Scotland Mental Health Strategy recognises contribution of therapists News Published 5 Jul 2023 BACP, members and organisations contributed to Scotland's new Mental Health Strategy
Student placements with children and young people Requirements for student counsellors on adult-focused BACP accredited courses undertaking training placements with children and young people.
Clinical concepts: The paradox of professional humility Journals Published 1 Apr 2024 Can being humble make you a better therapist? Sally Brown talks to Helene Nissen-Lie about the emerging and intriguing concept of professional humility. Therapy Today, May 2024
Joining with Citizens UK to campaign for funded school counselling News Published 21 Apr 2023 We’ve been working closely with Citizens UK – and now you can get involved too
My practice: Sarah Jane Colbourne Journals Published 28 Apr 2023 ‘My dyslexia allows me to work more creatively with clients.’ Therapy Today, May 2023
Supervision: Mindful supervision Journals Published 3 Mar 2023 "By integrating mindfulness into supervision sessions, my supervisees and I have unlocked a felt sense of the client that has supported the counsellor to engage with rich reflections or identify their own blocks." Regular column from Elizabeth Holt. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023
Anti-oppressive practice Journals Published 9 Jun 2023 To practice safely and ethically with culturally, ethnically, racially or faith-distant clients, we need to understand our own identity and how this relates to our clients, writes Myira Khan. Private Practice, June 2023
Ask the executive: How do I get the best out of supervision? Journals Published 27 Jan 2020 Open article: BACP Coaching’s Executive Specialist for Supervision, Steve Page, responds on behalf of the Executive. Coaching Today, January 2020
Access to Scottish mental health services ‘too slow and complicated’ Audit Scotland report reveals despite funding increases people still struggle to access therapy
BACP events We organise professional conferences, CPD events and networking opportunities around the UK and online, covering many different aspects of counselling and psychotherapy.