Update from UK based
The Working Group for Hypnotherapy Regulation
Dear Colleague;
I
am writing to you on behalf of the Working
Group for Hypnotherapy Regulation. We are composed of 24 U.K. based
professional bodies representing over 120 training schools and over 4,000
hypnotherapists.
The Working Group has commenced a process of voluntary self-regulation for
hypnotherapy by its member bodies creating a draft National Code of Ethics for
hypnotherapists and their clients.
Our fundamental principle is to create a
fully democratic profession. Accordingly, the Code of Ethics is now
available for viewing on our website, and we would like to ask for feedback on
the Code which will form part of a consultation document. A final version of
the Code will then be published for a nationwide vote – one hypnotherapist, one
vote, irrespective of your professional affiliation or background. The results
will be notified to the Department of Health and the Foundation for Integrated
Health.
Since our launch in January, 2400 hypnotherapists have registered to participate
in the regulatory programme and feedback has been excellent. We anticipate
reaching a democratic mandate from a majority of the profession by the end of
the year.
To
participate, please visit our website, where you can comment on the code. You
should sign up for our free newsletter via the big blue button on the site,
where you can learn more about the Group. We are not a membership organization,
take no fees or dues, and make no profits. Your details are kept confidential
and never distributed and you may unsubscribe at any time.
We
welcome your input and, especially, hope you will take this opportunity to join
the thousands of your colleagues already participating in the largest democratic
exercise in the history of UK hypnotherapy.
Sincerely yours,
The Working Group for Hypnotherapy Regulation
Please make
sure you sign up for our e-newsletter or you can't vote! Click the big blue
button on our website
www.hypnotherapyregulation.co.uk
The Working Group for Hypnotherapy Regulation
The Working Group
for Hypnotherapy Regulation is formed of professional organisations that have
chosen to work together to progress Voluntary Self Regulation in
hypnotherapy and to create agreed standards in all aspects of the profession.
With its current
constitution, the Group, by conservative estimate, represents 4000 professional
practitioners, well over a hundred training schools and numerous professional
associations. Thus some 80% of the known profession is affiliated to the Group
and this is an excellent starting place for a mandate.
For more information visit
http://www.hypnotherapyregulation.co.uk/
The British Association for the Person
Centred Approach (BAPCA) has initiated a petition, which we support, asking the
government to consider all psychotherapies and not only CBT. All therapists have
until the 3rd of March to sign. If you follow the link below it takes you
directly to the petition.
It would be appreciated if you felt you
could sign this petition and also send the link to anyone you might know. This
issue is not orientation specific and would we would hope that you do feel able
to sign and distribute. Direct link is:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Therapy/
