No – After March 2010 only IACP, BACP & IAHIP Accredited Supervisors will be eligible to Supervise IACP Members. If the Supervision contract was set up prior to March 2010 and is on-going then this Supervision is still valid.

Yes – IACP and IAHIP have mutual recognition of Supervisors providing they received their Supervisor Accreditation prior to January 2025.

From March 2010, a requirement came into effect that those beginning Supervision, or current Members changing Supervisor (i.e. any new Supervision contracts) will have to have their work supervised by a Supervisor accredited by IACP or accredited by an equivalent body acceptable to IACP. 

This requirement will not be applied retrospectively. All Members and training bodies were given notice of this requirement.

Yes - If the Supervision contract was set up prior to 2007 and is on-going. The text of Motion 9 (2008) applies only to those Members changing Supervisor or beginning new Supervision Contracts.

Students must use an Accredited Supervisor who meets IACP and in the modality of the course. The course has the responsibility & discretion to identify & approve the appropriate Accredited Supervisor. 

Supervisors that meet IACP criteria are the following:
a) Accredited Supervisors IACP
b) Accredited Supervisors IAHIP
c) Accredited Supervisors BACP

While in training, external one- to- one supervision must not be less than 1 hour presenting time to 5 hours of client work, subject to an overall  minimum of 1.5 hours of presenting time per month per student.

N.B. After finishing training and while working towards IACP Accreditation you will need a minimum of 1 hour Supervision to every 10 hours of Client work. 

As a fully Accredited Member you will need a minimum of 1 hour Supervision to every 20 Client hours.

In all of the above Supervision must take place at least once per month (excluding holidays).

Please note that as of 25^th November 2015, the ratio of Supervision for members with accreditation of 5 years (or more) has been changed to a ratio of 30:1.

All IACP Members working as Counsellors / Psychotherapists are bound by IACP Code of Ethics and Practice to monitor their work through regular Supervision. This helps to ensure standards continue to develop.

You can change your Supervisor at any time but you must be in Supervision with the same Supervisor 12 months prior to application for Accreditation.

Yes. The Supervision contract should allow sufficient and proportional time for Supervision work.

Yes. You have the option to remain with your Supervisor after qualifying from your core course. Please be aware of the following: Your Supervisor must not have had any involvement in the Supervisee’s training course (excluding external individual supervision)/ been your Personal Therapist at any stage of your training.

If in doubt whether the proposed Supervisor meets the above criteria, it is the responsibility of the Supervisee to check with IACP prior to commencement of Supervision.

See 'Online Directory of Accredited Supervisors' on the left hand side of this page.

Yes. All Supervisors must have Supervision of their supervision work and their Supervisor must fulfil the IACP criteria for Supervision.