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Call for Chief Psychological Professions Officer to drive forward improvements to mental health care
“This would be a powerful voice for the psychological professions”
Counselling offered to England footballers subjected to racist abuse
It comes as new PFA figures reveal a large increase in footballers accessing counselling
Finding a ‘safe space’ to share feelings after a miscarriage can help with the isolation
Our member Sarah Wheatley on what can support women going through the ‘unsupported grief’ of a miscarriage
Suicide prevention resources on World Mental Health Day
We've brought together a range of suicide prevention resources in one place for World Mental Health Day
Support network All Call Signs helping prevent armed forces suicides
Our members are helping service personnel deal with army-related mental health issues
The public believes in counselling and its power to change lives, our survey shows
Our research found 88% of people would seek counselling for a problem before it gets out of hand
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'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
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As much space as we can imagine
Free article: Foluke Taylor reflects on Black presence in counselling and psychotherapy. Therapy Today, October 2019
Tears from the void: The arts, the spiritual and the therapeutic
Free article: Cemil Egeli has an autoethnographic conversation about a night at the theatre, posing questions to himself to challenge and explore his thinking further. Thresholds, 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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