Aims & Objectives of The South African Association for Counsellors

Aims of The South African Association for Counsellors

Promote and advocate for the Counsellors, Chaplains, Pastors, Life Coaches, Facilitator and
Mentoring profession.
Represent its members to government and industry.
Establish appropriate training standards for the professions.
Accredit / Non Accredit education courses for Counsellors, Chaplains, Pastors, Life Coaches,
Facilitator and Mentoring profession.
Assist members with practice development.
Recognize appropriate professional development opportunities for members.
Establish and oversee codes of ethical practice.
Ensure that a specific code of conduct is used as framework for service delivery

To monitor, maintain, set and improve professional standards in Counselling / Chaplaincy /
Pastoral Care / Life Coaching / Facilitator / Mentoring education and practice.
To provide an industry-based Association for persons engaged in Counselling / Life Coaching /
Chaplaincy / Pastoral Care / Facilitating and Mentoring.
To be a self-regulatory body to provide for registration of Counsellors / Chaplains / Pastors /
Life Coaches / Facilitators and Mentors in South Africa.
To provide a consistent Code of Conduct and set of Practitioner Standards; Scope of Practice
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to stay abreast with latest research findings and
legal requirements of the profession.
To provide a National Complaints Tribunal
To assess, review and recognize Counsellor / Chaplains / Pastors / Life Coaches, Facilitators
and Mentors education courses;
To maintain a register of qualified practicing Counsellors / Chaplains / Pastors / Life Coaches
/ Facilitators and Mentors.
To provide a quality control mechanism for the public that also enables the consumer to access a formal complaints procedure.