Question:
Has anyone else read about the above?
The IGPP is to change it's name to the Complementary Therapists Association (CthA).
I think it is nice that we are at last to have the title Complementary Therapist!
The new logo and brand name is to be "EMBODY" and it will be split into separate membership associations, so that each person can join the relevant one or ones.
It does of course mean having to change business cards etc, although the suffix MIGPP will still be recognised for some time.
Karen
hi karen,
yes i read about it in CAM magazine.
i dont like the idea of joining the different groups though... all at seperate cost? hmmmmm
Hmm - did they wait till I printed off a bunch of leaflets or what? Ho hum..
Ro¤ie, there will be no additional charge for each therapy - they say you can be a member of each applicable association at no extra charge :
Depending on your qualifications you can be in any number of the bodies and the membership cost will be the same regardless of the number you choose to join
Karen
Hi I used to be a member of the GCP then the IGPP but wasnt gaining any actual benefit so stopped.
My one initial concern on reading this is that organisations need to be consistent and strong, not changing there name every couple of years, they will never get established in the public mind until they settle and stay and grow and market with that name.... if i were a lay person I would be wary of any organisation that kept changing it names, you tend to think reputable one dont do this so it can cast an uneccessary shadow.....
Tigs
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I think that Complementary Therapists Association is a much better name, seems more reflective of the membership and what they do.
I have been considering joining on and off for the past year or so, last month even investigated their insurance to see if i wanted to move to it - decided not. To be perfectly honest I'm not sure what the benefit to me as a private practitioner will be. I would love to hear the experiences of others in this and what they get from their membership.
Thanks
Foz xxx
I read about this too in IGPP's magazine and I do find it a bit worrying. Like Tigerbee, I have been a member of ITEC professionals and IGPP, but haven't really had any benefit from it. I now feel that although Complementary Therapist's Association is a more understandable title, EMBODY is dreadful and is corporatising us [:'(]. I know we don't have to claim we are an EMBODY professional, but what if a year down the line they want us all to put this on our marketing. There is the possibility that they may then begin to impose restrictions on us, such as uniforms, brands, towel colours etc just so we all look the same and have an EMBODY image. What lead me to believe this, is that they are looking at setting up franchises. Maybe I'm wrong and i'm a bit of a conspiracy theorist, but..
I am happy being me and doing things my own way.
The IGPP is to change it's name to the Complementary Therapists Association (CthA).
I think it is nice that we are at last to have the title Complementary Therapist!
The new logo and brand name is to be "EMBODY" and it will be split into separate membership associations, so that each person can join the relevant one or ones.
It does of course mean having to change business cards etc, although the suffix MIGPP will still be recognised for some time.
Karen
Answers:
hi karen,
yes i read about it in CAM magazine.
i dont like the idea of joining the different groups though... all at seperate cost? hmmmmm
Answers:
Hmm - did they wait till I printed off a bunch of leaflets or what? Ho hum..
Answers:
Ro¤ie, there will be no additional charge for each therapy - they say you can be a member of each applicable association at no extra charge :
Depending on your qualifications you can be in any number of the bodies and the membership cost will be the same regardless of the number you choose to join
Karen
Answers:
Hi I used to be a member of the GCP then the IGPP but wasnt gaining any actual benefit so stopped.
My one initial concern on reading this is that organisations need to be consistent and strong, not changing there name every couple of years, they will never get established in the public mind until they settle and stay and grow and market with that name.... if i were a lay person I would be wary of any organisation that kept changing it names, you tend to think reputable one dont do this so it can cast an uneccessary shadow.....
Tigs
xx
Answers:
I think that Complementary Therapists Association is a much better name, seems more reflective of the membership and what they do.
I have been considering joining on and off for the past year or so, last month even investigated their insurance to see if i wanted to move to it - decided not. To be perfectly honest I'm not sure what the benefit to me as a private practitioner will be. I would love to hear the experiences of others in this and what they get from their membership.
Thanks
Foz xxx
Answers:
I read about this too in IGPP's magazine and I do find it a bit worrying. Like Tigerbee, I have been a member of ITEC professionals and IGPP, but haven't really had any benefit from it. I now feel that although Complementary Therapist's Association is a more understandable title, EMBODY is dreadful and is corporatising us [:'(]. I know we don't have to claim we are an EMBODY professional, but what if a year down the line they want us all to put this on our marketing. There is the possibility that they may then begin to impose restrictions on us, such as uniforms, brands, towel colours etc just so we all look the same and have an EMBODY image. What lead me to believe this, is that they are looking at setting up franchises. Maybe I'm wrong and i'm a bit of a conspiracy theorist, but..
I am happy being me and doing things my own way.
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