As independent chair of the SCoPEd Oversight Committee, I’m pleased to confirm that all partners have formally decided to adopt the SCoPEd framework. This has been decided individually by each of the partners.

This means that the six SCoPEd partners have each agreed:

• to align their membership categories to reflect the SCoPEd framework
  to develop a shared agreement on pathways and routes between SCoPEd columns.

The partners will continue to work collectively as they move towards adopting and implementing the framework. The partners will be in touch with their members and registrants with regards to what the next steps and timelines are for their own organisation.

The SCoPEd partner organisations are:

• 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)
  UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

Collectively, the SCoPEd partners represent approximately 75,000 counsellors and psychotherapists from a diverse range of backgrounds, approaches, philosophies, and professional training.

If you have any questions, please contact your membership organisation via their usual channels.

Paul Buckley, Independent Chair of the SCoPEd Oversight Committee