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Latest news
BACP's concerns about farmers' mental health highlighted in Parliament
81% of farmers under 40 believe mental health is the biggest hidden problem facing farmers today
BBC Children in Need funds member's counselling project for young people with low self-esteem
The project will provide free counselling for up to 90 young people over the next three years
‘Counselling has helped me find out who I am - and be comfortable in my own skin’
Reece, 15, was supported by a school counsellor and a therapist from a local charity.
BACP backs colleges mental health charter
We’re working with the Association of Colleges to promote the importance of counselling in further education
'Counselling provision inadequate in two-thirds of constituencies'
Sixty-six per cent of MPs we surveyed said therapy services in their community were lacking
‘When I was in my darkest place I knew I had someone who listened to me and that I mattered’
Student Oliver describes how a university counsellor helped him following the suicide of a close friend
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From our journals
Slaves to the machine
Free article: Catherine Jackson gauges the impact of IAPT on its front-line counsellors. Therapy Today, May 2019
The psychological impact of skin cancer
Free article: Nicola Swales explores how talking therapies can support patients diagnosed with melanoma. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2019
Thinking together: the untapped potential of internal coaches
Free article: Bill Critchley and Ann Knights explore the complex relationship between internal coaches in organisations and their clients, and the opportunity offered by a working partnership based on active co-inquiry. Coaching Today, April 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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