
PCP Response to January 2022 Iteration of the SCoPEd Framework
Locked Gateways - The Final Iteration of SCoPEd
The final iteration of SCoPEd is here and it is every bit as rigid, self-defeating and objectionable as expected. One would be forgiven, in fact, for mistaking it for any of the previous iterations, as very little of significance has changed. The requirement of “450 client hours during training” for column C is still there. This essentially permanently gatekeeps almost all BACP/NCS members who have not completed UKCP and BPC training out of column C. We are not aware of any BACP or NCS accredited training which has such a client hour requirement, and the vast majority certainly do not. When we consider that the BACP were, as recently as last year, implying that post-qualification experience would be enough for a BACP accredited member with a Masters to become a column C therapist (see image A) we can clearly see the futility of multiple consultations with members based on (at best) ambiguous information...