What IEMT Certification Means – The British Board of Integral Eye Movement Therapy (IEMT)

TRAINING & ASSESSMENT

Understanding attendance, assessment, certification, membership and continuing competence.

An explanation of the published accreditation process. Applicants should check the current policy and their provider’s stated arrangements.

Different stages answer different questions

Completing training and being certified are distinct stages. Attendance records participation in a course. Certification follows the required assessment of competence. Membership is the person’s relationship with the Association and has its own conditions.

Term	Meaning
Training attendance	Participation in an approved programme; attendance alone does not establish certification.
Assessment	Review of evidence against the published competence requirements.
Certification	Recognition that the approved Practitioner-level requirements have been met.
Membership	An Association category and status, subject to its current eligibility requirements.
Continuing competence	The ongoing ability to practise appropriately within actual scope.

The route to certification

Approved live training

Assessment evidence

Assessment and feedback

Certification checks

The published process starts with an approved trainer and completion of the live Practitioner programme. Supporting recordings can aid learning but do not replace the required live teaching and observed practice.

The current policy requires two written case studies and a recorded demonstration, normally about 20 minutes. An assessor may request clarification or further evidence. Candidates should confirm the current submission requirements, deadlines and charges before booking.

Assessment concerns safe, accurate and professional application. A case does not need to be presented as a success to demonstrate competence. Recognising no change, limitations or a need for referral is part of responsible reporting.

What assessment material needs to show

The evidence should allow an assessor to understand the contracting and consent, elicitation, choice and delivery of procedure, review of the response and the candidate’s reflection. The relevant standard should be visible in the work described or demonstrated.

Recordings and case material involve confidentiality as well as assessment. Permission for a session does not automatically include permission to record it, share it with an assessor or publish it. The consent obtained must cover the actual use.

Assessment use is a defined purpose

A recording supplied for confidential assessment is not automatically available for advertising, teaching or social media. Any additional use must be covered by the relevant consent and data-protection requirements.

Certification and wider professional qualifications

IEMT certification concerns the IEMT syllabus and assessment. It does not itself confer a protected healthcare title, a statutory licence or authority to diagnose or treat every presenting condition.

A practitioner may also be a counsellor, psychologist, nurse, coach or another professional. Those qualifications and any registration must be described separately and accurately. The practitioner’s scope depends on the combination of their competence, qualifications, insurance and applicable requirements.

The preferred name for the method is Integral Eye Movement Technique. The Association’s terminology clarification explains that existing certificates remain valid when they use the former wording, Integral Eye Movement Therapy.

After certification

Continuing professional development, supervision appropriate to the work, suitable insurance and compliance with current policies support ongoing practice. A practitioner must also keep technical knowledge current and recognise when work has moved beyond their competence.

Membership, directory eligibility and certification should be checked in their current context. A historical certificate does not, by itself, verify current membership or establish that a particular service is within scope.

The accreditation policy sets out feedback, reassessment and appeal arrangements. It should be consulted directly for current timescales, fees, grounds and submission routes.

Questions to ask a training provider

Before enrolling	Clarify
Approval	Is the trainer currently approved for the programme offered?
Assessment	What must be submitted, who assesses it, and what happens if more evidence is needed?
Costs	Which training, assessment, membership or reassessment charges apply?
Practical arrangements	What live attendance, practice, consent and recording arrangements are required?
Outcome	What exactly will each certificate or membership status mean?