Accredited Supervisor membership of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) is a distinguished recognition for professionals who provide supervision to counselors and psychotherapists.
This membership signifies adherence to the highest standards of training, ethical practice, and professional development. Accredited Supervisors play a vital role in fostering growth and maintaining quality within the field, ensuring that practitioners receive the guidance and support needed to deliver effective and ethical care to their clients.
(i) have completed an IACP Accredited Supervision training course that meets the IACP Criteria & Guidelines for Supervision Training Courses or hold current IAHIP accreditation as a Supervisor (first awarded prior to January 2025).
For Non-IACP Accredited Supervision courses, the training must satisfy the criteria listed below.
(ii) be an accredited IACP member for a minimum of 5 years and have been in continuous supervised practice since accreditation.
(iii) have fully paid the annual subscription for Accredited Members before application.
(iv) accept and work within IACP’s Code of Ethics and Practice for Supervisors.
(v) provide clear evidence of details as requested on the application form.
Non-IACP Accredited Supervision Courses must meet the following:
- A minimum of one year part-time duration (of not less than 100 hours of staff/trainee contact plus 50 hours of supervised supervision practice within the duration of the course).
- The 50 supervision practice hours may be a blend of one to one, peer, or group supervision. These hours must be formally contracted in the ratio of 25 internal practice hours and 25 external practice hours.
- A balance of theoretical knowledge, professional development, skills and supervised professional practice consistent with the course theoretical supervision model or approach must be evident.
- Course organisers and course supervisors must hold professional indemnity insurance cover for themselves and require their trainee supervisors to also hold professional indemnity insurance. This needs to specify counselling /psychotherapy supervision for their professional practice.
- Each course must have an independent External Examiner.
- Each trainee supervisor must have an IACP, BACP or IAHIP accredited external supervisor who will provide a supervisor’s assessment of the 25 external supervision practice hours to the course. In order to ensure that the supervisor can be seen to be objective and have no conflict of interest with regard to the trainee supervisor, supervision of the 25 external hours must not be undertaken with a supervisor who is directly involved with the training course in any way other than as the external supervisor. Involvement with a Supervision Training Course is deemed to extend for 2 years following the period of employment on or engagement with the course.
- Assessment of applicants for suitability before being selected onto the course.
- One core staff must be an Accredited Supervisor Member of IACP.
- External supervisors’ reports must form an integral part of ongoing assessment.
- The training course must have held a QQI or University validation from September 2019.
- Certification of having satisfactorily completed the course.
To begin Application for IACP Supervisor Accreditation click the Start Application Process button on this page. Once the processing fee (non refundable) is paid you will receive a formal application via email. Your accreditation renewal and Garda Vetting status will also be reviewed during this process.
Each application form must be accompanied by:
(i) The relevant administration fee payment
(ii) Relevant certification
(iii) A report from the applicant’s external Supervisor(s) during training
N.B. If your course is not accredited by the IACP, you will also need to include a course handbook/course documentation to satisfy the criteria listed above
SAMPLE Supervisor Accreditation Application Form
Supervisor Report for First Time Supervisor Accreditation Application
(i) Applications are processed by the IACP office.
(ii) An applicant whose material does not meet the criteria at this stage is informed by letter and given guidance about what additional information is required.
(iii) All applications for Supervisor Accreditation that do not meet criteria will be assessed by the Supervision Committee.
(iv) When approved- a confirmation email and a PDF version of the Certificate of Accreditation will be sent to you.
Once off application processing fee €155
Accredited Membership fee €309.00
+ Accredited Supervisor Membership status €136.00
Total Annual Membership fee €445.00
Here is the list to Supervisor Member Supervision Requirements
Supervisor members are required to comply with the IACP CPD Policy.