Registered Clinical Psychotherapist
PACFA exists to support its members and the community by regulating the training and practice of Psychotherapy, Counselling and Indigenous Healing Practices to the highest standards of safety, quality and professionalism. Earners of the Registered Clinical Psychotherapist badge are clinical registrants of PACFA who have completed advanced specialist training in psychotherapy modalities.
- Type Certification
- Level Advanced
- Time Years
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Allied Health Professional
- Attachment theory
- Core counselling skills
- Developmental trauma
- Empathic resonance
- Energy Psychology
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Holistic approach
- Neurobiology
- Psychotherapeutic practice
- Psychotherapy
- Reflective practice
- Relational depth work
- Somatic awareness
- Trauma informed
Earning Criteria
Standards
Current PACFA registrants must meet the relevant registration standard, and their associated registration standards.
The scope of practice for PACFA-registered counsellors takes into consideration three elements: competent practice, safe practice, and regulated practice.
The standards that are to be met for formation as a psychotherapist and for recognition by PACFA’s College of Psychotherapy as an accredited Psychotherapist.
PACFA members, including practitioners, affiliates, students, educators, trainers and researchers, are required to work to the PACFA Code of Ethics. Practitioners are held accountable for any breaches of the relevant codes of ethics.