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News from BACP
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Guidance and resources for members
BBC Radio 4 highlights how to find a qualified, registered therapist
Our Deputy Chief Executive Fiona Ballantine Dykes was on the You and Yours programme
Update on our Board of Governors
Our Board is responsible for setting and leading BACP’s strategic direction
Team GB gymnast opens up about bereavement counselling
Speak to a counsellor if you need support, says Olympian Ellie Downie
NICE Guideline for depression in adults consultation: Our response
We've raised concerns about the guideline in our response to the consultation
Music stars open up about their positive experience of therapy
They're supporting an NHS campaign encouraging people with mental health concerns to access therapy
Forthcoming events
BACP Spirituality Network Meeting - West Midlands
BACP Staying Connected - Central and South England
Queering Therapy Spaces and Working with Gender Diverse Clients
From our journals
Is my client autistic: What should I do?
Open article: Max Marnau writes that how you proceed with a client you suspect might be autistic depends on whether you consider autism to be a deficiency or a difference. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2022
Working with the police
Open article: Zoe Davenport uncovers a less well-known story about policing. She argues that those who protect our society deserve a properly funded national standard of clinical support. BACP Workplace, January 2022
Reflections: Spirituality in reflective practice
Open article: Keith Duckett identifies the components required to bring spirituality into reflective work. Thresholds, January 2022
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Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
The Ethical Framework sets out the expected ethical principles, values and good practice standards for BACP members. All members commit to complying with the Ethical Framework as part of their terms and conditions of membership.
Ethics hub
Need help with an ethical dilemma? Find information and support or book a consultation with our ethics officers.
Professional conduct
How we uphold high standards of proficiency and ethical practice within the counselling professions.