THE ARTS THERAPIES/PSYCHOTHERAPIES AGENDA FOR CHANGE PROFILES ARE PUBLISHED
After a good deal of consultation & in effect an audit of our work the national profiles are now agreed for the arts therapies. These profiles are not set in stone, but simply act as clear recommendation & a guideline for what bandings Arts Therapists/Psychotherapists.
- The recommended pay bandings (see below) replace the original Band 6, which is invalid, and the old Band 6 will be removed from publication.
- The new Band 6 recognises and confirms that our professional knowledge and skills is at 7, and not 6, as in the initial banding.
- The revised Band 6 will show a person unable to do research nor are they supervising or teaching anybody.
- All those now qualifying do research, as part of their training and the majority will be undertaking some form of teaching or supervision particularly those who are lone workers.
- The positive news is we believe few if any should match to the Band 6.
The Arts Therapies Profile Family is as follows and the profiles will be available on the web site.
All profiles can be applied to the lone worker. For instance if you are the only person in your Trust you are in effect the Head of Profession, likewise Head of Dept. Please see the web for the full profiles and await distribution too
Band 6 Arts Therapist/Psychotherapist Entry to the Profession 21,630 –29, 302
Our view is no one should match to this. An exception would be someone new to the profession with little previous experience and who is working under close supervision and probably not practising autonomously.
Band 7 Arts Therapist/Psychotherapist 26,106-34,417
This will apply to most arts therapists/psychotherapists entering the field and some more senior. They will be practising autonomously. They will be supervising or teaching others. They will be undertaking some form of research and/or audit.
Band 8a-b Principal Arts Therapist/Psychotherapist 33,298-39,958… 38,786-47,949 Head of Dept or Specialist Lead.
This profile range will cover many in the professions. Both lone workers and those in teams. This will apply to a senior person who may or may not be specialising or is heading up a service or department. They would be doing research and/or audit and supervising others
Band 8c-d Head of Profession. 46,671-57,539 … 55,941-69,260
This is a more senior person who is heading up the professions. Head of a team or on their own, they will be representing the profession.
- Please note a consultant profile is being done as soon as possible & so our family of profiles will be complete
- Knowledge and Skills 7 equals that our qualification is MA/MSc or equivalent (which should be put on all person specifications) and the acknowledgement that arts therapists on the whole work independently as soon as qualifying. In addition unlike the other AHPs we cannot practice after our first degree/qualification. Thus there is no need to be concerned if you did not qualify at MA/MSc level. Please note that all Arts Therapy/Psychotherapy Courses are, or are soon on their way, to MA or MSc. We have also found it pragmatic to use the term arts psychotherapies as it immediately explains to the matching panels etc of what it is we do
- If you know of people not in ADMT or Amicus please ensure they know they will be missing out on very necessary advice and information which if not followed could result in them achieving the wrong pay level and affecting the evidence base if they achieve lower bandings than recommended. They will also need our support if they need to appeal against a banding.
Important advice from Amicus, BAAT , ADMT, APMT & BADTh
- No one other than early implementing sites should be being matched.
- Get your job descriptions updated following all the guidelines available via ADMT & Amicus, but do not agree to a banding.
- There is another ballot coming up soon to make the decision whether AFC should go to national roll out.
PLEASE WATCH THE WEB READ YOUR NEWSLETTERS AND PLEASE AWAIT THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE FROM AMICUS & THE PROFESSIONAL BODIES, WHICH WILL ASSIST YOU IN ACHIEVING THE APPROPRIATE BANDING.
Please await the matching of the arts psychotherapists/therapists at the early Implementing Sites as this provides further evidence of what we should band at.
THERE IS A CONFERENCE ABOUT ALL THIS COMING UP. THE 4TH DECEMBER. PLEASE PUT IN YOUR DIARIES AND CONFIRMATION AND DETAILS WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY
Jane Dudley Vice Chair BAAT/AFC & Amicus Lead & Fiona Farmer Regional Officer/BAAT Susan Scarth, Chair ADMT & Arts Therapies Lead.
If you wish to contact us please do so.
Fiona Farmer
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