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Open article: Will mental health get the funding it needs from the new Government? Ellie Broughton reports. Therapy Today, September 2024.

Open article: Recent research reveals that surprisingly high numbers of neurodivergent people are drawn to working in the caring professions, and may be more at risk of experiencing an extreme and debilitating form of burnout. How much do we really know about neurodivergent burnout and its long-term consequences? And, how can therapists best support neurodivergent carers who are facing burnout? Cloie Parfitt shares her findings. BACP Workplace, April 2024

For awarding organisations who have designed a qualification that enables students to gain competences aligned to column C of the SCoPEd framework.

Open article: BACP’s Third Sector Lead, Jeremy Bacon, explains some of the implications for counselling and palliative care, and psychotherapist Kamalyn Kaur invites therapists to reflect on the ethical considerations. Thresholds, January 2026.

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 invention of so-called ‘false memory syndrome’ undermined the credibility of both therapists and survivors of abuse, says Lynda Mia Thompson. Therapy Today, February 2023