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Coronavirus: Looking after our students' mental health
Our Universities and Colleges Division chair Mark Fudge offers his tips for students to look after their wellbeing
Cricket hero and TV star praised for discussing eating disorder
Our member Ruth Micallef says Andrew Flintoff's documentary discussing his bulimia could help other people seek support
Our call for Government investment in schools counselling
Our 10-point submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review calls for more investment in counselling and psychotherapy
Backing Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice’s call for government investment in bereavement support
We’re supporting a campaign spearheaded by our member Kathryn de Prudhoe
Our response to the Chancellor's winter economy plan
Kris Ambler, our Workforce Lead, looks at the new set of measures announced by Rishi Sunak
‘At the beginning I only went to school for the counselling sessions’
Watch Daisy talk about how a counsellor helped her cope with anxiety and return to school
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From our journals
Listening to learn
Is deep listening and empathy enough to fight racism and white supremacy? asks Catherine Jackson. Therapy Today, October 2020
Oaks from acorns: the early days of a student counselling pioneer
Open article: As we celebrate 50 years of the Association for Student Counselling (ASC), Rita Mintz and Mark Fudge pay tribute to the impact of early trailblazers, and in particular to Audrey Newsome, who laid the foundations for our work today. University and College Counselling, September 2020
Woke: emerging from the dream
The impetus for change is calling to white people to educate themselves and understand and address their privilege. Private Practice, September 2020
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