Full clinical membership is open to current members of UKCP registered as full clinical members accredited with the Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis (CPJA) under one or more of its practice descriptors.
To be eligible for clinical status with FiP applicants must have an active practice relevant to their CPJA accreditation(s). If you require guidance regarding what constitutes an ‘active practice’ please consult our Clinical practice requirements for clinical membership status of FiP.
Applicants who hold a valid European Certificate of Psychotherapy may also be eligible for full clinical membership – please click here
N.B. If your training was as a child/adolescent psychotherapist, FiP full membership is not available to you as we are only able to accept adult
psychotherapists. You may however be eligible to apply as a Clinical Associate Member.
I am not accredited by or registered with UKCP and therefore don’t seem to be eligible – what should I do?
FiP is a listing organisational Member of UKCP/CPJA and as such is unable to confer accredited status or offer full membership to individuals not already registered/accredited with UKCP/CPJA. Individuals seeking registration/accreditation should consult UKCP directly for signposting to relevant training/accrediting organisations.
FiP’s clinical membership category is aligned to that of UKCP. Applicants should refer also to UKCP Clinical Membership Terms and Conditions.
Application requirements (note 1):
- Proof of qualification and registration with UKCP(CPJA)
- If applicable, confirmation of UKCP/CPJA recognition of a valid European Certificate of Psychotherapy
- Confirmation of most recent 5-yearly re-accreditation
- Details of CPD undertaken since your most recent reaccreditation
- Confirmation of your active clinical status
- Two references, one from a UKCP(CPJA) registered supervisor
- Proof of insurance
- Proof of professional will
- Signed acceptance of FiP’s Code of Ethics
- Statement of complaints past or pending
- CV
- Confirmation of good standing with previous UKCP Organisational Member (where applicable)
- Statement of reasons for wishing to join FiP
- Application fee: £75
Note 1:The application requirements and fee are not applicable to existing FiP full non-clinical members who are returning to clinical practice and therefore seeking to transfer to clinical status. Applications for changed status should be submitted by letter/email to the Applications Committee and will be subject to confirmation of proof of insurance and professional will arrangements and confirmation of the applicant having met CPD requirements throughout the period of non-clinical status.
Benefits of Full Clinical Membership:
- Registration with UKCP(CPJA) (Note 2)
- A collegiate UKCP re-accreditation process
- Inclusion in the FiP online directory as a therapist and/or supervisor
- FiP voting rights
- Free and discounted CPD provision
- Annual CPD oversight process
- Support and guidance in relation to professional complaints and concerns via the Ethics Committee
- Opportunities for networking, social and professional
- Discounted subscriptions to some professional journals
- Opportunity to chair a FiP committee or become a Director
Membership fees: £125 per annum
If you are interested in becoming a Full Clinical Member of FiP Please follow this link to the relevant online application form.