Members
Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Primary Care (CPC) is a professional membership association for the following individuals or groups:
Individual practitioners
Individual practitioners working (or have worked) as primary care counsellors/in an NHS setting. Members will be in one of two categories: registered or intermediate (follow the links for the criteria for each type).
All Registered and Intermediate Members commit to their ongoing Professional Development of 30 hours a year.
Renewal of Membership
In order to renew your membership you will need a renewal form and a report which should be passed to your supervisor for completion. You should also download a copy of our Code of Ethics for your supervisor, for their information. If you have any queries please contact the CPC office.
Students
Students on counselling/psychotherapy/counselling psychology training courses.
Organisations
Organisations involved in counselling, training, mental health, psychotherapy, or the provision of counselling or psychology.
Subscribers
Subscribers who are not in any of the above categories but wish to be kept informed as to developments in primary care counselling.
Supervisor
This category was introduced in 2003 for supervisors of counsellors working in the NHS. This follows our year of inaugural membership in 2002, when the standards for membership were debated long and hard. A list of these criteria can be downloaded, along with a membership form, two appendices. There is also a Supervisor Report and accompanying Code of Ethics for forwarding to your supervisor.
How to join
Application forms for the various categories of membership are now available from the CPC office or they may be downloaded and printed by selecting the relevant form below.
| Membership type | Fee | Optional information | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered/Intermediate | £105 | Two entries - add £15 | |
In addition to the application form, Registered and Intermediate member applicants will also need to download a supervisor's report (PDF) and a Code of Ethics (PDF) to forward onto their Supervisor for completion and return to CPC. |
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| Supervisor | £105 | If you are already a full member then entry onto the Supervision Register is £15 | |
| Organisational | - |
Fee depends on the number of people in your organisation 1-25 (£140) 25-100 (£190) 100+ (£240) | |
| Subscriber | £35 | ||
| Student | £35 | ||
Please note: These forms are supplied online in Adobe's Acrobat PDF format. To view them you should have the Adobe Acrobat Reader (available free from Adobe's web site) or compatible software. Adobe's Acrobat/PDF format is a recognised file format for publishing documents online and is available for most popular computer systems. If you are unable to download the Adobe Acrobat reader or if you cannot access the form you need, please do not hesitate to contact the main CPC office.