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We organise professional conferences, CPD events and networking opportunities around the UK and online, covering many different aspects of counselling and psychotherapy.

A competence framework to recognise and support the roles of workplace counsellors and enhance professional standards

An invitation for an organisation to tender and work with us on our NHS productivity project to improve understanding of counselling and psychotherapy with NHS leaders and commissioners.

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

Open article: ‘I could finally let go of thinking I was a strong man’. Therapy Today, September 2023

Brian Charlesworth explores what students need to consider to make the most of training supervision. Therapy Today, April 2024

In the context of a challenging employment market, driving growth in paid opportunities and bringing employers closer to our professions is a key priority for BACP.

The truth about ‘Generation Anxiety’... What’s really undermining the mental health of young people? // The ethics of turning down clients // Breaking the shame-rage cycle // Couples therapy for addiction // Are psychedelics really risk-free?

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

Read our members' experiences and your stories of how counselling can help children and young people.