May 2021: Promoting collaboration in research, policy and practice
Our 27th Annual Research Conference, co-hosted by the University of Salford, was held online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Friday 14 May there were six research forums and a pre-conference workshop. On Saturday 15 May there was a full programme of presentations on a wide range of topics including research collaborations and partnerships, research on the impact of COVID-19 in the counselling professions, remote working, school-based counselling, resilience and student mental health.
Keynote presentations
Michael Barkham: The results of the PRaCTICED trial and implications for person-centred experiential therapy
Mick Cooper: The results of the ETHOS trial for young people and implications for person-centred therapy
Conference delegates had access to:
- recordings of 22 livestream presentations
- recordings from dedicated live Q&A sessions discussing key themes with presenters, including our keynote presenters discussing the future of person-centred therapy and its place in the therapeutic landscape
- plus 40+ additional research presentations
- a CPD certificate and selected presentation slide downloads
- a conference poster exhibition to hear about emerging research
Programme and abstract booklet
BACP research conference online event programme and abstract booklet 2021
Poster exhibition
May 2020: Keeping clients at the centre of research
Our 26th Annual Research Conference co-hosted by the University of the West of England, was held online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The online event won the Association Awards UK 2020 Best Online Conference award.
Keynote presentation
Nick Midgley, Associate Professor, University College London and co-director of ChAPTRe: 'What can therapists learn from an RCT?'
Abstracts and presenter contact details
BACP research conference online abstract booklet 2020 (pdf 0.3MB)
Downloads
Research online 2020 programme (pdf).
Handouts
Nick Midgley PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
Duncan McCaig PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
Krystal Scott PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
Kimberley-Anne Evans PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
Kate Hoyland PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
John Hills PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
Amanda McGarry PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
Robert Elliott PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
Naomi Moller and Andreas Vossler PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
Poster exhibition
A showcase of recent research projects in counselling and psychotherapy. View the online poster exhibition 2020
May 2019: Shaping counselling practice and policy: the next 25 years
Our 25th Annual Research Conference, co-hosted by Ulster University and Queen's University Belfast.
Keynote presentations
Kim de Jong, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Leiden University: 'Using routine outcome monitoring as a feedback intervention to enhance outcomes in routine practice'
Ciaran Mulholland, Consultant Psychiatrist with the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland: 'The Northern Ireland Regional Trauma Network: Treating the aftermath of psychological trauma with evidence-based therapies'
Abstracts and presenter contact details
May 2018: Counselling changes lives: research that impacts practice
Our 24th Annual Research Conference, co-hosted by the University of Roehampton
Keynote presentations
Professor Robert Elliott: 'Evidence and politics in the humanistic-experiential psychotherapies: a love-hate story'
Professor Dr Pim Cuijpers: 'Four decades of outcome research on psychotherapies for depression: an overview of meta-analyses'
Abstracts and presenter contact details
BACP research conference abstract booklet 2018 (pdf 0.1MB)
May 2017: Research and reflective practice for the counselling professions
Our 23rd Annual Research Conference, co-hosted by the University of Chester
Keynote presentations
Professor Clara E Hill: 'Therapist self-disclosure and immediacy'
Professor Stephen Joseph: 'Are we measuring what matters in counselling and psychotherapy research?'