FAMILY, COUPLE, SEXUAL & SYSTEMIC THERAPY SECTION

Kensington Consultation Centre KCC
2 Wyvil Court, Trenchold Street, London SW8 2TG
T: 020 7720 7301
F: 020 7720 7302
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W: www.kccfoundation.com
Contact Name: Susan Lang Director of Therapy Training

Organisational History

KCC was founded in 1985 to provide training, psychotherapy, consultation and supervision in systemic therapy. Since then KCCF has offered therapeutic and consultation services, and developed a number of courses in the UK and elsewhere. Through developing in a number of ways in 2000 the training activities have been offered through the KCC Foundation, a registered charity. 

Training Course Selection & Admission

By application form and a selection process including interviews and a selection event. Referees are asked to provide references for the applicant.

Training Course Requirements

Personal therapy Course participants are required to participate in personal mapping processes during the course programme.

Clinical/clients Clinical work is undertaken in the course participant's agency, in live consultation, supervision in the programme and in pair work. A wide range of symptoms and diagnoses includes working with different people including families, couples, individuals and other significant people.

Supervision Direct live supervision, as well as group and individual supervision is provided week in and week out on the course. Supervision could include consultations with staff as well as with students and peers.

Written work A range of case studies, observations, studies of families, ethical reflections, presentation of research into therapy and communication of learning and professional growth into the role of systemic therapy provide the detail a whole range of different assessed written work.

Attendance 100% of attendance is required. Allowance of up to 20% of absence for exceptional circumstances may be negotiated. 

Training Course Assessments, standards, role of training committee

Assessment and standards evolution are continuous during the course. These elements include course participants in the processes of evaluation as they are worked with. Assessment criteria are fully worked out and presented to students at each point in the course. These include written papers, workshop presentations, IT presentations, observations and video-taped therapeutic sessions. Live supervised work with clients includes scrutiny and assessment of the quality of therapeutic work providing for growth as the programme progresses.

Assessment standards include satisfying the requirements of the AFT, the University of Luton and other professional bodies e.g Social work authorities. Assessed items are examined both internally by KCCF teachers and also by external examiners appointed by the University of Luton. Moving from one year to another requires passing all the items for each year.

Training Courses	Course Information
MSc in Systemic Therapy. See KCC website for all details Full or Part time - Part Time	Dates - Intakes in September and February Length - 4 years Part Time Location - London, The Home Counties, Sweden Number of places - Variable Cost - Different for each year Time Commitment - Specific to each year

Theoretical orientation

MSc in Systemic Therapy Starting with a systemic family therapy foundation, drawing on the methods of the Milan Systemic/ Post- Milan approach, the course has been developed to include methods and understandings associated with social constructionism and postmodernism. The course includes learning how to work from this basis with families, couples and individuals and their significant networks. The therapeutic skills learned on the course also include brief solution-focussed methods, narrative approaches, and insights drawn from cognitive behaviour therapy. The ethical stance taken in the training is imbued with understandings and skills arising from appreciative inquiry. The course consists of four years part-time and is designed to fulfil the training standards of the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice in the UK. Successful completion of the course is recognised through the award of an MSc by the University of Luton.
 
Accreditation, graduation, membership

The course is accredited as a qualification, by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, by the GLPQ for social workers, and the University of Luton. Successful conclusion of the training makes the graduate eligible for full registration by the UKCP and the European Certificate of Psychotherapy, and also for membership of the KCCF Register of Systemic Practitioners.
 
Code of ethics/ethical principals

The KCCF abides by the ethical codes of BACP, UKCP, and AFT. The Foundation has its own code of ethics which trainees and staff are obligated to observe in their clinical practice.
 
Is the organisation accrediting, training or both?

Both
 
Is the organisation running a low cost scheme?

No
 
Does the organisation offer clincial services?

Yes
 
Does the organisation have members included in the UKCP national register?

Yes
 
Other Relevant Information

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