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A toolkit designed to help the UK counselling and psychotherapy sectors better understand and address race and diversity.

A three part guide on safe lone working, looking at location considerations, client considerations and acting on a concern. PDF download.

Encouraging research into counselling and psychotherapy

Open article: David Britten explains why the coaching competences have been created and gives some background to their development. He addresses some key questions and concerns that BACP members have voiced about these and other frameworks. Coaching Today, January 2023

Joanna Holmes reflects on five years leading BACP’s CYPF policy work, UK achievements, and her new focus on safeguarding. BACP staff blogs.

News and resources from the BACP research team. Therapy Today, March 2023

Open article: News and resources from the BACP research team. Therapy Today, April 2023

A competence framework and curriculum to develop professional standards for coaching practitioners

Need help with an ethical dilemma? Find information and support or book a consultation with our ethics officers.

Promoting the importance of early intervention and access to timely psychological therapies for children, young people and families is a priority for BACP.