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Accredited members - SCoPEd integration routes Policy Published 14 May 2025 Updated 11 Feb 2026 These routes will enable accredited members to move to our senior accredited membership category, where they have the skills, knowledge and training to do so.
Senior accredited membership A quality standard for experienced, independent practitioners who can demonstrate high standards of competent and ethical practice aligned with BACP's Ethical Framework and column C of the SCoPEd framework.
SCoPEd integration The routes will enable members to move membership categories where they have the skills, knowledge and training to do so.
What the SCoPEd framework means to me All registered, accredited or senior accredited BACP members will be represented in the framework
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Previous or current senior accredited members – SCoPEd integration routes To enable previous or current senior accredited members (awarded prior to 2023) to move to our revised senior accredited membership category, where they have the skills, knowledge and training to do so.
SCoPEd transition period opening soon Good practice Published 12 Jan 2024 Our SCoPEd transition period will open from 12 noon on Wednesday 7 February.
BACP news Journals Published 9 Jun 2023 Catch up with the latest BACP news and resources. Private Practice, June 2023
PCE-CfD competences and curricula A framework for developing the knowledge and skills required to deliver PCE-Cfd