Registered membership to senior accredited membership route 1 – from February 2026
SCoPEd framework column A to column C

Opening in February 2026, our registered member to senior accredited member (SCoPEd column A to C) route 1: Streamlined route will be for registered members who have completed a BACP accredited core training course (aligned to column C of the SCoPEd framework) or a BACP accredited or approved column B and C progression training course.    

Our accredited and approved progression courses will enable members to undertake high quality post-qualifying training to further develop their knowledge, skills and abilities in line with the SCoPEd framework. 

Eligibility criteria overview

To apply you’ll need to: 

• be a registered member of BACP
• have completed a BACP accredited core training course aligned to column C

or

• have completed and received an award for practitioner training that:
  - included at least 500 hours of tutor contact hours. This can use a combination of awards, such as your core training plus progression training hours or your certificate training hours. All hours need to be from practitioner training courses, and we need to see a clear progression through the training you submit
  - was carried out over at least two years
  - had a supervised placement as an integral part of the training
  - covered theory, skills, professional issues and personal development 
  

and have completed a BACP accredited or approved column B and C progression training course.

• be practising as a counsellor or psychotherapist. You must have been in practice for at least four years when you apply for senior accreditation
• have at least 500 hours of supervised practice accumulated within four to seven years (they don’t have to be consecutive years)
  - of the 500 hours, at least 200 hours of supervised practice must be after the successful completion of your practitioner training, which are calculated from the date on the award certificate 
• have completed 160 hours of personal therapy or personal development work that has contributed to self-awareness and is applicable to therapeutic practice
• have an ongoing current contract for counselling or psychotherapy supervision for a minimum of 1.5 hours per month and been supervised for at least 1.5 hours per month throughout the period of practice submitted