Contents
Editorial: Call the CoPs - Terry Hanley
Guest Editorial: QCoP: The Independent Route in Counselling Psychology - Barbara Douglas & Pam James
Section 1: The Qualification at work
A day in the life of the Qualifications Officer - Bethan Carley
The role of the QCoP Registrar - Barbara Douglas
The role of the QCoP Chief Assessor - Paul Hitchings
The role of Assessors and Exam Moderators - Dee Danchev
The role of a Co-ordinator of Training - Lynn Jordan
Section 2: Candidate work
Introduction - Barbara Douglas & Pam James
Assessed Unit 4: An academic paper which examines the meaning and implications of anti-discriminatory practice in counselling psychology - Stephen Biggs
Assessed Unit 5: An academic paper which addresses issues relating to the impact of organisational, structural or situational contexts on counselling psychology practice - Sinead Crowley
Assessed Unit 6: An academic paper which critically examines the philosophical bases of counselling psychology and addresses in particular the relationship between its values and commitment to psychological enquiry - Mabel Martinelli
Section 3: Being Independent
On Independence: An exploration of the independent route towards qualification as a Counselling Psychologist - Amanda Hall
A reply from the Chair of the Board of Assessors in Counselling Psychology to the issues raised in a survey of trainees on the QCoP - Pam James
The Qualification Trainee Representative - Cath Kerr
Virtual and real conversations with people who experienced the QCoP - Claire John
Reflections on the Independent Route - Marina Skourteli
Concluding comments and looking ahead - Pam James