Extract from the听Ethical Framework
74.听All trainers will have the skills, attitudes and knowledge required to be competent听teachers and facilitators of learning for what is being provided.
75.听Any information about the teaching, education or learning opportunities being听provided will be accurate and enable potential students to make an informed choice.
76.听Any selection of students will be fair, respectful and transparent to candidates and use听procedures designed to select suitable students.
77.听Any assessments of students will be fair, respectful and provide reasoned explanations听for the outcome to the students.
78.听Care will be taken when using examples of work with clients for teaching purposes that听the client information is used with the consent of the person or sufficiently anonymised听so that the person concerned cannot be identified by any means reasonably likely to be听used.
79.听Trainers and educators will model high levels of good practice in their work, particularly听with regard to expected levels of competence and professionalism, relationship听building, the management of personal boundaries, any dual relationships, conflicts of听interest and avoiding exploitation.
80.听Trainers and educators will encourage trainees to raise any concerns at the earliest听opportunity and have processes and policies for addressing any trainee鈥檚 concerns.听Trainers and educators are responsible for providing opportunities for trainees to听discuss any of their practice-related difficulties without blame or unjustified criticism听and, when appropriate, to support trainees in taking positive actions to resolve听difficulties.
FAQs
What are the essential skills and knowledge that a trainer needs over and above being a good counsellor or psychotherapist?
What is the concern behind the new requirements about using examples of work with clients for teaching in Good Practice point 78 鈥� especially if the example is anonymised?
How should a trainer implement Good Practice, point 80, that encourages trainees to raise any concerns and to discuss any practice-related difficulties without blame? What if the trainee can鈥檛 or won鈥檛 improve and works at a level below the required standard?
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