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Planning for the psychological therapies workforce - the CfWI review

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What is workforce planningWorkforce planning is the process of ensuring that a business or organisation has the right number of employees; with the right knowledge, skills and behaviours in the right place, at the right time. IRS Employment Review 790

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CfWI Areas of Development

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Aims of the Review• Raise the profile of psychological therapies• Gain better understanding of current and potential workforce• Focus on Non- IAPT services and psychological therapists working at Step 3 and above•Propose ways to improve information in future• Support planning for the future workforce• Inform planning for training and continuing professional development

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Defining a psychological therapist: summary

1. One year of recognised psychotherapy or counselling training leading to a qualification, certification or accreditation recognised by a relevant professional or regulatory body 

2. To have achieved a competency level that fulfils the requirements of the regulatory, accrediting or professional body. 

3. To be a member of a relevant professional or regulatory body, and continue to fulfil any accreditation or membership criteria, including meeting requirements for:• continuing professional and personal development• regular supervision• codes of practice.

4. To have gained the supervised therapy experience required by the regulatory or professional body

 

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Current and potential workforce

Organisation

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British Association of Arts Therapists 1500British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy 2883British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy 8637British Association of Drama Therapy 466British Association of Music Therapy 555Britich Society of Couples psychotherapists and counsellors 133British Psychoanalytical Council 1368British Psychological Society 5650Royal College of Psychiatrists 110United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy 7516

Approximate Membership of those likely to meet requirements

TOTAL 28818

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Limitations • apples and pears? • some data for whole of the UK e.g. UKCP – whilst some for England only • some duplication and double counting – e.g. 2,000+ of the BACP members also registered with UKCP• Not able to assess numbers of non-accredited members who might meet criteria

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Recommendations• Adopt definition of a psychological

therapist across all modalities• Develop better ways to measure

workforce in future – work underway• More work to raise the profile of

psychological therapy workforce• Better planning for training and

continuing professional development