Sign up via ht ps://www.project5.org/ onboarding AFT in the media Tanja Bozic spoke on MOATS,


episode 44 with George Galloway on Sunday 19 April 2020 about ‘How to cope in a lockdown’. You can fi nd it here on: ht ps://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=fBKyNBvWZwo&t=7399s T e interview is around 17 minutes long


and starts at around 1 hour 49 minutes (1.49.00). Reenee Singh was featured in an article


in T e Guardian by Mat ha Busby on 11 April, ‘I gulp back feelings of regret: How I found my long-lost sibling’ about the estrangement of siblings (ht ps://www. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/ apr/11/i-gulp-back-feelings-of-regret-how- i-found-my-long-lost-sibling).


Continuing professional


development review cycle for the UKCP re-accreditation and the approved supervision list T e review cycle for 2020 began


with advanced notices being sent out in December 2019 to help members prepare. Formal requests were sent in batches between January and March. T ank you to all our members who have already submit ed their reviews. T e standard of reviews received so far this year has been high with fewer follow-ups being required. If you have been asked to complete a


2020 review, we do understand the current situation may impact upon submission times, but we do need members to keep working towards submit ing these to the AFT offi ce as soon as possible. Approval confi rmation usually begins in March/ April, but will be delayed and sent as soon as possible. If you have any concerns regarding submission, please contact me on admin@aſt .org.uk


Melanie Wood, regulations offi cer


UKCP College of Family Couple and Systemic Therapy News Briefi ng note: Family and Systemic


Psychotherapist SETs 2020 (UKCP) 1. Background T e origin of the new Standards of


Education and Training (SET) lies in the changes to titles that were reached with the Professional Standards Authority. UKCP now recognises the new title of Family and


Context 169, June 2020


Systemic Psychotherapist. While it’s not a protected title, it does mean we can shape our identity within UKCP and in our work-related worlds more authoritatively. As a result of that decision, UKCP


needed to develop the training standards that would support it. T e Education and Training and Practice Commit ee commissioned the College of Family, Couples and Systemic T erapy to prepare draſt SETs for consultation. T e closing date for submissions has


just closed, and we are most grateful to all those who contributed their thoughts and comments. We have tried to incorporate many of these, as they helped us clarify issues, address some key gaps, and refl ect on our own positions. It may seem as if the work was


undertaken by UKCP. We thought it helpful to all concerned if we clarifi ed who was involved. T e college formed a working group


at the end of 2018, which comprised members from • T e college (chair) • AFT • Training institutions • Previous trainers And relied on a wider reference group of


representatives of AFT consisting of: • T e training review group • T e college and its ethics commit ee • Confet i • T e Institute of Family T erapy • Chairs of AFT Scotland and Northern Ireland T ough these SETs will be endorsed by


UKCP, and be submit ed by the education, training and practice commit ee, the work involved in their preparation has been undertaken solely by family and systemic psychotherapists who are members of UKCP, the college and of AFT. It has been the intention of the working


group to ensure that the distinctive voice of systemic psychotherapy is properly integrated into the training standards. We believe we have not fundamentally altered any of the current regulatory framework set out in the Blue Book, but ensured we meet our particular professional requirements. We have worked to remain within the UKCP framework, but to ensure that the content properly refl ects our modality.


Rory Worthington, chair (SETs working group)


Institute of Family Therapy news


While the institute’s relocation to


new premises in Great Tower Street in the City of London is temporarily postponed, they are still making exciting plans for when they are able to move in. They will be creating a space for supporters past and present to be named on the walls, and hope this will tell a real story of its past as well as the future they are looking forward to. The institute have ensured that the


academic elements of their courses (foundation, intermediate, MSc, and supervision) have carried on through virtual means without interruption, and they continue to deliver professional development through virtual means at reduced rates (please see the events calendar on the AFT website for details). Trainees have been offered regular


groups for support and ref lection that they are using well, which has allowed staff to remain connected outside of their academic conversations, and understand what they are facing in their work contexts. The institute has made an offer of


support to all agency partners for their staff, and this has been well received and is a way that it can be helpful, aside from formal training. Institute tutor, Lucy Robertson-Ritchie, has established a system for responding should front line workers need support in these stressful times. The institute is part of Help for Front Line Workers and requests for support can be made directly here: helpforfrontlineworkers@gmail.com.


Everything is Connected Press free to access books


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pleased to make available free PDFs of the following books. Systemic Therapy as Transformative


Practice. Imelda McCarthy and Gail Simon (editors) Systemic Inquiry. Innovations in


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