British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Message from the Chair

Andrew Reeves"The recent election for the Board of Governors is now closed and I would like to thank all our members who voted. The successful candidates will be announced and ratified at the AGM on 24 November 2016. All members will be invited to vote on AGM resolutions proposed by the Board of Governors resulting from a wide-ranging governance review - so please keep an eye on your inbox for details.

Don't forget, members can watch the AGM live by webcast or view a recording after the meeting. You can find information on how to book and watch online on our AGM 2016 webpage. We hope you'll join us."

Andrew Reeves

October 2016

New Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions

The new Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions was formally adopted on 1 July 2016.

Visit the Ethical Framework pages to download and print your copy. A series of short videos and Good Practice in Action resources, which will evolve over time, will help you to implement the Ethical Framework and negotiate the ethical dilemmas you face in your work.

If you have any comments on the new Ethical Framework, please e-mail us at BACP_Prof_Standards@bacp.co.uk.

BACP Register

BACP RegisterBACP's register of counsellors and psychotherapists is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.

Visit the BACP Register website to find out more about the purpose of our Register, see how to join or check if a practitioner is registered.

Information for Members

The Register audits a random sample of registrants every month upon renewal. We will write to you if you're selected for audit.

You can find out more about the audit process, and see our annual audit report for 2014/2015, in Supervision, CPD & Audit.

Latest from BACP

Events » View more counselling events

Training days, conferences and exhibitions covering a broad spectrum of topics for the interest of those people in the counselling and psychotherapy field.

Professional Development Day: Making Anger Your Friend, Newcastle Upon Tyne21 November 2016

How To Include Coaching Skills In Your Therapeutic Practice, Birmingham22 November 2016

Private Practice Network Meeting, London25 November 2016

BACP Private Practice Network Meeting, Ashford26 November 2016

BACP Healthcare Network Meeting, Belfast26 November 2016

Certificate of Proficiency Assessments » View more CoP dates

The route to registration for current MBACP and Individual Members who have not completed a BACP accredited course.

Glasgow 03/12/2016 AM Session3 December 2016

Glasgow 03/12/2016 PM Session3 December 2016

Belfast 06/01/2017 AM Session6 January 2017

Norwich 21/01/2017 AM Session21 January 2017

Norwich 21/01/2017 PM Session21 January 2017

CPD Directory » View more from the CPD directory

The CPD directory provides therapists a source of information on CPD opportunities from participating providers.

Compulsive Sexual Behaviour WORLDWIDE - 13 Jan 2017

Therapy with Individuals – Holding the Couple in Mind WORLDWIDE - 20 Jan 2017

Introduction to Couples Counselling London - 28 Jan 2017

Managing and understanding Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma Nottinghamshire - 4 Feb 2017

Schema Therapy – The Model, Methods & Techniques & Working with Complex Presentations including BPD (3 days)

Cardiff - 16 Feb 2017

Jobs Online » View more counselling jobs

Providing access to the latest counselling and psychotherapy vacancies for anyone in search of employment within the field.

EAP CLINICAL COUNSELLORCloses: 21 November 2016

BILINGUAL SIGHT LOSS COUNSELLOR - Colwyn Bay or Cardiff; CWNSELYDD COLLI GOLWG DWYIEITHOG - Bae Colwyn neu GaerdyddCloses: 21 November 2016

WELLBEING CONSULTANT (P13103) Closes: 22 November 2016

PART TIME STUDENT COUNSELLORCloses: 22 November 2016

COUNSELLORCloses: 23 November 2016

Please note: You must be a BACP member to view full job details.

Therapy Websites » View more therapy websites

As part of our service review, we are currently unable to accept any new web hosting applications.

www.ljbcounselling.bacp.co.uk www.ljbcounselling.bacp.co.ukCounselling is a process unique to each of us. My aim is to help you to understand your problem more clearly, feel in control of your life and find your own solution.

www.hertfordshire.counselling.co.uk www.hertfordshire.counselling.co.ukJoan Crooks and Steve Seaton are Senior Accredited BACP Counsellors / Psychotherapists who offer professional and confidential therapy in and around Hertfordshire.

www.jennylanyon.counselling.co.uk www.jennylanyon.counselling.co.ukJenny Lanyon is a BACP Accredited Counsellor. She has twenty years' experience and she works in Oxford.

TherapyToday.net » View TherapyToday.net online

Therapy TodayTherapy Today is the flagship professional journal of BACP. The journal contains informative, authoritative articles on all aspects of counselling and psychotherapy, along with regular features such as columns, news, questionnaires, dilemmas, the latest research studies, reviews and readers' letters.

Published ten times a year, Therapy Today is mailed out free of charge to every member of BACP. You can also subscribe to the journal.

CPR Journal » View the CPR Journal online

CPR JournalOur online Counselling and Psychotherapy Research (CPR) journal is an innovative, international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to linking research with practice. Pluralist in orientation, the journal recognises the value of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method strategies of inquiry and aims to promote high-quality, ethical research that informs and develops counselling and psychotherapy practice.

CPR is of value to researchers, practitioners, policy makers and those whose professions may use counselling skills in their work. A full archive of articles back to Volume 1 is available on the CPR website.

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The new design aims to improve readability, accessibility on mobile devices and allow you to find the information you are looking for much more easily. We would be delighted to receive any ideas or comments you might have for what you want from the new site in terms of content, design or functionality.