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We’ve joined with other counselling and mental health organisations to issue a joint statement in support of NHS staff for World Mental Health Day

Gemma Ryan reports on research based on a BACP survey of members’ experiences of working in the NHS. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2020

Our divisions represent and promote specific areas of interest within the counselling professions, providing specialist resources, events and networking.

The role of research in counselling and psychotherapy - insights from SCORE consortium. Regular column from Afra Turner. University and College Counselling, November 2023

The Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2018 will be reviewed and we want to make sure that members are involved in the process

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

Jonny Ward is a therapist, a first responder, and watch manager for the Fire and Rescue Service, who is also known as The Anxious Firefighter. Bringing 16 years of experience in the fire service, he talks to Nicola Banning about his work educating others, and what he hopes to bring to the BACP Workplace division as he joins the Executive Committee. BACP Workplace, October 2023

Poster presentation by Rachel Kraftman

"It is paramount that supervision feels safe enough for supervisees to explore the roles they play in their own families and any intergenerational trauma." Regular column from Ryan Lowe. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2020

Open article: Claire Harrison-Breed explains developmental trauma and how it manifests in the therapeutic relationship. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023