06/08/2019
Emotionally healthier India -Oct 2011 – Present
Project description
The challenge
While choosing a counsellor or a therapist, it can be reassuring for people to know, that they work to certain standards of good practice as a professional, as people place a huge amount of trust in them.
However, there is no governing body in India which certifies the norms of practice based on approved standards. Lack of professionally trained and certified counsellors may make the client susceptible to harm, not be beneficial or simply be benign.
Proposed solution
We are in dire need of a professional, dedicated and an effective parent body for counselling and psychotherapy in India, to help make India emotionally healthier and provide and maintain the highest standards of practice in this field.
The mission
To bring certified counselling services closer to the public.
Enhance the quality of life, by promoting the development of professional counselors and advancing the counselling profession.
The aim
1) To see accreditation and recognition as an integral component of Quality, Assurance and Accountability.
2) Set the norms of practice, code of ethics and certify the basic quality standards of counsellors, training courses and supervisors, by evidence-informed practice.
3) Make the public more aware of the counselling profession and its benefits.
4) The “Find your counselor” drive will help people find competent practitioners based on an informed choice rather than speculation. This focus on standards and verification of qualifications will be a distinguishing factor.
5) To evolve procedures for dealing with malpractice, by providing a mechanism for investigating complaints and create a system of accountability.
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