The United Kingdom Association for Psychotherapeutic Counselling (UKAPC) was founded in 1996 and is an accrediting organisation that regulates and monitors the standards of training and  quality of delivery of its Member Training Organisations. UKAPC has an established federal structure where each full member organisation has equality of status and representation.

Mission Statement

Principles

The United Kingdom Association for Psychotherapeutic Counselling represents only  training organisations that meet the highest standards of training and ethics required of psychotherapeutic counselling education in the United Kingdom. Quality of service delivery and  commitment to best practice are essential aspirations of all member training organisations.   

UKAPC therefore encourages applications from training organisations, large or small, located in the private sector or university, that  seek accreditation of their counselling programmes at post graduate level or equivalent.

Member Organisations encourage equality of opportunity and anti-oppressive practice according to UKAPC Guidelines.

Member Organisation will be founded in a written constitution, or its equivalent,   compatible with the UKAPC Regulatory Framework.

Organisation

United Kingdom Association for Psychotherapeutic Counselling provides a collaborative forum for member organisations providing:

• Membership of the Governing Body with powers of election, policy making and development
• A Regulatory Framework 
• Post graduate or equivalent training standards
• Guidelines for ethical practice
• Accreditation and re-accreditation of courses provided by Member Organisations
•  A grievance and complaints procedure
• Equality of opportunity in terms of access, support, and theoretical flexibility

Objectives

• To maintain and encourage high standards of psychotherapeutic counselling practice, supervision and training, through the recognition of training programmes and registration of graduates of the programmes.  These standards are set out in the Training Standards document and demonstrated by Member Organisations through the Organisational Audit.
• To encourage and engage in collaborative relations with other Psychotherapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy Organisations.
• To promote education and research into the practice of Psychotherapeutic Counselling
• To promote the training of Trainers and Supervisors in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
• To establish and publish a Register of Psychotherapeutic Counsellors, Trainers and Supervisors