The Bowen Forum (UK)

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The Bowen Forum is the umbrella organisation that has been established jointly by the professional associations representing Bowen therapists in the UK. The current members are the Bowen Therapists’ European Register (BTER), and the Bowen Association UK (BAUK). The aims of the Forum are:

to set up a system of voluntary self-regulation of Bowen therapists in the UK, for the better protection of the public, possibly as part of a federal structure;
to enable the main Practitioner Associations in the UK to work together;
to work to produce common standards in practice and education;
to provide a forum for open communication links to develop the practice of Bowen in the future.

The Forum is facilitated by The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health (PFIH), which supports the complementary healthcare professions in developing robust systems of voluntary self-regulation.

Any Bowen therapist may ask to be on the mailing list of the Bowen Forum, in order to keep up to date with developments. However, please note that the Forum is not a membership association of therapists, and being on the Forum mailing list does not mean that you are a regulated Bowen therapist. Once self-regulation is in place, the only way to be a regulated Bowen therapist will be to be on the register of therapists held by the regulatory body, and meet the necessary standards for the protection of the public, as determined by the regulatory body.

Latest News

Regulation of complementary healthcare is almost in place. A Federal Regulatory body, the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) will be launched in around April 2008, and a shadow council is already established, which is preparing for the launch. Bowen will not be in the first group of therapies to be regulated, since some work is still to be done in agreeing CPD requirements and APEL/grandfathering rules. However, it is hoped that Bowen will be ready for regulation with effect from April 2009, and before then, Bowen therapists will be given a chance to vote on whether they want the therapy to be regulated.

The Bowen Forum was represented on the working group that was established by the Prince’s Foundation to explore the possible models for regulation, and so has been fully involved in the design of the regulatory structure. This group included representatives from 12 major therapies, and it met throughout 2007 to agree the structure of the CNHC.

Draft Core Curriculum

Please follow this link to the draft Core Curriculum for Bowen.

Bowen Technique

For more information on the Bowen Technique in the UK , please visit the site of one of our Member Associations.

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