Alliance Resources
PsyPrax reports by Janet Low
35 State Machinery IAPT NICE etc
37 HPC fudge consultation results
38 December 10 HPC Council Meeting
The Coaching Community discuss state regulation Report by Guy Gladstone
Three reports on the meeting of organisations of counsellors and psychotherapists called by Anne Milton MP (Shadow Spokesperson for Mental Health) at Westminster Hall 2 November 2009
Four reviews of the Alliances's October 11th 2009 Principled Non Compliance Conference Word .doc
The List -
The List text introduction outlining the rationale and framework for potential supporters and participants, Denis Postle
Arbours Association
Association for Group and Individual Psychotherapy
Association of Independent Psychotherapists
Association of Psychoanalysis Users
Cambridge Society for Psychotherapy
Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research
The College of Psychoanalysts-
The Guild of Psychotherapists
The Philadelphia Association
The Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis
Compliance? Ambivalence? Rejection? Nine Papers challenging the Health Professions
Council July 2009 proposals for the state regulation of the psychological therapies
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Buy print version from lulu.com price £7.85 + postage isbn 978-
One Half of a Dialogue with Enthusiasts for HPC Regulation
Arthur Musgrave
Response to HPC Professional Liaison Group [PLG] report July 2009
Response to HPC Draft Standards of Proficiency for Psychotherapists and Counsellors
An excellent early response to the July 2009 HPC Consultation on regulation of counsellors
and psychotherapists' -
Linda Edwards
Andy Rogers
A review of HPC Standards of proficiency for counselling and psychotherapy by Denis Postle
A review of the PLG Recommendations for State regulation of the Psychological Therapies by Denis Postle
A cultural overview of HPC Standards of proficiency for counselling and psychotherapy by Denis Postle
Draft HPC Standards of Proficiency – a personal critique from a humanistic perspective
By John Gloster-
HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL CONSULTATION
The PLG's Proposals for the Statutory Regulation of
Counselling & Psychotherapy
from Dr Richard House
http://www.petitiononline.com/statereg/petition.html
A petition against HPC regulation, currently signed by over 2861 practitioners
Psychotherapy Over-
A website packed with information and opinion undermining the basis for HPC regulation. This is the first place to look if you want to know more about state regulation of the psychological therapies.
Briefing Document for MPs a five point summary of the arguments against HPC regulation of the psychological therapies
Previous Alliance Newsletters -
The College of Psychoanalysts -
The Psychoanalytic Consortium -
http://hpcwatchdog.blogspot.com
Monitoring how the Health Professions Council operates in practice.
The Great Psychotherapy Debate: Models, Methods, and Findings -
An analysis of research which among other things shows the irrelevance of the medical model to therapy and counselling.
Regulating the Psychological Therapies -
Collected papers and articles critiquing state/statutory regulation and suggesting alternative possibilities.
Implausible Professions: Arguments for Pluralism and Autonomy in Psychotherapy and Counselling – ed. Richard House and Nick Totton (PCCS Books)
A collection of work by many different authors from different modalities.
The Regulation of Psychotherapists – Daniel B Hogan (Ballinger)
A classic, four-
The Case Against Psychotherapy Registration – Richard Mowbray (Trans Marginal Press)
A prophetic book, now 14 years old, from a growth movement perspective, which gives a thorough summary of Hogan’s work.
Psychoanalytic Practice and State Regulation – ed. Ian Parker and Simona Revelli (Karnac)
A recent compilation of arguments.
Against State Regulation