MPs launch inquiry into children and young people’s mental health services News Published 1 Feb 2021 We’ll be submitting evidence to the inquiry about the need for a counsellor in every school
Square peg in a round hole? Journals Published 28 Aug 2024 Open article: Paul Demetriou explores the challenges, strengths and talents of neurodivergent counsellors. Private Practice, September 2024.
Social media: helpful or harmful? Journals Published 26 Apr 2024 Online communities can raise awareness of mental health issues. But generalised messages often fail to address the complexity of individual experiences, writes Andrew Reeves. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.
It changed my life Journals Published 22 Nov 2024 Open article: ‘Therapy helped me climb out of the black hole of depression’. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.
Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder: Navigating the Winter Blues News Published 3 Dec 2024 Rochelle Armstrong explores understanding seasonal affective disorder: causes, symptoms, and effective coping strategies for the winter blues. BACP member blogs.
Membership policies and guidance Policy Published 8 Sep 2017 Updated 17 Feb 2026 Our policies, guidelines and associated documents that explain our processes and what we expect from our members.
Counselling children and young people in school contexts in Scotland GPiA 026 Good practice Published 31 Dec 2017 Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2025. PDF download
Influencing across the Four Nations News Published 24 Apr 2024 BACP’s Four Nations Lead, Steve Mulligan, talks about the work we're doing in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England within the political institutions. BACP policy blogs
Opinion: Callum Jones Journals Published 28 Apr 2023 We will continue to fail neurodivergent clients until therapy training is more inclusive of neurodivergence, says Callum Jones. Therapy Today, May 2023