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Psychotherapist Laura McCarthy explores domestic abuse and the mental health crisis: why Recovery is being overlooked. BACP member blogs.

The new Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2026 has been launched and will become mandatory on Tuesday 3 November 2026. This page will help you prepare for the transition by providing information about the review process, as well as feedback which helped shape the new framework and supporting resources.

For courses aligned to SCoPEd framework column B competences.

Stella Duffy OBE speaks for herself. Therapy Today, February 2023

Shirin Amani Azari speaks for herself. Therapy Today, September 2023

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

Alison O’Connor explains that indigenous talking circles can help health and social care professionals recover from moral injury, brought on by the pandemic. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

Gathering evidence: What research tells us. Plus... Breaking point: Colleges in Scotland... SCORE consortium: Counselling and academic outcome... Service wellbeing: Research from University of Bristol... Duty of care: A legal perspective

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