FDAP QUALIFICATIONS :: NCAC

Reaccreditation

Criteria

NCAC accreditation is valid for three years, after which members must apply for re-accreditation. To be re-accredited, practising counsellors will need to meet the following criteria:

• Have engaged in continuing professional development since accreditation was last awarded (at least 20 hrs per year, including at least 10 hrs in training / education).
• Have received regular supervision, in line with FDAP guidance, in the period since accreditation was last awarded.
• Have held continuing FDAP membership since accreditation was last awarded.
• Have valid professional liability cover.

Non-practising counsellors can also re-accredit provided they meet the above crtieria for any period during which they have been practising since they were last accredited.

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

Application form [pdf / word]

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