Guidance notes and application form 2018

What are the benefits of being a “Systemic Practitioner Member”?

Recognition of the training you have undertaken to date and support with ongoing CPD and practice. As a “systemic practitioner member” it is important that you work within your area of competence and that you keep your skills up to date and receive supervision from a registered family and systemic psychotherapist. Employers need to recognize the importance of supporting your practice and this is a clear statement of what is needed.

You will have all the benefits of membership of an association dedicated to working systemically with families – the Journal of Family Therapy, Context, special rates at conferences, discounts off publications, job adverts, and in addition we will aim to support training events for systemic practitioners and networking opportunities. Systemic practitioner membership costs no more than being a “member” of AFT.

For those who continue to train to becomeUKCP registered Systemic Psychotherapists, if you have been a “systemic practitioner member” since completing your intermediate level training, you will not be required to pay the application fee to transfer to “registered member” status (saving £100). The process for UKCP registration will be simpler and quicker, given that you are already known to us.

What is needed to become a “Systemic Practitioner Member”?

Evidence that you have completed an AFT accredited intermediate level training or an AFT accredited CYP-IAPT training in systemic family practice (SFP) within the last 3 years. If you completed your training more than 3 years ago, please register your interest to become a systemic practitioner member. We will open a second route should there be sufficient interest.

Evidence that you have a prior professional qualification and professional registrationin:

  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Psychiatry and other medical specialities
  • Nursing and Health Visiting
  • Creative Arts therapist
  • Counselling
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech and language therapy.

Evidence of supervision with an approved supervisor or an experienced UKCP registered family and systemic psychotherapist equating to 1.5 hours per month (18 hours per year). A minimum of 12 hours should be individual;the remainder can be group supervision.

An expectation that you will be able to undertake a minimum of 8 hours a month clinical practice working systemically with couples or families face to face.

An understanding that you will need to undertake a minimum of 6 hours systemic training per year, in terms of attendance at workshops.

Aneed to keep up to date with reading Context, the Journal of Family Therapy and other systemic publications.

An understanding that evidence of the above will be required to remain a “Systemic Practitioner Member Intermediate Level “and anaudit can be carried out at any time.

How do I apply?

  1. Ensure you are already a member of AFT. If you are currently on a course and are a student member you can apply.
  2. Complete the application form attached and send this to us with the appropriate initial application fee by cheque or BACS transfer.

We will endeavour to process this within 6 weeks if all the necessary information is supplied. You will then be issued with a membership certificate.

Systemic practitioner (SP)membership will be for 3 complete membership years and will run in conjunction with AFT’s membership year 1st January – 31st December. At the end of which members will need to reapply to renew SP membership for a further 3 years.

For example:

Applicationssubmitted and approvedDecember 2017-November 2018 – membership will run until 31st December 2021.

If the renewal process in not completed by the end of 2021, then membership will automatically revert to that of “Member”.

AFT Membership Categories and Fees 2018

Registered (UKCP) Member - £90 per year for those qualified and recommended by AFT to the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy

Systemic Practitioner Member Intermediate Level - £70 per year for those who have completed an accredited intermediate level training in family and systemic practice or the CYP-IAPT (SFP) training.

Member - £70 for anyone qualified but not UKCP registered via AFT or

those trained to intermediate level but who do not feel they meet the requirements to be a systemic practitioner member

anyone interested in working with families systemically who has completed foundation level training

Anyone who feels that being a member of AFT would be beneficial to them or their organisation.

Anyone interested in working with families systemically, but who has not undertaken any formal family therapy training.

Student Member - £45 for those undertaking an AFT accredited course at Foundation, Intermediate or Qualifying Level. Also for students on the CYP-IAPT (SFP) training.

Retired Member – £45 for those no longer UKCP registered or undertaking clinical practice.

Unwaged Member - £45 for those members who are not currently in employment, not working due to ill health, on long-term special leave, in transition between paid and independent practice. After one year normal membership will resume, unless extension agreed with AFT.

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APPLICATION FORM TO BE A “SYSTEMIC PRACTITIONER MEMBER” INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice in the UK

Applicant Information

Full Name:
Address:
Postcode:
Telephone: / ______/ Email address for correspondence:______/ ______

Membership Information

AFT Membership Number:
Current Membership Type / ☐ / AFT Member / ☐ / Student Member

Training

Name of training institute where training took place:
Name of Course:
Date course completed:

Please enclose a photocopy of your certificate of course completion 

Professional information

Your current job role:
Your core profession:
Please enclose a photocopy of your registration certificatee.g. HCPC, BACP, etc

Application Fee

The application fee is £30

Payment to be made at time of application by cheque made payable to AFT Ltd or BACS transfer, please use your surname in the reference line.

Please tick to show your payment method:

 Cheque enclosed

 BACS

Bank Details
Lloyds Bank Plc
Horse market
Warrington / Name:The Association for Family Therapy Ltd (or just AFT LTD)
Account:02046921
Sort:30 99 14
The annual membership fee to be a systemic practitioner member is £70.
If you are not paying this rate at present, you may be invoiced by Wiley for the difference. Systemic practitioner members applying for UKCP registration once qualified as a family and systemic psychotherapist, will not need to pay the AFT initial application fee, saving £100.

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Supervision

For AFT systemic practitioner membership
Name of current supervisor:
Brief description of supervision arrangements:

For Completion by your Supervisor

I confirm that to the best of my knowledge the information provided in this application form is correct and that the applicant will be receiving systemic supervision from me equating to 1.5 hours per month.
Name of applicant for Systemic Practitioner Membership:
Name of Supervisor:
Signature of Supervisor:
Supervisor’s UKCP registration number: Date: