Vital third sector counselling services need reset of funding relationships News Published 27 Nov 2024 Report highlights flexibility of community-based counselling services and the growing demand pressures they face
Ponderings of a counselling tutor Journals Published 4 Mar 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
New research shows multiple benefits of school counselling News Published 29 Jan 2025 New studies highlight benefits of on-site counselling for secondary school students and school staff
Considering the ethical principles of self-care and fitness to practice when working with trauma Janice Thomas explores how self-care is a vital part of our ethical character as practitioners. Video resource.
Psychological interventions for carers of people with dementia Research Published 1 Jan 2012 Updated 1 Oct 2019 This systematic review aims to add to the substantive knowledge base by updating the literature on the impact of psychosocial interventions for older adult carers and carers of people with dementia published between 2005 and 2011. PDF download.
Counsellor and psychotherapist views of the impact of using online video therapy on the therapeutic relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic Research Published 26 Feb 2025 Updated 5 Mar 2025 Report of research conducted by BACP. PDF download.
Counsellors Experiences of Vicarious Post-Traumatic Growth Research Published 28 Apr 2025 Updated 5 May 2026 Poster presentation by Alex Nelson.
Real world spirituality: The dusk of the soul Journals Published 27 Mar 2024 Alistair Ross reflects on the spiritual meaning of darkness. Thresholds, April 2024
Our survey of school and college leaders News Published 1 Feb 2022 We want to find out more about head teachers’ views on school counselling provision
Help shape future of Northern Ireland suicide prevention funding News Published 22 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland's All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention has launched an inquiry