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Glossary

AHPP, Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners

BAC, British Association of Counsellors (1977- 2000)

BABCP, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

BACP British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists

BCP, British Confederation of Psychotherapists

BMC, British Medical Council

BPS, British Psychological Society

CBT, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

CHRE, Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence

CI, Cooperative Inquiry

COSCA, Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland

CSPA and S, Continuing Self and Peer Assessment and Scrutiny

DoH, Department of Health

ENTO, Employment National Training Organisation

GMC, General Medical Council

HPC, Health Professions Council

HPRG, Human Potential Resource Group, University of Surry

IAPT, Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies

ICO, Independent Complaints Organisation

IDHP, Institute for the Development of Human Potential

IPN, Independent Practitioners Network

NICE, National Institute for Clinical Excellence

NOS, National Occupational Standards

NVQ, National Vocational Qualification

PFDL, Practitioner Full-Disclosure List

QAA, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

SAAFA, Sufficient Accessible Adult Functional Autonomy

SEMTA, Science, Engineering, Manufacturing Technologies Alliance

SfH, Skills for Health

S. R., State or statutory regulation

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UKCP, United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy

UKSCP, United Kingdom Standing Conference on Psychotherapy (1981-85)