Are these CPD hours recognised by my professional body?

At a Glance

The course carries 45 CPD hours, loggable with any UK professional body — including BACP, NCPS, UKCP, and others. The course is NCPS Quality Assured — meaning the materials have been audited and approved.

Recognition by your body

These 45 CPD hours count towards your annual continuing professional development requirements with:

• BACP — British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

• NCPS — National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society

• UKCP — UK Council for Psychotherapy

— and other UK and Irish professional bodies that operate similar CPD frameworks.

What "NCPS Quality Assured" means

The NCPS Quality Assurance process involves an independent audit of the course materials by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. NCPS Quality Assured status confirms that:

• The course content meets the quality standards set by NCPS

• Materials have been independently reviewed and approved

• The training is recognised by NCPS as a quality CPD offering

This is a meaningful credibility signal — particularly for an area like autism where the quality of training varies enormously across the sector.

Counselling Tutor's professional standing

Beyond this specific course, Counselling Tutor is:

• An organisational member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)

• A national organisational member of NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society)

• A training provider with over 10 years' experience and 50,000+ practitioners trained across the full range of Counselling Tutor courses

A note on accreditation

It's worth being transparent about something: no UK ethical body accredits CPD courses as a function of their role. BACP, NCPS, and UKCP set ethical frameworks, run complaints procedures, and publish guidance — they do not assess and approve individual CPD courses. Any CPD provider who claims their course is "BACP accredited" is overclaiming.

What this course holds — NCPS Quality Assured status, plus the credibility of Counselling Tutor as an organisation — is the meaningful recognition that's actually available in the sector.

International members

If you practise outside the UK, your own professional body sets the rules for what counts as CPD. Library certificates are generally accepted internationally, but please check with your body if specific recognition is needed.

Want to know more?

You can see full course details — including upcoming start dates and current pricing — at the Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients page.

If you have a specific question we haven't answered here, email us at support@counsellingtutor.com — a real person will reply within 24 hours.