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This resource considers some of the complaints we've received around competence and fitness to practise, and explores their implications for practice

Therapy may not always be the answer. There may be a time when you or your loved ones are experiencing a mental health crisis and don’t know who to reach out to.

For Registered members who have completed a core training that meets the eligibility criteria for BACP individual accreditation but haven't completed a BACP accredited core practitioner training course or a BACP accredited or approved progression training aligned to SCoPEd framework column B and C.

Ready or not ... AI is here: Technological advances and the future of therapy // Is it time to rehabilitate Freud? // How to help your client deal with a difficult boss // Financial issues in the therapy room // Can being humble make you a better therapist?

Domestic abuse: a model for recovery. Plus... Speak out:  Therapists of colour tell their stories of racism in the profession // In harmony:  How group singing can boost the mental health of new mothers // Eyes open:  Working effectively with clients who are blind or partially sighted

What is ADHD? What are the signs? Does ADHD affect mental health? BACP member and registered therapist Clare Patterson shares her insight and explains how counselling can help.

Online communities can raise awareness of mental health issues. But generalised messages often fail to address the complexity of individual experiences, writes Andrew Reeves. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.

Jane Moffett explores the cycles of life experienced by women when it comes to the career and life choices they make. Looking at career life cycle through a different lens, she suggests it’s time that employers did too. BACP Workplace, January 2024

For registered members who also hold current membership with ACC, NCPS or UKCP aligned to column B of the SCoPEd framework.

A member of our Universities and Colleges division looks at the realities of practising within a college counselling service, and how counsellors must work with clients with common mental health problems as well as more complex needs.