Advocacy

ICP advocacy and lobbying

ICP has a long history of advocacy and lobbying government for the regulation of the independent profession of psychotherapy. 

ICP lobbied hard to ensure that the profession of psychotherapy was recognised as a distinct profession from counselling and subsequently welcomed the decision of Minister Harris in 2005 to establish two distinct registers when establishing a register for psychotherapy and counselling.   

Decision of Minister Simon Harris in relation to the regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists under the Health and Social Care professionals Act 2005  

 ICP supports the proposal that psychotherapy be registered as a separate profession as soon as possible in order to provide protection for the public.

In that regard ICP has:

ICP will continue to liaise with CORU on behalf of its members to ensure that the Statutory Register for Psychotherapy adopts the highest possible standards for the profession.