Employers must focus on mental health as UK employee sickness losses rise to over £100 billion News Published 1 Aug 2024 Our response to a new report that reveals 'hidden' costs of UK workplace sickness
Working with children and young people GPiA 046 Good practice Published 20 Sep 2018 Good Practice in Action commonly asked questions resource on working with children and young people. Last reviewed November 2025. PDF download
Third Sector Report and Campaign Policy Published 22 Sep 2026 Updated 14 Oct 2026 Investment in early-intervention and prevention: Addressing the unequal partnership between third sector counselling services and the NHS.
Important milestone for the profession News Published 10 Jul 2026 An important milestone for the profession. BACP Board blogs.
Notes and record keeping News Published 20 Mar 2026 Sarah Millward explores what therapists are required to record, your rights to access therapy notes, and what happens if notes are destroyed or not kept. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
Northern Ireland Assembly return crucial to future of counselling News Published 6 Feb 2024 We want new parliament to resume focus on growing mental health needs
Government launch new voluntary baby loss certificate News Published 26 Feb 2024 We welcome new certificate recognising baby loss before 24 weeks’ gestation.
Checklist for using AI tools Guidance for members: legal, ethical and practical considerations for BACP members using AI tools.
It changed my life Journals Published 20 Aug 2025 Open article: ‘Group therapy taught me how to trust myself and others’. Therapy Today, September 2025.
Increase in counsellors and psychotherapists working in NHS, new data reveals News Published 9 May 2025 The figures are ‘encouraging’ but need to be treated with some caution