ACHO : Affiliation of Crystal Healing Organisations

Affiliation of
Crystal Healing Organisations

~ Voluntary Self Regulation - VSR~

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From the definition given by The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health, ACHO is deemed a 'regulatory body' by the role it has carried out for the last 23 years. This role has been updated in the last two years to meet the more recent needs of the public, practitioners and schools.

ACHO is a member of the General Regulatory Council for Complementary Therapies (GRCCT)and has therefore taken the requirements for Voluntary Self Regulation (VSR) and implemented them.

The national concerns that have led to the development of VSR have been mainly centred around the safety of the public and how they can distinguish between a well trained practitioner and people who have only taken a short course.

ACHO meets the requirements by:

1.	Being independent of professional bodies

2.	Promoting the process of regulation

Holding a single Register of Profesional Practitioners who have met the agreed standards of training and practice
ACHO provides entry onto its practitioner register once a practitioner can prove they are safe and fit to practise.
To go onto the ACHO Practitioner Register the practitioners must have completed a recognised course, participated in continual professional development (CPD), have current insurance.
Practitioners on the ACHO register are subject to the ACHO code of conduct, ethics and disciplinary procedures.
A practitioner's fitness to stay on the register is reviewed and renewed annually.
ACHO Continuing Professional DevelopmentClick Here
ACHO Practitioner Performance Criteria Click Here
The public is able to check out that their therapist is registered before starting treatment. Click Here

Working for 22 years to oversee and agree minimum standards for Crystal Therapy Practitioners, and has taken the process of the development of a National Occupational Standard (NOS) as far as possible, at present, but will continue to work with GRCCT for future development of an NOS.
ACHO Training Standards Click Here
ACHO Training Standards 2007 as an Adobe .pdf file (ACHO © copyright 1993, 1999, 2005, 2007)
ACHO Practitioner Performance CriteriaClick Here

5.	Requiring evidence of professional insurance for schools/tutors and also for practitioners on the Practitioner Register

6.	Setting minumum requirements for continuing professional development for tutors and practitioners. Click Here

Publishing a code of ethics, complaints and disciplinary procedures, equal opportunities policy ACHO Code of Conduct Click Here
ACHO Equal Opportunites PolicyClick Here
ACHO Grievance Procedure Click Here
ACHO Disciplinary Rules and Procedures Click Here
ACHO Harassment and Bullying Prevention Policy Click Here

8.	Having a governing body that consists of practitioners and non-practitioners

9.	Explaining to the public what Crystal Therapy/Crystal Healing is and what a client can expect. Click Here

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Examining courses and validating that they meet the Core Curriculum.
ACHO Enquiry for School Principal MembershipClick Here
The ACHO Core Curriculum was accredited and validated by the Open College Network in 1999 and subsequently re-accredited and validated in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
ACHO also provdes and independent verification service offered by qualified verifiers for students and practitioners
Click Here

11.	Liaising with other bodies when required or requested.