(精选)Standards in Counselling and Counselling Services教学课件.pptVIP

Standards in Counselling and Counselling Services Colin McCormack Primary Care Mental Health Development Manager SDF - 20th October 2005 Counselling… What does it mean to you? What does it mean to your client/patient? What does it mean to the general public? What does it mean to ‘counsellors? …how will we know? you – we want to help people clients – I want to feel better public – safety, quality, vfm counsellors – recognition, status, support Counselling - what is it? A recognised psychosocial therapy Different ‘orientations’ – person centred, psychodynamic Evidence based (some caveats) Structured and delivered by a qualified practitioner (who is also supervised) Effective for a range of problems – generic Popular And what it’s not… Just talking and/or listening Tea and sympathy Directive Easy About ‘diagnosis’ and ‘cure’ For everyone and everything Regulated “If counselling is to be one of the recognised interventions for promoting mental health and well-being to the public, then regulation, standardisation and consistency in practice are required.” (FHCP, January 2004) Background Counselling services have a significant role to play across a range of services – mental health, youth health, sexual health, occupational health, oncology… Counselling not regulated by statute; no statutory governance over the term ‘counsellor’ Multi-professional Working Group set up Support of professional bodies (BACP, COSCA) Support of the counsellors in the NHS Intended to benefit the NHS, counsellors and clients by providing a structured, consistent and quality assured framework The Framework 16 Standards Based on standards of professional bodies (BACP, COSCA) Reflect Division standards for good practice 11 Guidelines Underpin the Standards Reflect operational issues Reflect Division policies and procedures The Standards Suitably qualified counsellors should be given opportunities to develop their skills as supervisors, advisers and trainers. The Divis