.: address (for inclusion on Register): The postal address that appears on your entry in the list of Chartered members will also appear against your entry in this register. Section two I am applying for the register as a: Practitioner Member (minimum of 2 years post-charter experience) Senior Practitioner Member (minimum of 8 years post-charter experience) Section three I can confirm that since gaining eligibility for Chartered Membership: I have been practising for the required length of time and this has included direct therapeutic work with clients. I have been undertaking CPD relevant to my specialism which includes development of my own approach and conceptual knowledge of other approaches I have been/am currently engaged in activities that contribute to the discipline such as service development and management, training and supervision and/or relevant research and publications (Senior Practitioners only) Section four Declaration I declare that I currently practice as a psychologist specialising in psychotherapy in accordance with the 6 principles of this register and am committed to the ongoing practice of activities outlined in Section three. Signed: Date:

2 SECTION FIVE - REFEREE S DETAILS Your referee does not need to be a member of the Society but should currently act in a supervisory capacity to you (either direct or peer supervision) and able to attest to your practice as a psychologist specialising in psychotherapy. Please note that you do not need to provide this information if your supervisor completes the attached reference form. Referee name address Membership No. (if known/appropriate) Section six Payment 76 ( 20 application fee & 56 Register fee) Payment can be made via: Cheque: Made payable to The British Psychological Society. Telephone: We can call you to request payment once we receive your application. Yes, please call me to request payment (please tick) Online: We can provide detail of how to pay online once we receive your application. Yes, I would like to pay online (please tick) Please return your completed form to: Membership Department, British Psychological Society, St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester, LE1 7DR

3 Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy Reference form Applicant: Mem No: Referee: Mem No: 1. The applicant s competence in the practice of psychotherapy.. 2. The applicant s evidence of continuing development and learning from research and other approaches to psychotherapy.. 3. The applicant s ability to reflect on their own process in therapeutic relationships..

4 4. The applicant s ability to integrate psychology and psychotherapy.. 4. The applicant s ability to demonstrate ethical practice and awareness of organisational, cultural and political contexts of practice.. Any additional comments.. Signed:. Date:..

5 RoPSiP- Principles of the Register Principle 1 Psychologists as psychotherapists Principle: In creating a register of psychologists specialising in psychotherapy there is recognition that those involved have continuing commitments and responsibilities as both psychologists and psychotherapists, and to the development of constructive relationships between those roles, disciplines and value systems i) To be familiar with, and able to draw on, knowledge and approaches in psychology, which have particular relevance for psychotherapeutic understanding and practice. ii) To be able to think psychologically about approaches and issues in psychotherapy, which have significant implications for psychology and use this knowledge and understanding to elaborate aspects of psychological therapy and/or practice. Principle 2: Inquiry and communication Principle: As psychologists specialising in psychotherapy, attitudes and approaches which reflect ongoing inquiry (of many kinds and at many levels) are expected to be central. i) To be familiar with, and able to make use of, a range of approaches (both quantitative and qualitative) to psychological inquiry relevant to psychotherapy, and to adopt a continuing attitude of inquiry in relation to psychotherapeutic practice. ii) To be familiar with, and to undertake, the range of modes of communication required in psychotherapeutic practice and inquiry, and the dissemination of knowledge and understanding (formally and informally) arising from psychological and psychotherapeutic practice and research. Principle 3: Psychotherapeutic practice and understanding Principle: Psychotherapy, in its many forms, involves intimate, interpersonal modes of inquiry which engage the heart as well as the head, feelings as well as ideas, involvement and responsibilities in relation to the lives of others as well as reflection and re-framing of what may be going on. i) To be conceptually knowledgeable about a number of approaches (e.g. theories and models) and with ways of working (e.g. individual, family, group) in psychotherapy, and be familiar with relevant clinical and scientific information.

6 ii) To be able to undertake, in informed and imaginative ways all aspects (e.g. theoretical, practical, scientific, administrative) of at least one approach to the practice of psychotherapy. Principle 4: Personal and professional development Principle: It is a requirement that psychologists specialising in psychotherapy will be engaged in ongoing supervision and personal development, which may contribute to the development of honest and satisfactory ways of establishing and maintaining constructive therapeutic alliances with clients and relationships with colleagues. i) To be actively and systematically engaged in personal development work of a variety of kinds, so that greater understanding of personal issues is developed and impediments to effective practice are recognised and reduced ii) To be actively engaged in being supervised (in a non-managerial sense), so that personal, clinical and professional issues in psychotherapy are open to continuing questioning review and reconsideration. Principle 5: Knowledge of the wider world Principle: In addition to knowledge about psychological and psychotherapeutic approaches and issues, it is expected that psychologists specialising in psychotherapy will be aware of the wider contexts within which psychotherapy is practised. i) To be familiar with major social, cultural and political issues and controversies concerning psychotherapy, including multicultural, ethical and equal opportunity issues. ii) To be familiar with disciplines and aspects of life outside the context of psychotherapy and to be able to make use of this knowledge in appropriate ways in psychotherapeutic reflection, practice and inquiry. Principle 6: Re-registration and further professional development Principle: All psychologists specialising in psychotherapy are expected to continue with education and training relevant to both psychological and psychotherapeutic understanding and practice. Aims and competencies i) To be involved in ongoing personal and professional development work in ways which maintain, develop and refresh psychological and psychotherapeutic knowledge, understanding and practice in relation to requirements of the reregistration process. ii) Where relevant, to be engaged in the creative development of professional understanding, knowledge and practice, including systematic and carefully planned continuing professional development training, in ways which are relevant to advanced practitioner status