Methodology standards

What good looks like, discipline by discipline.

Accrediting many methodologies is only credible if we define competence in each. These standards set out the competencies expected at every level, from Associate Practitioner to Master Trainer, for each methodology IAPCCT recognises.

The five-level structure

One consistent ladder across every methodology.

Associate Practitioner

Foundations and ethical basics

Practitioner

Competent, supervised practice

Master Practitioner

Advanced, self-directed practice

Trainer

Trains and assesses practitioners

Master Trainer

Certifies and develops trainers

Choose a methodology

23 standards, one framework.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

From first patterns to certifying trainers.

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Coaching

Competent, ethical coaching at every level.

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Emotional Intelligence (EI)

Understanding & developing emotional intelligence.

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Transactional Analysis (TA)

Ego states, transactions and script.

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Hypnotherapy

Safe, skilled therapeutic hypnosis.

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Gestalt Therapy

Awareness, contact and the here-and-now.

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Evidence-based cognitive and behavioural work.

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Applied Neuroscience

Brain-based practice, without the neuromyths.

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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Psychological flexibility, six processes deep.

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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills

Four modules, dialectics, real change.

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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

Build solutions, not analyse problems.

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Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Evoking change, not installing it.

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Positive Psychology

The science of what makes life go well.

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Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Self-led work with parts.

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Mindfulness & MBSR

Grounded in the teacher’s own practice.

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Humanistic & Person-Centred Practice

The relationship is the intervention.

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Psychodynamic Foundations

Working with what lies beneath.

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Attachment-Based Practice

A secure base for change.

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Somatic Experiencing

Trauma resolved through the body.

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Trauma-Informed Care

First, do no further harm.

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Existential Psychology

Meaning, freedom and being human.

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Grief & Loss Support

Accompanying people through loss.

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Expressive & Creative Therapies

One standard, five creative media.

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Training standard

Train the Trainer.

Alongside the methodology standards sits a standard for training itself: a three-level ladder, Associate Trainer, Trainer and Master Trainer, that defines the competence to teach and certify others, independent of methodology.

Associate Trainer

Co-delivers under supervision

Trainer

Designs, delivers, certifies

MTR

Master Trainer

Trains and certifies trainers

Building a program in one of these fields?

Accredit it against the relevant methodology standard.

IAPCCT

The International Association of Professional Coaches, Counselors, and Therapists. An independent body setting standards, accrediting programs, and credentialing practitioners since 2012.

Standards

Code of ethics

Association

Members across 40+ countries · Est. 2012