What is an accredited voluntary register (AVR) and what does it mean for someone looking for Hypnotherapy?

If you’re looking for a therapist, you should now only choose one on an Accredited Voluntary Register approved by the Professional Standards Authority.

An Accredited Voluntary Register is the result of a new scheme set up by the Department of Health, and administered by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) who are an independent body, accountable to Parliament. The Authority oversees statutory registers such as the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council.

As a Professional Member of the National Hypnotherapy Society (HS)  I am able to display the Accredited Voluntary Register quality mark, a sign that I belong to a register which meets the Professional Standards Authority  robust standards. (logo)

What this means for you, as a member of the public, is that you have the option of seeking a therapist on a register that has been vetted and approved. All hypnotherapists should now therefore belong to an AVR as clients will increasingly become aware of the scheme and will wish to choose the added public safeguards of seeing a therapist on such a register.

Having been vetted, I have demonstrated my personal commitment to meeting high professional standards, to enhancing safety and delivering a better service and as such have been approved to join the National Hypnotherapy Society's accredited voluntary register.

The fact that I am a registrant on the Hypnotherapy Society Accredited Voluntary Register, should offer you peace of mind and enhanced protection as a client and you can be sure that the service you receive from me will be of a high standard.

For more information about the AVR scheme an d how it affects you, please use the following links:

National Hypnotherapy Society: http://www.nationalhypnotherapysociety.org/our-regulated-status/looking-for-therapy/

Professional Standard Authority: http://www.professionalstandards.org.uk/voluntary-registers

NB: It must be stressed that I am not personally accredited by the Professional Standards Authority; it is the voluntary register, held by the Society that is accredited (the HS). Equally, no treatment or service I provide is endorsed by either the Professional Standards Authority or by the Government.