Our Vision

Our vision is:

• To champion the emotional and psychological wellbeing of children and young people
• To be a leading voice for all those professionally concerned with the mental, psychological and emotional wellbeing of children and young people
• To be the professional body of choice for psychotherapy and counselling professionals working with children and young people
• To uphold the highest standards  of professional practice within the field
• To be a centre of excellence for the gathering and dissemination of knowledge and research relating to work with children and young people
• To be a passionate and value led organisation

Our Mission

Our mission is to uphold the highest quality of psychological and emotional support for children and young people.

We will do this through:

• Advocacy - speaking out to broaden understanding of the diverse and complex emotional and psychological needs of children and young people and to uphold their right of access to appropriate & effective services
• Knowledge - maintaining a forum for the exchange of ideas and the commissioning and publishing of research
• Support - offering inclusivity of membership to a range of professionals and interest groups  
• Standards - safeguarding standards of excellence in training and service delivery at all levels of professional practice within the field
• Values - remaining committed to our stated values and principles
• Stewardship - accepting a shared responsibility for the care of children and young people - past, present and future

Our Values

We seek to uphold and demonstrate these values in all that we do

• Compassion - for children and their communities of care
• Respect - for the dignity and diversity of all
• Integrity
• Openness and transparency
• Courage - to stand for the rights of the child
• Hope
• Inclusivity and Partnership

The Faculty also has a role in assessing trainings. The UKCP standards for child psychotherapy trainings, and policies regarding the practice of child psychotherapy are outlined in a series of documents:

• See standards and policy statements for UKCP trainings in child psychotherapy and psychotherapy with children

Articles and dissertations on working with children and young people

• View articles and dissertations

To see the committee list for the Faculty for the Psychological Health of Children, click here.

From the Faculty for the Psychological Health of children

• Guidelines for Colleges and Organisational Members for Student Placements for Child Psychotherapists