British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Message from the Chair

Andrew Reeves"You might remember from the end of last year the series of three videos, in which BACP Chief Executive, Hadyn Williams and I talked to Anthony Crouch about the history of BACP, counselling regulation, core values and our shared vision for the future direction of the Association.

We've just uploaded another series of three videos to the website for you to view, this time exploring the subject of counselling research, the relationship between research and practice, and how research has informed our practice.

Watch the counselling research videos here."

Andrew Reeves

BACP Register

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

Find out more about the purpose of our register, or to check a member is registered.

Information for Non-Registered Members

The deadline for registration is fast approaching.

If you are an Accredited or MBACP member, you'll need to be registered by 31 March 2016. Find out how.

Latest from BACP

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In the Media » View more counselling media

Press releases, statements and news, as well as updates about our work in the media.

New £835,000 study to evaluate benefits of school counsellingResearch News - 26 January 2016

Counselling Research with BACP and CPCABVideo - 15 January 2016

Measuring our success - Winter 2015Six-monthly update - December 2015

Government plan to appoint mental health leads in schools could improve coordination between servicesPress Release - 7 December 2015

Psychological Therapies Staff Wellbeing Survey 2015Survey - 7 December 2015

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.

Private Practice Network Meeting, North Shields23 February 2016

Healthcare Network Meeting, Glasgow23 February 2016

Professional Development Day: Understanding And Recognising Sex Addiction, Bristol24 February 2016

Making Connections, Brighton25 February 2016

Healthcare Network Meeting, Belfast27 February 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.

Birmingham25/02/2016 AM Session25 February 2016

Birmingham 25/02/2016 PM Session25 February 2016

Birmingham 26/02/2016 AM Session26 February 2016

Birmingham 26/02/2016 PM Session26 February 2016

Manchester 10/03/2016 AM Session10 March 2016

CPD » View more from the CPD directory

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

BACP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY - Suicide and Suicidal ideation Leicestershire - 22 Apr 2016

One day Workshop Understanding the Effects of Attachment Style on the Teenage Years Gloucestershire - 7 May 2016

Change Certificate in Training the Trainers West Midlands - 9 Jul 2016

5-Day NCFE Accredited Level 3 Certificate in Solution Focused Practice West Yorkshire - 9 Dec 2016

5-Day NCFE Accredited Level 3 Certificate in Solution Focused Practice West Yorkshire - 16 Dec 2016

Jobs Online » View more counselling jobs

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

THERAPEUTIC PROJECT COORDINATORCloses: 22 February 2016

COUNSELLOR AND CLINICAL SUPERVISORCloses: 22 February 2016

COUNSELLORCloses: 25 February 2016

SCHOOL PROJECT MANAGERS (6 Roles) - Permanent, 2.5 days per weekCloses: 25 February 2016

EMPLOYEE SUPPORT COUNSELLORCloses: 25 February 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.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.

www.galgorm.counselling.co.uk www.galgorm.counselling.co.ukValerie Adams offers a highly skilled, effective approach to counselling so you can find peace of mind, freedom to be you and your life more fully at Galgorm, Ballymena. Est. 18 years.

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.

Visit the website for past articles, to read the latest issue and to access features written exclusively for the website.

CPR Journal » View the CPR Journal online

CPR JournalNow indexed on PsycINFO, the CPR Journal is a peer reviewed, quarterly, international journal that is circulated to around 40,000 BACP members and subscribers.

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research journal's website, features digests of research papers, research news and advance information on the next issue of CPR.

Exclusive to the site is an easy to navigate glossary of research terms, book reviews and specially commissioned content that helps practitioners link research with practice.

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