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A round-up of the latest findings and policy updates affecting CYPF. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023

Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions

Open article: Helen Axelby and Krystyna Shkandrii share their innovative way of using play therapy with young Ukrainian refugees within the Ukraine Therapy Project team at the Refugee Council in Sheffield. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.

Anxious & absent: How therapists can support the rising numbers of parents dealing with emotionally based school avoidance // Supporting resettled refugees // Growing up with dual heritage // Biphobia and bi-erasure // Diagnosis as a route to care. Therapy Today, June 2025

Open article: Donna Taylor knows what it’s like to suffer a mental breakdown and spend time in a psychiatric hospital. She talks to the journal about her experience. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2025.

The impact of misidentification can be significant, and requires acknowledgment and attention, says Anita Gaspar. Therapy Today, November 2023

Open article: Hayley Graham makes the claim that providing autistic females with positive experiences of therapy can be lifesaving. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2026.

This resource considers some of the complaints we've received around boundaries and explores their implications for practice

For counsellors and psychotherapists in further and higher education. The quarterly professional journal of BACP Universities and Colleges division.

'…it could be argued that supervision has some of the potential markings of a pyramid scheme, where the revenue is always travelling upwards'. Regular column from Mish Seabrook. Private Practice, June 2023