Special Edition - New Changes in the National Counselling Society

In this week's special edition of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Rory Lees-Oakes speaks with Jyles Robillard-Day of the National Counselling Society (NCS) about some new changes within the NCS that you can look forward to:

A change in name - from the National Counselling Society (NCS) to the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).

The launching of a new website.

And finally, a new sub-register.

Changing Name: From NCS to NCPS [starts at 01:24 mins]

Some members of the NCS identify as psychotherapists but felt they weren't being represented in the name.

Through a democratic vote between the members, it was decided that a name change was needed for better representation of all members and better representation to the public.

However, this will be a long process full of changes - but members are asked not to do anything yet and await an email with further information.

New NCS Website [starts at 07:11 mins]

Focused on making the website more accessible and easy to navigate for the general public, members, and potential clients.

Work towards making the counselling directory a fantastic resource - being able to find support easily.

Making an easier pathway for the public to find the therapist for them.

New NCS Sub-Register [starts at 10:00 mins]

Launching a new sub-register for counselling children and young people is one of the upcoming changes in the NCS.

You'll have to already be a member of the NCS (soon to be NCPS), and provide evidence of additional skills and competencies to work with children and young people.

This will help make it easier for children and young people to get the help and support they may need.

As a part of SCoPEd since 2020, the NCS took their members concerns into account and the Jan 2022 framework was released.

There is now less academic language and more talk of the therapeutic relationship.

The release of this year's framework was Phase One. Now working on Phase Two, there are three key elements:

An impact assessment of the new framework.

Putting names to the three framework columns (currently just A, B and C).

And looking at mechanisms to allow people to transition up the columns such as experience, CPD, and other learning - making sure all SCoPEd partners have the same mechanisms.

Links and Resources

NCS website

Advanced Certificate in Counselling Supervision

Basic Counselling Skills: A Student Guide

Counsellor CPD

Counselling Study Resource

Counselling Theory in Practice: A Student Guide

Counselling Tutor Shop

Facebook group

Website

Online and Telephone Counselling: A Practitioner's Guide

Online and Telephone Counselling Course