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Latest news
Counsellors required for care homes project
We're seeking expressions of interest from experienced counselling practitioners to work in care homes in the Midlands. Closing date 7 January 2020.
Seasonal affective disorder: How to bring some light to the dark days of winter
Our member Rakhi Chand talks about how counselling and coping strategies can help with seasonal depression
Professional Standards Authority begins our annual accreditation renewal process
The PSA looks at our work protecting the public
The next Government must improve choice and access to psychological therapies
Matt Smith-Lilley , our Policy and Engagement Lead (Mental Health), writes ahead of the General Election
University charter is ‘step in right direction’ – but we still need more investment in counselling
The chair of our University and Colleges Division Mark Fudge responds to Student Minds’ Mental Health charter
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
Forthcoming events
Developing your understanding and skills in practice to work with erotic transference and counter-transference
Working With Millennials
BACP Children, Young People and Families conference
From our journals
In focus: Time to talk about medication
Free article: Catherine Jackson reports on new guidance for counsellors on prescribed psychiatric drugs. Therapy Today, December 2019
Managing change, tolerating thresholds
Free article: Adolescence is full of change. Sarah Haywood draws on social anthropology to make sense of the anxiety many young people experience during periods of transition. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2019
Student death and the university response
Free article: When a student dies, how can we respond with clarity, compassion and consistency? Deirdre Flynn outlines the importance of a university death response plan. University and College Counselling, November 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