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BACP International Research Conference Research Published 25 Aug 2017 Updated 21 Jan 2026 A leading international event for researchers and practitioners
NHS budget increase must bolster counselling and psychotherapy services News Published 11 Jun 2025 Our response to Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review
General Election 2024: Mental health must be a priority News Published 23 May 2024 We’ll be working on your behalf to put counselling and psychotherapy on the agenda
From the President Journals Published 21 Feb 2024 ‘Generating employment opportunities for counsellors and therapists is a topic close to my heart’. Therapy Today, March 2024
MHST plans must include access to funded school counselling News Published 8 Mar 2023 Our Children, Young People and Families Lead responds to new report with renewed call for school counselling
Holding hope and complexity: Working with looked-after children Ailsa Smith Thompson explores Holding Hope: Therapy with Looked-After Children. BACP member blogs.
Students Conference 2025: Watch our highlights video News Published 7 Mar 2025 Catch up on the action and hear from attendees on how they found the day
Applying play therapy principles to older children and teenagers Research Published 10 May 2022 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Clare Whitworth