The following projects are open for tender. Details can be viewed below along with information on how to submit tender proposals

RCT on counselling for depression in primary care

Tenders are invited for a randomised controlled trial of CBT compared with Counselling for Depression (CfD) in primary care.   

BACP is committing £450k over three years to fund this research.   We anticipate that bidders will need to find additional  funding and/or staff resource to undertake this trial.   Preference will be given to multi centre teams.   We anticipate the project will start in spring 2012.

Counselling for Depression (CfD) therapy: a summary

CfD is a form of psychological therapy as recommended by NICE for the treatment of depression. It is particularly appropriate for people with persistent sub-threshold depressive symptoms or mild to moderate depression where 6 - 10 sessions are recommended over a period of 8 - 12 weeks. For more severe or complex presentations up to 20 sessions are recommended. CfD targets the emotional problems underlying depression along with the intrapersonal processes, such as low self-esteem and excessive self-criticism, which often maintain depressed mood. CfD therapy aims to help patients contact underlying feelings, make sense of them and reflect on the new meanings which emerge.  This, in turn, provides a basis for psychological and behavioural change.  It is a model of practice specifically devised for counsellors working in the IAPT programme.