Navigating a drinking culture at university Journals Published 4 Mar 2024 Trainee journalist Jodie Wood interviews a student who, because of the drinking culture during Freshers’ Week, struggled to cope with longer-term alcohol misuse. University and College Counselling, March 2024
BACP Workplace, April 2023 Journals Published 13 Apr 2023 Working with death and dying at work: How does a compassionate employer respond? Also in this issue: The interview: My workplace... Talking menopause... Conversations: Why can’t we talk about the subject of miscarriage at work?
Just listening Journals Published 30 Nov 2023 Mary Alexander uses poetry to describe the way she applies counselling skills in her role supporting young people in secondary school. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023
Message from the Chair: In search of ikigai Journals Published 26 Jan 2024 'How lucky am I to have found my own unique little ikigai, and to be able to, in my therapeutic coaching endeavours, help others search for theirs' Coaching Today, January 2024
Q&A: Responsibility for client risk Journals Published 30 Oct 2023 What are the issues that you face in your client work with employee assistance providers (EAPs) and organisations? Q&A is your chance to ask members of BACP Workplace to respond to your workplace queries. BACP Workplace, October 2023
Ponderings of a counselling tutor Journals Published 1 Mar 2023 'Do we understand a client by trying to comprehend their world from their point of view or by looking objectively at it from the outside?' University and College Counselling, March 2023
From the Chair: A continuous state of change Journals Published 6 Jan 2023 "Human beings’ strength lies in our ability to connect with each other and to form strong relationships, even during difficult times." Regular column from Kath Lock-Giddy. Thresholds, January 2023
Preparing for the 2026 Ethical Framework 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.
Analyse me: John Witney Journals Published 21 Feb 2024 'In 2002 I spent 28 days in rehab for alcohol addiction. The counsellors and the counselling that I experienced there changed my life. I have now been in recovery for more than 21 years'. Therapy Today, March 2024
Nurture in nature Journals Published 25 Apr 2023 Many people took up gardening during the pandemic to support their psychological wellbeing. Mike Morgan wonders whether it could be a creative response to our mental health crisis. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023