Membership Framework

Supervision and CPD requirements

Here is a brief summary of our requirements for accredited members. It is your responsibility to make sure you read the full guide. 

Template forms for recording supervision and CPD can be found on the Resources tab of this website.

Supervision

If you work full-time AND during the summer (35 hours or more per week) we require a minimum of 1.5 hours recorded group or individual supervision per month, totalling 18 hours per annum.

If you work part-time AND during the summer (less than 35 hours per week) we require a minimum of 1 hour recorded group or individual supervision per month, totalling 12 hours per annum.

If you only work term-time you will not have to record any supervision during the summer months (9 hours of supervision in total per annum).

CPD

For full-time workers we recommend 30hrs of CPD per year, across multiple different types of activities. This amount is pro-rata for part time employees.

Audit

All Accredited Practitioners (currently Mental Health Advisers and Specialist Mental Health Mentors) are subject to audit after one year's membership. Our audit takes place annually, with 10% of each membership type subject to audit.

This is a quality assurance measure and focuses on our Supervision and CPD requirements. 

The process is designed to be transparent and supportive, and the outcomes are detailed in our Audit Guidelines document.