Registered member to accredited member route 2: recognition of prior learning (RPL) Product For registered members who’ve successfully completed core training that meets the eligibility for individual accreditation but haven’t completed either a BACP accredited course or a BACP accredited or approved progression training course aligned to column B of the SCoPEd framework since initial qualification.
Emerging psychosis risk in adolescence Journals Published 5 Mar 2026 Open article: Psychosis typically emerges for the first time in young adulthood. Dr George Salaminios explores the importance of early intervention in college and university counselling and the rationale for therapeutically targeting dysfunctions in mentalizing. BACP University and College Counselling, March 2026.
Research Policy Published 4 Mar 2024 Updated 12 Mar 2025 Student mental health problems have almost tripled, study finds: around one in six undergraduates now report experiencing mental health challenges. University and College Counselling, March 2024
Children’s Mental Health Week: Using our voice to support young people in need News Published 5 Feb 2024 Our call for action on school counselling, in a year where a General Election is expected
News Journals Published 3 Mar 2023 A round-up of the latest findings and policy updates affecting CYPF. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023
Investigating secondary trauma in student placements: an exploratory study Research Published 10 May 2022 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Diana Conroy, Toni-Marie Benaton, Ivana Babicova and Elizabeth Eate
SCoPEd transition period Journals Published 1 Dec 2023 Your SCoPEd questions answered. Therapy Today, December 2023
Where lunatics (still) prosper Journals Published 30 Nov 2023 Jeanine Connor revisits an article, first published in this journal in 2011, in which she examined the impact on children of exposure to sex and violence online and in the home. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023
Leading the way Journals Published 3 Mar 2023 Divisional news, including updates from BACP’s CYPF Lead Jo Holmes and BACP CYPF Executive Committee member Tracey Peters. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023