Mental Health & Wellbeing Committee
The committee responsible for safeguarding the quality, ethics, boundaries, and professional credibility of mental health and wellbeing practices reviewed under IIBP standards.
Purpose of the Committee
The Mental Health & Wellbeing Committee exists to ensure that mental health and wellbeing practices submitted to IIBP are evaluated with seriousness, responsibility, and appropriate professional judgment.
In line with the current CFMH mandate published by IIBP, the committee aims to prescribe best practices when considering the development and use of mental health practices in the occupational setting. Members of this committee are responsible for setting standards and evaluating portfolios submitted to IIBP.
The committee’s role is not to blur the line between wellbeing support, counselling, coaching, psychotherapy, and organizational intervention. Its role is to protect quality and ensure that practices are represented and used responsibly.
What the Committee Governs
- Mental health and wellbeing standards interpretation
- Portfolio review quality and consistency
- Evidence requirements for providers and methodologies
- Committee-led decisions on recognition and accreditation
- Ethical safeguards, boundaries, and responsible-use expectations
- Credibility of workplace-facing mental health practices
Who This Committee Serves
- Mental health practitioners and wellbeing providers
- Organizations seeking credible workplace mental health support
- Programme owners designing occupational wellbeing services
- HR, wellbeing, and people-function leaders
- Professionals evaluating practitioner quality and ethical safeguards
- Stakeholders concerned with responsible support in workplace settings
Committee Mandate
The committee’s mandate is to ensure that mental health and wellbeing practices are judged with appropriate care for both professional quality and human consequence.
In workplace settings especially, mental health interventions can be positioned too casually, too broadly, or too commercially. The committee therefore examines whether the practice is clear about its scope, qualifications, methods, risk boundaries, referral logic, and evidence of benefit.
The committee evaluates not only whether a practice appears compassionate, but whether it is structured, ethically contained, and suitable for the occupational context in which it is offered.
Committee Members
The current committee leadership and members are as below.
VP & Head of Committee
Ms. Jyoti Gupta
Ms. Jyoti Gupta was appointed as Vice-president & Head, Committee for Mental Health & Well-Being.” Ms. Jyoti Gupta is a Clinical, counseling & Rehabilitation psychologist, she is a Mindfulness & Compassion Teacher, and a Psychotherapist.
She has been practicing Mindfulness and creating guided programs for the last few years in Chandigarh, for teachers, corporate, bureaucrats, parents, students, and special parents. she is also practicing and imparting Mindfulness-based psychotherapy and Mindfulness self-compassion as tools for stress reduction among the above said.
she is providing psychotherapy like relaxation therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, behavior therapy, emotional and social therapy, art therapy, Play therapy, etc. for all sorts of mental disorders.
She is specially trained in Anxiety, Depression, Difficult Transitions/Personal Growth, Family Therapy, Parenting, Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Therapy, Special Need Children (social, emotional, and Behavioral issues) Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy, Mindfulness self-compassion, Compassion-based Psychotherapy Mindfulness living, Meditation, Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance, Mindfulness-Based Compassion & Kindness, Mindfulness Art Therapy.
Ms. Nidhi Sharma
Ms. Nidhi Sharma's specialization is in life coaching and career coaching.
Ms. Anveeksha Tripathi Jain
Ms. Anveeksha Tripathi Jain is a senior mediator, psychologist, leadership facilitator, and founder of Sakhiri and CoffeeConversations, with experience in emotional wellbeing, mediation, and organisational strategy.
Core Standards Reviewed by the Committee
1. Scope and Intended Use
The committee reviews whether the practice clearly defines what kind of support it offers, for whom, and within what limits. It looks for clear differentiation between wellbeing support, counselling, therapy, coaching, psychoeducation, and referral.
2. Practitioner Qualification and Suitability
The committee evaluates whether those delivering the practice are appropriately qualified, trained, supervised where needed, and professionally suitable for the level of intervention claimed.
3. Method and Process Discipline
The committee examines whether the practice has a coherent process, clear stages, informed consent logic, boundaries, and documentation discipline appropriate to the nature of the support provided.
4. Ethics and Safeguarding
The committee reviews confidentiality, escalation protocols, referral pathways, duty of care, crisis boundaries, and protection against inappropriate or unsafe use.
5. Evidence of Benefit
The committee looks for evidence that the practice produces appropriate benefit in the context in which it is used. Claims should remain proportionate to the evidence available.
6. Occupational Fit
Since the committee’s published remit is occupational, it reviews whether the practice is suitable for workplace contexts and whether employer involvement is handled responsibly.
7. Portfolio Quality
Because IIBP explicitly references portfolio evaluation for this committee, the committee reviews whether the submitted portfolio reflects real, bounded, and professionally disciplined work.
8. Responsible Representation
The committee evaluates how the practice is described publicly and whether claims made in brochures, websites, and business materials are responsible, ethical, and not overstated.
How the Review Process Works
The applicant submits its methodology, practitioner credentials, ethical protocols, process framework, and any portfolio evidence required for committee-led review.
The submission is screened for completeness, committee fit, and whether the evidence is sufficient to justify a full review.
Reviewers assess the practice against the committee standards, with particular attention to qualifications, boundaries, ethics, and occupational suitability.
The committee may request clarifications or additional materials relating to process, practitioner readiness, client safety, or representation claims.
The committee reviews the evidence and evaluator findings to determine whether the practice is suitable for recognition, recognition with conditions, or further development.
A committee decision is issued with any conditions, limitations, or monitoring expectations required to preserve confidence in the recognised practice.
Evidence the Committee Expects
- Practice or methodology overview
- Practitioner profiles and qualifications
- Scope, boundaries, and referral logic
- Confidentiality and safeguarding protocols
- Process maps, engagement flow, or intervention design
- Portfolio evidence of professional application
- Feedback, outcomes, or effectiveness evidence
- Public claims made in websites, brochures, or proposals
What the Committee Looks For
- Clear scope and appropriate intervention boundaries
- Qualified practitioners and suitable role fit
- Ethical containment and responsible safeguards
- Occupational relevance and workplace suitability
- Evidence that matches the level of claims being made
- Portfolio credibility grounded in real practice
What Applicants Should Understand Before Applying
In mental health and wellbeing work, warmth and good intent are not enough. Professional boundaries, ethical discipline, and suitability of use matter deeply.
- Support claims must remain within practitioner competence
- Workplace relevance does not remove clinical or ethical boundaries
- Safeguarding and referral logic are central, not optional
- Portfolio quality matters more than aspirational language
- Responsible representation is part of quality assurance
Next Steps
Providers seeking recognition should begin by reviewing the applicable standards, assembling a bounded and credible portfolio, and preparing the evidence required for committee-led review.
Review the mental health and wellbeing standards, prepare your portfolio, and submit your practice for committee-led evaluation.
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