Independent Practitioners Network
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Independent Practitioners Network is an organization
for human development practitioners based on peer support and monitoring.
Membership of IPN is open solely to groups of practitioners. Groups gain full membership of the IPN by having at least 5 members, by publishing a code of ethics
and by linking to at least two other groups.
Individuals cannot join the Network directly although they can be involved in its activities. Practitioners may include psychotherapists, counsellor
s, trainer
s, teacher
s or anyone who could be reasonably be associated with any of these activities. IPN supports diversity and groups typically embrace a number of different practices.
The function of the groups is for their members to support and monitor each other's practice in whatever way they decide in order that they are prepared to "stand by" that practice. The function of the links is for link groups to cross moderate the processes whereby each group's members claim to be able to "stand by" the practices of the other members of the group.
Some members of IPN groups see it solely as a vehicle for supporting good practice. Others also use it a basis of accreditation
, generally as an alternative to other hierarchical, specification based accreditation schemes. IPN does not confer any form of accreditation but individuals can claim to be accredited through participation in the IPN process or, if their group agrees, they can be accredited by their group.
IPN currently operates in, but is not restricted to, the United Kingdom
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Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
for human development practitioners based on peer support and monitoring.
Membership of IPN is open solely to groups of practitioners. Groups gain full membership of the IPN by having at least 5 members, by publishing a code of ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
and by linking to at least two other groups.
Individuals cannot join the Network directly although they can be involved in its activities. Practitioners may include psychotherapists, counsellor
Mental Health Counselor
Mental health counselors practice mental health counseling which is a dynamic, holistic, strengths-based and psychoeducational discipline born in the late 1970s when several mental health professionals realized that the master’s degree level counselors working in community settings lacked a...
s, trainer
Trainer (business)
Trainers work in many different areas, mainly educating employees of companies on specific topics of workplace importance.Some trainers are in-house, and others work for training companies....
s, teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s or anyone who could be reasonably be associated with any of these activities. IPN supports diversity and groups typically embrace a number of different practices.
The function of the groups is for their members to support and monitor each other's practice in whatever way they decide in order that they are prepared to "stand by" that practice. The function of the links is for link groups to cross moderate the processes whereby each group's members claim to be able to "stand by" the practices of the other members of the group.
Some members of IPN groups see it solely as a vehicle for supporting good practice. Others also use it a basis of accreditation
Professional certification
Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure qualification to perform a job or task...
, generally as an alternative to other hierarchical, specification based accreditation schemes. IPN does not confer any form of accreditation but individuals can claim to be accredited through participation in the IPN process or, if their group agrees, they can be accredited by their group.
IPN currently operates in, but is not restricted to, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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