ACC News and Events
For ACC EVENTS around the UK and events organised by OTHER AGENCIES see the links on the right.
BUMPER EDITION OF ACCORD OUT ON 30 SEPTEMBER
The autumn edition of our accord magazine is going to be a bumper issue - not 32 pages, not 36 pages but a record-breaking 40 pages worth of articles, news, interest, reviews, and much more. accord is free to members. Why not join if you're not a member and take advantage of this once in a lifetime offer!
ACC CEO SPEAKING AT MIND AND SOUL CONFERENCE
Where is Faith in Mental Health?
Greta Randle is giving the fourth keynote address at the PREMIER MIND & SOUL CONFERENCE on Friday 22 October 2010 at The International Centre, Saint Quentin Gate, Telford, Shropshire TF3 4JH. Her subject will be The Challenge of Forgiveness. Jonathan Clark, who is on the ACC Board, will be tackling the subject of Self Harm and one of our members, Louise Morse, is speaking in the afternoon on Dementia.
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UK DIRECTORY OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING AND CARE
The next issue of the UK Directory is to be published in the Autumn and it is going to be a bigger and improved publication. Counsellor members wishing their name and details to appear in the Directory can download the application form from the Members Area or contact Head Office. It is now also possible to register your details online. All forms must reach us along with the £10 admin charge payment BEFORE 30th October 2010 to be included in the directory.
NEW ISA REGISTRATION VETTING & BARRING SCHEME
The government have decided to halt the launch of the new ISA registration. The Government has announced their intention to remodel the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) back to “proportionate, common sense levels”. As a result, the ISA registration phase of the scheme has now been stopped and therefore did not launch on 26 July 2010. This means that you CANNOT apply for ISA registration until further notice although all applications for CRB enhanced checks will still need to be on the NEW ISA application forms.
ACC CONFERENCE 27-30 JANUARY 2011
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HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS
You can find information about the consultations, including the guidelines they follow when they consult, ways you can be kept informed about their consultations, and who to contact if you have any comments on improving the consultation processes at http://www.hpc-uk.org/aboutus/consultations/.
The Regulation of Counselling by the Health Professions Council is still on the agenda. During the summer there have been no meetings. However the autumn programme is set out below. ACC have been invited to address the Professional Liaison Group at the October meeting which Greta Randle (CEO) and John Nightingale (Director of Professional Standards) will attend. We will be speaking on behalf of our membership about the qualification level and also the impact that setting the wrong criteria for entry could have on counselling in general, amongst other things.
PLG Dates 2010:
30 September
19 October
15 November
15 December
PLG Dates 2011:
2 February
GENERAL ENQUIRIES
Contact Head Office on 0845 124 9569 or office@acc-uk.org.
MEDIA ENQUIRIES
For more media information please contact:
Debbie Hyde
07956 320 486
debbie.hyde@oasismedia.co.uk
