FDAP QUALIFICATIONS :: NCAC

Alternative Route

Criteria

Subject to satisfactory references from a supervisor and professional referee, experienced counsellors will be eligible for NCAC accreditation if they meet the following criteria:

• Have at least four years supervised experience as a counsellor working in the drugs & alcohol field.
• Already be accredited as a counsellor by one of the following organisations - BACP, UKCP, NAADAC (US), IC&RC or BPS (as a counselling psychologist) - or any organisation recognised as an accrediting body by the United Kingdom Register of Counsellors (UKRC).

Notes on supervision

In line with FDAP's Code of Practice, to be eligible for Accreditation, counsellors must have been in receipt of regular on-going supervision.

For those providing ten or more hours of counselling per week the requirement is at least one hour of supervision per week. For those providing less than ten hours of counselling per week, at least one hour of supervision is required for every ten hours of counselling, or at least one and a half hours of supervision per month, whichever is the greater.

Up to one third of the supervision requirement may be met through supervision in groups of up to six supervisees.

Applications

To apply for NCAC accreditation under the alternative route applicants must supply two copies of each of the following:

• Application form [pdf / word]
• Supervisor report [pdf / word]
• Work experience report [pdf / word]
• Proposer statement [pdf / word]
• Insurance form [pdf / word]

They must also supply a copy of the certificate verifying that they are accredited by one of the bodies recognised by FDAP for the purposes of NCAC accreditation under the 'alternative route' (note - this must be countersigned by the applicant's proposer).

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