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Latest news
A-Level results day can be an emotional rollercoaster
Jo Holmes, our Children, Young People and Family Lead, says it can be a chance for a period of reflection
Support for lone workers in keeping themselves safe
We carried out a member survey with the Suzie Lamplugh Trust on violence and aggression in the workplace
Julia Samuel on SCoPEd: “It works for clients and the profession”
Our Vice President shares her thoughts on SCoPEd
Taking the first step to see a school counsellor
George, 17, talks about why he made the decision to see his school counsellor
Our response to training and accreditation requirements within IAPT
We've contacted the relevant services where we’ve been told requirements have been misinterpreted
Developing a toolkit for school-based counsellors
We’ve joined members and the Welsh government to help update a publication on school counselling
Forthcoming events
Working with identity in times of transition using a coaching approach
BACP Private Practice Conference 2019: Mind or body – what’s in charge?
Culturally and Linguistically sensitive supervision
From our journals
It’s never too late
Free article: Sally Brown explores the challenges of reaching out to older people. Therapy Today, July 2019
Mindfulness and equanimity in the NHS and voluntary sector
Free article: Joey Weber challenges us to consider some of the misperceptions of practising mindfulness. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2019
Where love lives: a practitioner’s story of healing and transformation
When therapeutic-coach Clare Myatt met her client Bill, she had no idea that they were about to embark on a mutual journey of healing. Coaching Today, July 2019
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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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