EIATCYP Overview Training Standards
Registration Category | Child Therapeutic Practice / Counselling / Psychotherapeutic Counselling
| Psychotherapy + Child Core Competencies RPL
| Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
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Qualification Level 6-degree level or 7 post graduate level | Child Therapeutic Practice | Child Therapeutic Counselling | Child Psychotherapeutic Counselling | Child Core Competencies
| Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy MA level Child |
| BA Hons level 6 | BA Hons level 6 | BA Hons level 6 | MA level 7 | MA level 7 |
Professional Registration EIATSCYP – hours are a minimum requirement and can be gathered cumulatively across the levels (120 hours at 60 mins is equivalent of 160 hours at 45-minute hours)
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Level 6 Registration Level Requirements
| Child Therapeutic Practitioner 50 hours therapy Total 450 hours direct contact teaching 450 hours placement (200 contextual) 50 hours supervision | Child Therapeutic Counsellor 50 hours therapy Total 450 hours direct contact teaching 450 hours placement 100+ hours must be 1:1 50 hours supervision | Child Psychotherapeutic Counsellor 105 hours therapy Total 450 hours direct contact teaching 450 hours placement 1:1 | + Child Core Competencies Additional to Adult Training Minimum 160 hours therapy 120 – 240 hours direct contact teaching 100+placement 1:1 30 hours supervision | 160+ hours therapy Total 600 hours direct contact teaching 450 placement supervision (1:4 first 100 hours and 1:6 thereafter) Infant Observation 60 hours mental health |
Level 5 Intermediary Level | Contextual Therapeutic Practice | Child Therapeutic Counselling/Practice |
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Student Registration / Enrolment EIATSCYP
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Level 4 Entry Level 120 hours |
Foundation Standards Therapeutic Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
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1) Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy MA Level
2) Psychotherapy with Children
Psychotherapy qualification APEL +
individual practitioner case by case
3) Child Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Reg Level 6
4) Child Therapeutic Counselling
Reg Level 6
5) Child Therapeutic Practice
(Contextual Therapies, Level 6 BA Hons)
UKCP Reg Level 6
Student Registration in UKCP beginning at Level 5
6) Foundation Level
Minimum Level 4 Entry Level
600 hours training
160 hours therapy
450 hours clinical placement
60 hours mental health placement/ contextual
MA Level different modality requirements +
120 –240 hours specialist work with children
minimum of 30 hours specialist supervision
100 hours child placement across the age ranges
Level 6 BA Hons Level
450 hours training
450 hours clinical placement
50 hours supervision
105 hours therapy
450 hours training
450 hours placement
(100 hours 1:1 with children)
450 hours training
200 hours direct facilitation
200 hours contextual
50 more in either
120 hours
Child Therapeutic Practice Competencies