Supervision Agreement for Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice
This Agreement is dated and made between:
The Ayurva Academy
and
……………………………………………………….(Name of Supervisor)
Date of Agreement: / /
Background
The Ayurva Academy teaches students in counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and supervision. Students are required to undertake practice in these disciplines external to Ayurva Academy and as part of their programme of study.
The Supervisor provides supervision of these disciplines in clinical practice.
The parties wish to collaborate in providing supervision of clinical practice to students in the areas named above.
It is agreed that:
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words shall have the following meanings:
Supervisor A qualified and experienced practitioner of counselling/ psychotherapy and/or other psychological therapies, who provides clinical consultancy known as ‘supervision’ as defined in the BACP (2018) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and Mitchels, B. (2015) Supervision in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Good Practice in Action 032, Legal Resources for the Counselling Professions. Lutterworth: BACP.
Students Students of Ayurva Academy on a programme in counselling and/or psychotherapy and/or supervision of these disciplines.
This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue unless terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement shall apply in relation to each Student on a Ayurva Academy programme in counselling and/or psychotherapy and/or supervision of these disciplines.
This Agreement should be read in conjunction with the Ayurva Academy’s Guidelines for Student Counselling Practice and Supervision appended to this Agreement as Appendix 1 which may be amended from time to time. The Supervisor agrees to deal with each Student in a manner consistent with such Guidelines.
Clinical supervision will be either
external to both the Counselling Practice Provider Organisation and Ayurva Academy, with a practitioner selected by the Student from the Academy’s Supervisors’ Network; or
provided by a supervisor designated by the Organisation, who shall meet the entry criteria for the Academy’s Supervisors’ Network (see appendix 2).
The Supervisor confirms that she/he has in place professional liability insurance of at least £1 million, either as a private practitioner or through the Counselling Practice Provider Organisation where the Supervisor is employed by the Organisation.
The Supervisor confirms that their practice is in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and/or another professional code of ethics for counselling, psychotherapy or counselling psychology.
Ayurva Academy shall ensure that Students are made aware of the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and other relevant professional codes of ethics and practice.
The Supervisor agrees to provide a written report on the Student’s counselling or psychotherapy or supervision practice at the end of each academic year of training in these disciplines, and at other times if requested by the tutors.
All Supervisors will be invited to an annual meeting with tutors at the University.
In the event of any breach of this Agreement by either party, the other party may serve notice on the party in breach, requiring the breach to be remedied within a period of 28 days. If the breach shall not be remedied by the expiry of the specified period, the party not in breach may terminate this Agreement forthwith by notice in writing.
In the event of a material breach of this Agreement by either party which is not remediable, the other party may terminate this Agreement forthwith by notice in writing.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to this Agreement to give any third party any right or benefit under this Agreement or any right to rescind any of its terms.
Signed on behalf of Ayurva Academy
Name: (Ayurva Academy Tutor)
Signature:
Title: Tutor in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Date: / /
Signed by the Supervisor
Name: ……………………………………………………………………………
Signature: ………………………………………………………………………..
Title (if applicable) ………………………………………………………
Date: / /