Health and social care professionals

Being qualified to practise in the UK in a regulated health or social care profession (doctors, psychiatrists, pharmacists, nurses, British Psychological Society chartered psychologists, social workers, probation officers and youth workers), is recognised as complementary evidence for all generic compulsory units of the role profile.

Health and social care professionals need to provide qualification evidence (direct or complementary) for the 

Teachers

Being qualified to teach in the UK is recognised as complementary evidence towards all compulsory units.

UK-qualified teachers need to provide qualification evidence (direct or complementary) for units 7 and 8 of the role profile.

Counsellors

AP NCAC accreditation is recognised as complementary evidence for all units in the role profile. Applicants do not need any additional qualifications to be eligible for the Drug and Alcohol Family Worker Certificate.

BACP Accredited counsellors do not need to confirm their generic competence through a workplace assessment to be eligible for Accreditation but will require additional qualifications in relation to unit 7 of the role profile.