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Our thoughts following the announcement of the Scottish Government's draft budget for 2025-26

The updated guideline is better than the original, but we’re still disappointed about some areas

BACP Workplace promotes and supports the professional practice of counselling in the workplace, and practitioners who have clients experiencing workplace concerns.

‘People who are stuck on waiting lists or unable to access care need urgent action, not more delays and empty promises’. Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023

'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

The SCoPEd partnership gives an update about the evolution of the partnership.

Guidance for members taking the online CoP assessment

Reconnecting with the landscape can provide a container for psychological lives, says Hetty Einzig. Therapy Today, April 2023

Mamood Ahmad aims to widen your knowledge, awareness, and skills in embedding difference and diversity ‘as standard’ for all clients. This on-demand service is available until Tuesday 8 July 2025.

Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions