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Abstracts submitted to the BACP Annual Research Conference are eligible for this prestigious award which aims to make research more accessible and engaging.

‘This is the time for us to stand together and embrace the challenges and opportunities in the years ahead.’ Therapy Today, February 2023

Suicide risk when working in the counselling professions. Updated April 2023. PDF download

Exploring the link between addiction and undiagnosed ADHD and autism... plus... Has school counselling lost its voice?... Safeguarding issues in older clients... Racial misidentification in therapy... Working with unexpressed emotions

BACP offers bursaries for the 2026 Research Conference, covering fees and travel to support early career researchers, trainees and people with lived experience.

David Cook states the case that it is in young clients’ best interests not to perceive school counsellors as wise and powerful people with specialist knowledge. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

We’d backed calls for more specialist mental health support for jurors following difficult cases

Francesca Francis explores how the shift from in-person to online therapy during the pandemic has reshaped the therapeutic experience.

Poster presentation by Jeremy O'Sullivan

‘Over the next few years we’ll be closely monitoring the advancements in technology' Therapy Today, September 2023