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News from BACP
Scottish Budget brings mixed blessings
Our thoughts following the announcement of the Scottish Government's draft budget for 2025-26
BACP Mindometer 2024
Our annual survey into the state of the nation's mental health
Parents – how to manage sibling strife at Christmas
Our members provide tips on managing a wonderful, but stressful, time of year for parents of two or more children
Eight tips for sharing grief online and how to support others
For National Grief Awareness Week, our members discuss how social media is changing the way we grieve and how to safely share your feelings online.
Vital third sector counselling services need reset of funding relationships
New report highlights flexibility of community-based counselling services and the growing demand pressures they face
Grant-funding supports improved access to counselling
We’re funding our members to deliver projects to improve access to counselling for people from marginalised and racialised community backgrounds.
Forthcoming events
Working With: Soul 2024
Working with adult adopted clients and adoption related issues
Online Professional Development Day - Integrating artwork into your counselling practice
From our journals
The big issue: Time to dump the ‘dustbin diagnosis’?
Open article: Ellie Broughton asks whether a borderline personality disorder diagnosis prevents clients and especially women from getting the help they really need. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.
All kinds of minds
Open article: Sarah Haywood explores the flavours of neurodiversity and the power of the language we use to describe them. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2024.
Bibliotherapy
Open article: Bijal Shah makes a powerful case for therapeutic literature. University and College Counselling, November 2024.
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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.