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Online resources exploring bereavement, loss and grief. CPD hub+.

BACP’s Four Nations Lead, Steve Mulligan, talks about the work we're doing in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England within the political institutions. BACP policy blogs

Open article: ‘Therapy helped me climb out of the black hole of depression’. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.

Rochelle Armstrong explores understanding seasonal affective disorder: causes, symptoms, and effective coping strategies for the winter blues. BACP member blogs.

Our policies, guidelines and associated documents that explain our processes and what we expect from our members.

Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2025. PDF download

Cultural competence in student support: Meeting the unique needs of international students... International student counselling: Structural and social barriers... College counselling: Navigating the tensions... The future of HE support: Visibility and cross-collaboration... Facing the cost-of-living crisis: Students vs. financial pressure. University and College Counselling, May 2025.

When time is of the essence: Working at relational depth in short-term therapy... Extremist ideas: Navigating misogyny in the room... Professional development: The restorative power of nature... Setting up from scratch: Profile of an FE head of service. University and College Counselling, November 2025.

'Once upon a time, there was a blue tufted duck. It arrived in a pond called ‘Universitee’ and mostly inhabited a small pond called ‘UCS’ which meant ‘uncanny carefree souls’, or so it thought.' University and College Counselling, March 2024

Develop your business skills with free online business courses for members, specially selected from OpenLearn, a learning platform delivered by The Open University.