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Latest news
Inquiry into Five Year Forward View for Mental Health
We respond to the inquiry on the implementation of the UK Government’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health.
Carers Week 2018
Research for this year's Carers Week (11 to 17 June) shows that 72% of carers in the UK have suffered mental ill health because of caring.
BACP responds to second NICE depression guideline consultation
BACP has put forward another robust response to the unprecedented second consultation around the NICE guideline for adults with depression.
Introducing the new Ethical Framework 2018
Following an extensive review and consultation, the new Ethical Framework comes into effect on 1 July 2018. Find out more about the changes and download your copy.
Response to Welfare Conditionality report on welfare sanctions
BABCP, BACP, BPC, BPS and UKCP respond to a recent report published by the WelCond project
Referrals to CAMHS up by a third
A BBC report has highlighted a worrying increase in the number of children being referred to specialist mental health services
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Culturally and linguistically sensitive supervision
BACP Private Practice Conference
Beyond homophobia: Contemporary responses to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
From our journals
Turning point
Free article: In an excerpt from her book on therapy with male survivors of sexual violation, Sarah Van Gogh provides an imagined account of containing and working with a survivor’s rage. Private Practice, June 2018
Making sense of fetishes
Free article: Jeanine Connor offers vignettes and reflections on her work with adolescent clients who engage in sexually fetishistic behaviour. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2018
Meet the chatbots doing your job
Free article: Chatbots are providing ‘therapy’ to thousands of people around the world. Sally Brown learns what artificial intelligence can offer counselling. Therapy Today, June 2018
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Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
All members commit to complying with this framework as part of their terms and conditions of membership.
BACP divisions
Our divisions represent and promote specialist areas of interest within the counselling professions.
FAQs about GDPR
A quick guide to the new General Data Protection Regulation. Updated 29 May 2018.