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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
Categories of Membership:
Student member £64.00
As a student member it is likely that you are at the start of your counselling and psychotherapy career and also new to BACP. It is our intention to guide and support you as you progress to our member (MBACP) category and hopefully to become an accredited member of BACP.
Student membership is available if you are undertaking classroom tuition on a counselling/psychotherapy course that is a minimum of one year full time or two years part time with a supervised placement.
Associate member £132.00
Associate membership is for members who have qualifications that do not meet the specific criteria of the Member MBACP category. Associate members can move into the student member category upon commencement of appropriate training or apply to become Accredited members should they meet the eligibility criteria.
Member (MBACP) £142.00
If you have successfully completed and graduated from a minimum of a one year full time or two year part time counselling/psychotherapy qualification that included a supervised placement you are eligible to become a member of BACP with the use of the designatory letters MBACP.
Accredited member (MBACP Accred)
In order to become an accredited member of BACP you are required to join BACP first. It is then possible to work towards your accreditation. Once you have become an accredited member you can use the letters MBACP (Accred). Accreditation criteria are at www.bacp.co.uk/accreditation
Those who have been accredited for six years can apply to become senior accredited members. This status affords the use of the letters MBACP (Snr. Accred).
Reduced rates of membership:
BACP offers subsidised membership rates for individual members. In order to qualify for the reduced rates, members must be in receipt of a state benefit, including state pension (tax credits are not included) or unwaged with no personal income. For more information please contact BACP customer services on 01455 883300.
Affiliate members £94.00
Affiliate membership is a new category of membership for those who only want affiliation with BACP and who are not practising or qualified counsellors or psychotherapists. It is only open to those who do not have any formal counselling or psychotherapy qualifications but have an interest in counselling and psychotherapy. Benefits of membership include subscription to Therapy Today and CPR and reductions in the cost of publications and events. Members of this category are exempt from voting rights and may not join any of the divisions as members.
Please ensure you put sufficient value in stamps on your envelope when returning your application as it may weigh over the standard postage charge.
For further information regarding joining BACP and membership benefits please click here to download the booklet.
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Joining BACP - A guide to membership
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To download the Student Membership Application Pack click here
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For further inforamtion regarding Student membership and the benefits please click here to download the booklet.
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Essential Information for Students
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To download the Affiliate Membership Pack click here
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Fellowships
Fellowships may be awarded to members who have achieved distinction in their field of counselling and/or psychotherapy or who have given distinctive services to BACP.