Mental health: failing a generation News Published 9 May 2018 BACP welcomes the Education and Health and Social Care Committees' damning response to the Government's green paper on Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision
Coroner’s Court, inquests and confidentiality beyond death: issues for the counselling professions in England and Wales GPiA 060 Good practice Published 31 Jul 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource on confidentiality. Last reviewed December 2025. PDF download
Submission guidelines Research Published 5 Sep 2018 Updated 7 May 2026 How to submit abstracts for the BACP Annual International Research Conference. Deadline for submissions is 23.59 GMT on Sunday 2 November 2025.
Supporting students in school Journals Published 31 Aug 2023 Linda-Jayne Elliott argues that building an alliance with the family is crucial when offering counselling to children with special educational needs. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023
Checklist for using AI tools Guidance for members: legal, ethical and practical considerations for BACP members using AI tools.
Working with domestic abuse within the counselling professions GPiA 116 Good practice Published 19 Apr 2021 Good Practice in Action fact sheet. Last reviewed July 2024. PDF download
Mental health services not included in Northern Ireland spending priorities News Published 7 Mar 2025 We’re disappointed that the NI Executive's new spending priorities don't include mental health services
How we deal with complaints Our professional conduct procedure provides an open and transparent way for clients or other members to raise complaints against a BACP member
From the board Journals Published 21 Feb 2024 ‘It’s time to say my goodbyes and express my appreciation to some important people’. Therapy Today, March 2024
Scottish Government to provide mental health transition fund Journals Published 23 Nov 2023 Scotland's new transition fund: navigating student mental health support post national counselling commitment. Comments from Steve Mulligan, Allie Scott and Kirsten Amis. University and College Counselling, November 2023