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Scottish Budget brings mixed blessings News Published 6 Dec 2024 Our thoughts following the announcement of the Scottish Government's draft budget for 2025-26
Therapists’ Experience of Identifying Signs of Burnout in Themselves Research Published 28 Apr 2025 Updated 5 May 2026 Poster presentation by Iris Osk Gudsteinsdottir.
Monitoring the supervisory relationship from the supervisor's perspective GPiA 010 Good practice Published 31 Aug 2018 Good Practice in Action fact sheet on supervision. Last reviewed October 2024. PDF download
Making the contract in the counselling professions GPiA 055 Good practice Published 31 May 2018 Good Practice in Action fact sheet on contracts. Last reviewed June 2020. PDF download
Professional Standards Authority re-accreditation update News Published 1 Aug 2024 We were re-accredited by the PSA in March this year
Burst the self-doubt campaign launched with interactive art installation News Published 18 Jun 2024 Our campaign aims to highlight how therapy can help women with self-doubt and low self-esteem
From the Chair Journals Published 9 Jun 2023 'Quite apart from income and expenses, it’s... worth asking what has provided our ‘emotional’ income streams...' Private Practice, June 2023
Therapy Today, July/August 2023 Journals Published 6 Jun 2023 Is working with psychedelics the future of therapy?... plus... Championing the person-centred approach... Lessons learned from working with addiction... The ethics of working with clients abroad... Exploring what makes a good ending
Division news Journals Published 15 Mar 2023 Catch up with the latest news from BACP Private Practice. Private Practice, March 2023