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The Scope of Practice and Education (SCoPEd) framework is a ground-breaking shared standards framework, which sets out the core training, practice and competence requirements for counsellors and psychotherapists working with adults.

Open article: Working in social care is notoriously physically and emotionally demanding, poorly paid and involves long hours. BACP research fellow Jenny O'Donnell shines a light on this often overlooked workforce. BACP Workplace, April 2025.

Poster presentation by Lucinda Hart.

Open article: Jeanine Connor calls for a more compassionate consideration of why some teenage boys fall down toxic digital rabbit holes. Therapy Today, June 2026.

Evidence of our policy influence across most party manifestos ahead of the Scottish Parliament election

Our member Dr Justin Havens explains what Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is and how it can help

Open article: Rick Hughes interviews speakers and presenters involved in a recent outdoor personal and professional development event. University and College Counselling, September 2024.

Open article: Having received a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), coach, trainer and supervisor Nishe Patel talks to Diane Parker about the impact her diagnosis is having on her life and work, exploring the challenges as well as the gifts it presents. Coaching Today, April 2023

We’re pleased some of our key policy asks are included, but gaps are likely to remain in services

Government to make mental health services more accessible in communities