SocietyCounsellors and psychotherapists urge UK statutory regulation in ‘watershed moment’

Professional bodies representing counsellors and psychotherapists are jointly calling for statutory regulation for the first time, arguing it would strengthen public confidence and protect people from abuse and malpractice. A report says the current voluntary system can leave unqualified practitioners free to work and estimates that better use of practitioners’ capacity could add more than 370,000 therapy hours each week.

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