The Australian College of Counselling and Psychotherapy Educators (ACCAPE) is dedicated to supporting educators in the counselling and psychotherapy field, and the advancement of counselling and psychotherapy education in Australia.
ACCAPE Terms of Reference
A Leadership Group has been established to lead the College and to plan activities for College members.
Activities include:
- Building a vibrant community of educators within the counselling and psychotherapy education field
- Sponsoring and fostering research
- Providing continuing professional development
- Providing opportunities for networking and peer support
College Membership
Individual PACFA members are entitled to one PACFA College membership with their annual fee. If you wish to belong to more than one College, there is an additional fee payable yearly.
To join the the Australian College of Counselling and Psychotherapy Educators, applicants must meet the ACCAPE Membership Requirements.
Membership options:
- Academic member
- Associate Academic member
- Affiliate member
Educators will be allocated to a level of College membership based on qualifications and experience. Members may progress to higher levels of College membership when they meet the requirements.
Renewal requirements
Academic and Associate Academic members of the College are require to undertake 10 hours of CPD relating to education practice in addition to the 20 hours of CPD required in relation to counselling and psychotherapy.
Acceptable activities include:
- Performance review process with line manager
- Relevant workshop participation
- Facilitation of teaching and learning programs for teaching staff
- Peer review/reflective process
Educators that do not see any clients are not required to undertake clinical supervision. Educators with a part-time clinical practice of up to 50 client hours annually are required to undertake at least 4 hours of clinical supervision per year.
| Client Hours |
CPD Requirement |
Supervision Requirement |
| 0 |
20 hours of CPD relating to counselling & psychotherapy plus 10 hours of CPD relating to Education Practice |
None |
| 0-50 |
20 hours of CPD relating to counselling & psychotherapy plus 10 hours of CPD relating to Education Practice |
One hour of clinical supervision for every 10 client hours, subject to a minimum of 4 hours supervision per annum |
| 50-400 |
20 hours of CPD relating to counselling & psychotherapy plus 10 hours of CPD relating to Education Practice |
10 hours of clinical supervision |
| 400+ |
20 hours of CPD relating to counselling & psychotherapy plus 10 hours of CPD relating to Education Practice |
15 hours of clinical supervision |
Ethical Standards for Educators
Members of the Australian College of Counselling and Psychotherapy Educators are required to follow the PACFA Code of Ethics which includes ethical standards relating to education practice which were developed in consultation with ACCAPE.
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