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Students on course after graduating from new HND in counselling
Unique partnership to improve access to counselling training in Scotland
Michelle Obama reveals she and Barack had marriage counselling
Counselling helped the Obamas learn how to talk out their differences
Bullying taking place when children are alone in their bedrooms
We look at the problem of in-game bullying, as part of Anti-Bullying Week
Sharing powerful stories from the mental health frontline
Professor Lynne Gabriel, a former chair of BACP, to deliver public lecture
Apply for a 2019 BACP PhD studentship
We’re inviting applications for our PhD studentships for 2019
Starting a new relationship after bereavement
After TV presenter Simon Thomas revealed starting a new romance a year after his wife died, counsellor Susan Carr says its important not to worry what other people think
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Working with coaching: competence and beyond
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From our journals
Mental health, Brexit and work
Free article: Nicola Banning argues that it’s time for the counselling profession to get out of its comfort zone and speak out about the impact of Brexit on mental health at work and the future of jobs, including its own. BACP Workplace, October 2018
Port in the storm: coaching unpaid carers
Free article: Catherine Macadam describes how coaching can meet the specific challenges of a growing client group by providing support, structure and hope for those caught in the ‘emotional whirlpool’ of caring. Coaching Today, October 2018
Porn stole my sex life
Free article. Paula Hall explores the increasingly common problem of porn addiction among men. Therapy Today, November 2018
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