COSCA (Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland)      

  COSCA's Vision:

     A listening, caring society that values people's well-being.

  COSCA’s Aims:

  As Scotland's professional body for counselling and

  psychotherapy, COSCA seeks:

• to advance and support all forms of counselling, psychotherapy, and the use of counselling skills
• to promote high quality counselling supervision and continuing professional development for all individuals and agencies delivering counselling services and education in Scotland.

COSCA's Core Values:

COSCA believes that every client has a right to:

• be able to make informed choices about counselling and psychotherapy services
• have access to an assured quality service
• have access to a suitable complaints procedure

COSCA believes that every counsellor, psychotherapist

and user of counselling skills in Scotland should:

• adhere to an established ethical framework for good practice in counselling, psychotherapy and counselling skills
• be an individual/organisational member of an appropriate body
• have appropriate training
• have easy access to a full range of fairly priced professional support

Information and Help

COSCA provides information and help with:

• Counselling, psychotherapy and counselling skills
• Finding a counsellor/psychotherapist
• Counselling services
• Ethics
• Finding a training course
• Validation of courses
• Finding a supervisor
• Accreditation as a counsellor/psychotherapist or trainer
• Vacancies in the counselling/psychotherapy field
• Counselling/research events
• Recognition Scheme for Organisations

COSCA Location Map Link

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COSCA (Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland) is a voluntary organisation and Charity registered in Scotland No. SC018887 and a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in Scotland No. 142360.