In order to apply for accreditation, you will need to meet a set of standards as defined by IAHIP. You will find full details of the accreditation criteria in the IAHIP BYE-LAW 11>> 

For the purposes of first time accreditation please be sure of the following:

Supervision of clinical practice whether Phase 1 or Phase 2 must be face-to-face to be eligible to be counted towards accreditation i.e. no Skype, Phone, FaceTime etc. Should exceptional circumstances arise with your supervisor, where face-to-face is not possible for a short period, these circumstances must be clearly documented and included in the application for consideration. [Effective as of 2nd March 2019]. 

Within the 500 hours, evidence is required from your supervisor of working with at least one client for 40 hours or more. The rest of the hours can be a mixture of long-term and short-term work.

For COVID19 exceptional circumstances please see 
Addendum 1, 2, 3 and 4 below.

Online clinical practice / supervision / training

Applicants for Accreditation please be aware that when applying for your accreditation if there has been any online clinical practice/supervision/training you must fill in the appropriate Addendum Forms to accompany your Accreditation Application. Failure to do this and or supply necessary documentation will delay your application.

Addendum 1 - Click here for full criteria>>

Period covered: 11^th March, 2020 to 4^th October, 2020 only for applicants regarding any video/phone (where appropriate) for Clinical Practice, Supervision, Personal Therapy, Didactic Supervision and Group Therapy hours.

Addendum 2 - Click here for full criteria>>

Period Covered: 5^th October 2020, - 1^st Sept, 2021 only for applicants regarding video/phone (where appropriate) for Clinical Practice, Supervision, Personal Therapy, Didactic Supervision and Group Therapy hours.

*Addendum 3 - Click here for full criteria>>

Period Covered: 1st January 2021 - 30th September 2021 *only for 3rd year students during this time. 

Addendum 4 - Available soon - Please see update here>> 

The Governing Body of IAHIP reserve the right to adjust the criteria at any time.

APPLYing FOR ACCREDITATION

Step 1: Please download/read all the documentation below:

[Click here >>] GUIDE TO FILLING OUT APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITED MEMBERSHIP UNDER BYE LAW 11.

[Click here>>] CODE OF ETHICS AND PRACTICE FOR PSYCHOTHERAPISTS (Bye-Law 3) 

[Click here >>] GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS REGARDING SUPERVISION / SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR ACCREDITATION. 

[Click here>>] GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS COMPLETING ADDENDUM FORMS  

Step 2: Please download & complete the following forms:

• Accreditation Membership Form 
• Supervisor Assessment Report 
• Breakdown Of Training 

• Addendum 1 - Form
• Addendum 2 - Form
• Addendum 3 - Form
• Accreditation Application Checklist 

Important Notes:

• Application forms must be Spiral Bound. Please keep the Application Form together as one document – all extra documentation should be after the full application. 
• The Checklist must be fully completed and placed at the front of the spiral bound application pack. During the COVID period please send a scan of your full application and send a PDF copy to admin@iahip.org. - (Maximum 2 PDF Files).
  
• Please also see guidance notes regarding didactic supervision during training. (7.1.2 of Bye-Law 11)
• All applications must be legible.
• All relevant sections completed and, where necessary, supporting evidence supplied.
• All ratios stated – when totals are requested in the form they must be completed.
• Please see: www.iahip.org/calendar to view the next Accreditation Committee meeting date. Applications (posted, PDF copy and payment) must be received 14 days before the committee meeting date. 
• When we receive your application you will get confirmation by return. After which, processing of the application may take three to six months to complete. We would ask for your patience with the Association in this regard.

To view subscription & application fees, please click here >>

PAYMENT LINKS

To pay for your Accreditation Application fee or your Accreditation Membership fee online, please click the link below: