Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
In conjunction with the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP), it has been decided that CPD can be taken in a number of forms.
Continuous Professional Development
- Advanced or additional professional psychotherapy courses.
- Engagement in personal psychotherapy,
- Engagement in reflective practices,
- One-to-one supervision
- Small group supervision
- Peer supervision
- Psychotherapy conference/symposium attendance.
- Professional activities in psychotherapy. (Being elected to a Board or a Committee and attending meetings).
- Participation in extra psychotherapy training programme as a supervisor, researcher, and/or teacher.
These are the domains in which CPD could be accrued. It is further recommended that the minimum 250 hours shall consist of no more than 75 hours from any one category.
The introduction of Continuous Professional Development is particularly important in the current environment where there is an increasing scrutiny of the professional competence of all health care professionals including psychotherapists, with more transparent complaints procedures and more vigorous monitoring of fitness to practice issues within each profession.