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Bringing together practitioners, researchers and trainers to develop the evidence base and improve the effectiveness of school and community based counselling services for children and young people.

Faisal Mahmood explores the issues of equality, diversity and inclusion. Video resource.

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

Open article: Ronan Burke explains how cognitive analytic therapy can help patients to cope with the challenge of a diagnosis of a neurological condition, such as multiple sclerosis or brain tumour. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

What are the issues that you face in your client work with employee assistance providers (EAPs) and organisations? Each issue, members of BACP Workplace respond to your workplace queries. BACP Workplace, April 2020

For accredited members who have completed a BACP accredited or approved progression training course aligned to column C of the SCoPEd framework.

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'I often notice that there is a brief window, where the familiar is thrown into slight relief, bringing a chance to formulate a new understanding of something routine'. Regular column from Jane Harris. University and College Counselling, March 2023

Understanding when the criminal justice system can request therapy notes - and when therapists can refuse // Working with misogyny // A veteran's recovery // Supporting HIV positive clients // Our profession post-pandemic. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026

In her regular column Judy Stafford says we need to change fundamental aspects of society, rather than just help people pick up the pieces. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2020