Against State Regulation
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The founders of the Alliance developed this Statement of Intent . If you want ot support the Alliance you can.......
Sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/statereg/petition.html
join us in the pragmatic task of developing multiple ways to challenge the process of state regulation that is underway. Details
The Alliance is a peer group that is very diverse in its range of interests but united by a wish to derail state regulation of the psychological therapies. These web pages and an email group support the coordination of a cluster of initiatives. Nobody owns or controls the Alliance, feel free to join us in present plans or put forward your own initiative.
Previous Alliance events:
Autumn Conference
London Sunday October 11th 2009-
Principled Non-
See above left for videos of keynote speakers
Next Steps Conference
London April 5th 2009
The Alliance's inaugural conference attracted 250 people widely spread across the
psychological therapies, and along with other initiatives kick-
See the Resources page for extensive critiques of the HPC PLG Recommendations and HPC Standards of Proficiency for Counselling and Psychotherapy and much more ......
Last updated July 5th 2010
Welcome to the Alliance for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Many psychotherapists and counsellors are disturbed and unconvinced by current proposals
for state regulation through the Health Professions Council, also known as statutory
regulation. Nearly 2900 have already signed a petition to that effect. Many feel
that, for the sake of the profession and of their clients, they will be unable to
comply with such regulation and will not join the proposed register. This is a message
to the entire profession, inviting you to join with us in a cross-
A series of Alliance meetings are planned for the next weeks and months.
Why not promote an event that would help colleagues become better informed about the impact of the state regulation of the psychological therapies?
The Alliance can provide speakers. email for details
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“Principled Non Compliance and Alternative Professional Accountability:
How it works”
The essential guide.
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MS doc. template letter for you to edit and send to your MP
Sending a message to your MP by email will only take a minute or two and you can get started via the following link (This is not an Alliance site and it opens in a new window):
Latest: The British Association for the Person Centred Approach (BAPCA) have initiated a letter to BACP signed by concerned BACP members of all modalities. (This has now been sent)