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Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2026. PDF download

Good Practice in Action legal resource on GDPR, record keeping and confidentiality. Last reviewed May 2025. PDF download

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

Sophia Friedrich shares how, in her experience, being part of the integrated local authority offer makes school counselling better for everyone. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

Our campaign led to council support for counselling funding in 10 local secondary schools

Rebecca talks about making a difference, her dogs and Dolly Parton. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

‘The Policy team is actively working collaboratively to influence decision makers’. Therapy Today, April 2024

Training: 'Large cohorts offer richer diversity in terms of age, class, race, ethnicity, experience and personality type. Students might range in age from 20s to 70s, with all that this implies in terms of life experience and outlook.' BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023

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

Government commits to another £3 million for hubs for young people