The Pink Therapy Course Accreditation programme recognises therapy and counselling training courses that demonstrate an embedded ethos of gender, sex and relationship diversity (GSRD) throughout every aspect of the training. A key part of accreditation is authenticating courses that have met the cultural competence standards set out in the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy (specifically points 16 and 17, below). Courses must also demonstrate that they incorporate relevant areas of GSRD psychology and theory as outlined in the BPS Guidelines on working with GSRD clients.
Pink Therapy Course Accreditation offers significant benefits to therapy and counselling training providers.
Julie Sale, Director of the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS), describes Pink Therapy as the organisation that truly understands what cultural competence means in relation to gender, sex and relationship diversity. She notes that the accreditation process functions as valuable consultancy, showing courses how to improve their inclusivity in practice rather than simply assuming a single diversity module is enough. CICS was proud to be the first UK course to receive Pink Therapy accreditation, and encourages other training providers to open their own programmes to the same scrutiny.
Julie Sale, Director, The Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS)
16. Those with a responsibility for training will work to ensure that training prepares therapists to have sufficient levels of cultural competence such that they can work effectively with gender and sexually diverse clients.
17. Training organisations will refer to the latest British Psychological Society guidelines on working with gender and sexually diverse clients when reviewing their curriculum on equality and diversity issues.
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