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Help protect and promote counselling
We're urging our members to ensure the voice of counselling and psychotherapy is heard loud and clear in this General Election
Natalie Bailey talks about importance of access to counselling as she takes over as BACP chair
Our new chair Natalie spoke at our Annual General Meeting
Labour Party announces commitment to a qualified counsellor in every school
This election we have lobbied all parties asking them to invest in a counsellor in every school
Young people missing out on mental health treatment, say GPs
Only 10% of GPs are confident children they refer for mental health treatment will receive it
Leading on research into counselling in care homes
Our research aims to increase understanding of the value and viability of counselling in care homes
“I valued myself and believed I could live well with dementia”
Counselling has helped Jacqui Bingham come to terms with living with Alzheimer’s
Forthcoming events
Working with soul across the lifespan
'A bit of a strange thing' - The unprepared client and therapy
Developing your understanding and skills in practice to work with erotic transference and counter-transference
From our journals
Sons of our fathers
Free article: Exploring masculinity in counselling means undoing masculinity, writes Manu Bazzano. Therapy Today, November 2019
Ask the Executive: How do I become an executive coach?
Free article: Two members of the BACP Coaching Executive discuss their journeys into executive coaching, to address the question. Coaching Today, October 2019
Treating trauma for public safety: The contribution of psychological support for patients in high security hospitals
Free article: Estelle Moore explores the impact of a trauma-informed service model for patients in Broadmoor Hospital. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2019
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Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
The Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions came into effect on 1 July 2018. All members commit to complying with the Ethical Framework as part of their terms and conditions of membership.
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Upholding high standards of proficiency and ethical practice within the counselling professions