Scope of Practice and Education (SCoPEd) is a framework that sets out the core training requirements and practice standards for counsellors and psychotherapists working with adult clients. It has been developed by six professional bodies that hold registers accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA):

· Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC)

· British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

· British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)

· Human Givens Institute (HGI)

· National Counselling Society (NCS – shortly to change its name to the national Counselling & Psychotherapy Society: NCPS)

· UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).