Our response to autumn budget News Published 27 Nov 2025 More Neighbourhood Health Centres are welcome but omission of targeted mental health measures is concerning
Ownership and storage of client notes and records in the context of the counselling professions GPiA 071 Good practice Published 31 May 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource on record keeping. Last reviewed October 2024. PDF download
Working in the NHS: the state of children’s services Research Published 1 Jan 2017 Updated 1 Oct 2019 Report of research conducted by BACP, the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). PDF download.
Update on the NICE depression in adults guidelines News Published 23 Mar 2018 Further delays to the publication of the NICE guidance
Considering the ethical principles of self-care and fitness to practice when working with trauma Janice Thomas explores how self-care is a vital part of our ethical character as practitioners. Video resource.
Benefits of school counselling highlighted in Westminster debate News Published 14 Oct 2024 Sojan Joesph, Labour MP for Ashford, highlighted our campaign asks in his Westminster debate on World Mental Health day
Contracting between client and counsellor News Published 30 Apr 2025 Sarah Millward explains why contracting between a client and counsellor is so important and a topic that people often ask about. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
Government confirms one year adoption support fund extension News Published 5 Sep 2025 The fund pays for crucial support for vulnerable children, including therapy
It changed my life Journals Published 21 Oct 2025 Open article: ‘Therapy helped me finally see myself differently’. Therapy Today, November 2025.
NICE Guideline for depression in adults consultation: Our response News Published 18 Jan 2022 We've raised concerns about the guideline in our response to the consultation