Our Vision, Mission and Ethos

Vision:

To invest in the life of individuals, organisations and communities through excellence in training, practice and research in the psychological therapies.

Mission:

Offer high quality humanistic and integrative programmes of study in the professional fields of counselling, psychotherapy, counselling psychology, supervision, coaching and organisational development through the provision of a wide range of opportunities.
Support research in the development of professional knowledge.
Work closely with relevant professional bodies as well as our partners in the university sector.
Provide lower cost counselling and psychotherapy services for the benefit of the general public.

Mission Aims for 2012-17

To offer teaching, training and lifelong learning of the highest quality.
To provide students with a theoretical and practical framework on which to base a professional and ethical practice in their chosen area of work.
To enhance the Institute's reputation for excellence in practice-based research and scholarship.
To offer practitioner training within a supportive and inclusive environment.
To provide accessible and effective educational and clinical services to the wider community.
To develop a research active culture within each department.

Ethos and Values

It is Metanoia's policy to treat students, prospective students and employees in the same way.

The Institute will not discriminate on the grounds of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, colour, religion, nationality, disability or any other grounds of discrimination not prohibited by legislation such as sexual orientation, age etc.

All our training courses are open to all people, subject to availability, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, marital status, religion or disability, provided they meet the required entry qualifications.

Standards and Quality

Our professional training programmes lead to registration with the appropriate regulatory bodies, BACP, UKCP, HPC and BPS. This means that our training programmes are monitored annually and re-accredited every five years.

Our academic standards and quality are monitored not only by the bodies mentioned above, but also by our validating universities, Middlesex University and London South Bank University. Each year our students who are taking optional academic qualifications are taken to academic boards where their training achievements are ratified and academic credits awarded.

Middlesex University and London South Bank University also appoint external examiners to our programmes to ensure that our training programmes meet required academic standards and are equivalent to other university trainings.

We report to our validating universities through their Quality Assurance and Assessment Standards. Middlesex University and London South Bank University are monitored by the Quality Assurance Agency.