How is Northampton Counselling Service managed?

We are a registered charity, and our trustees are responsible to the Charities Commission for the successful administration of the trust.

The service is guided by its Board of Trustees, which is made up of volunteer members of the community, including a clinical psychologist, a psychiatrist, a teacher, local authority executives, a former service user, and representative counsellors.

The day to day management of NCS is carried out by a Management Team comprising the Director, the Clinical Manager, the Treasurer and three elected counsellors.

The Chair of the Board of Trustees is Mr Gary Smith.

The Acting Director and Manager of Counselling and Development is Ms Jayne Innes.

The Treasurer is Mr James Bellamy.

Our Secretary / Administrator is Mrs Jill Foster.

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy monitor our work annually, and we abide by its codes of ethics and practice.

What does BACP Accreditation mean?

BACP is the leading professional body for counselling and psychotherapy and an automatic reference point for anyone seeking information on counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom.

BACP is the largest and broadest body within the sector. Through its work BACP ensures that it meets its remit of public protection whilst also developing and informing its members. Its work with large and small organisations within the sector ranges from advising schools on how to set up a counselling service, assisting the NHS on service provision, working with voluntary agencies and supporting independent practitioners. BACP participates in the development of counselling and psychotherapy at an international level.

The quality of response that BACP is able to offer has led the Association to being the prime partner in projects with national and local organisations, bodies and groups.

(This text is taken from the BACP website www.bacp.co.uk. Follow this link for more information, or to read the Ethical Framework)
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