The Craniosacral Therapy Association of the UK provides a professional foundation for the practice of craniosacral therapy.
Members of the CSTA (registered as RCST) only practise craniosacral therapy after graduating from an accredited training school or college and are bound by the Association's Code of Ethics.
Much of the Association's work is focused on maintaining high standards of education and competency. Colleges report to the Council annually and are subject to three-yearly inspection to ensure that they continue to provide high quality training. Members have at least one year in supervision and undertake continuing professional development to enhance their practice.
As craniosacral therapy is becoming more well-known, an important focus for the Association is to increase understanding of craniosacral therapy among the public, media, government and health professionals.
The CSTA provides members with extensive support, including practitioner referral and information about post-graduate courses. The Association's journal, The Fulcrum keeps practitioners informed of latest developments and provides a dynamic forum for debate and new thinking.
As a well-established organisation with a highly skilled and committed membership we are looking forward to the future, pursuing our work at the forefront of craniosacral therapy to fulfil the widely-felt need for a more natural and profound approach to health.
You can view the association's code of ethics (.pdf - 239 kb).
The Association has a complaints procedure in place. Complaints are considered by an Investigating Committee and if they find there is a case to answer, a hearing is held either by the Health Committee, if the case involves an allegation that the practitioner is not fit to practise on health grounds, or by the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) in all other cases.
A fuller guide to the CSTA complaints procedure is in course of preparation. Meanwhile if you wish to see further details please contact the Secretary who can also advise who any complaint should be addressed to.
Hearings of the PCC are in public unless the Committee decides otherwise. Please go to the pages below for information on future hearings and findings of recent PCC hearings.
The accreditation of craniosacral professional training by the Association has been developed jointly by the CSTA and the training institutions over a number of years. At present five colleges in the UK are accredited by the CSTA. The work of the former Accreditation Committee has now been handed over to an Accreditation Board, yet the aim throughout remains the same: to uphold high standards of training without limiting the freedom of any training organisation, new or old, to develop in its own way.
The process is governed by the CSTA Accreditation Guidelines; details are available on request by clicking the link below.
The Accreditation Board operates more independently of the Council than the old committee and comprises a lay element. The board can be contacted using this link.
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