Verified membership
Verified membership
This membership is for those offering coaching/mentoring services who do not hold accreditation with one of the approved coaching/mentoring bodies. An ACC verified member can advertise with us as a coach/mentor and where appropriate as a supervisor of coaching/mentoring practice and/or a pastoral supervisor.
By becoming ACC verified, you are indicating to clients that you have met the standards of training and experience set by ACC for being able to practise as a coach/mentor.
The standards are:
- A minimum of 50 hours of training delivered by UK-based training providers. This training must include live, interactive (synchronous) teaching, observed practice with feedback, study of coaching and mentoring theory, structured skills practice, and practitioner reflection and review.
- A minimum of 50 hours coaching/mentoring practice gained over a period of up to three years with a minimum of five individual clients.
Benefits
The benefits of being an ACC verified member include:
- Recognition of your practice by a national membership body of Christians in coaching/mentoring.
- Warm, timely, individual support, with help and advice from a team with professional knowledge and expertise.
- Being able to advertise your coaching service on ACC’s directory of coaches/mentors and, where appropriate, your supervision practice.
- Demonstrating your safety and accountability to clients by following ACC’s Code of Ethics for Coaching and Mentoring and the Churchill Framework for Coaching and Mentoring.
- Receipt of the accord journal.
- Discount on ACC events and training courses.
- Free attendance at members’ forums on topics relating to coaching/mentoring, linked professions and the Christian faith.
- Connecting with other Christians providing coaching/mentoring in differing ministry contexts.
Commitments
As an ACC verified member, you must:
- Have regular supervision in line with your practice setting and client hours (suggest a minimum of four hours of supervised practice per year).
- Undertake a minimum of 25 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training/activities per year.
- Agree to undertake ACC’s training on integrating Christian faith with coaching/mentoring practice within an agreed time period (normally within 2 years of membership), unless you can evidence having done an equivalent course.
- Adhere to ACC’s Code of Ethics for Coaching and Mentoring.
- Be guided by the Churchill Framework for Coaching and Mentoring when integrating faith/religion/spirituality in your coaching practice.
- Accept ACC’s terms and conditions of membership.
- Agree with ACC’s Statement of Faith.
- Maintain professional indemnity insurance for your practice..
Apply for verified membership
To apply for verified membership with ACC please complete the following form. Please see membership fees, verified assessment fee, which covers the assessment process. Please note, once verified, you will need to apply to join ACC, which will incur a further annual membership fee.