From the Chair: Whispers of hope Journals Published 29 Mar 2021 "Hope sits between faith and love. It is both a verb and a noun – growing, rising, energising – and is most often recognised in how it moves and uplifts us." Regular column from Maureen Slattery-Marsh. Thresholds, April 2021
How culture impacts on empathy Journals Published 31 Jan 2013 Open article: Jasbinder Singh and Peter Madsen Gubi explore the potential impact of Sikh faith on the therapeutic process. Thresholds, Winter 2012
What should pastoral care look like in the 21st century? Journals Published 7 Oct 2020 In the first in our new debate series, Paul Hurst argues the case for a new Universal Pastoral Care model, centred around the principles of counselling ethics rather than faith-based considerations. Thresholds, October 2020
I am who I am Journals Published 12 Mar 2020 In the second of our series from chaplains working on campus, Simon Coleman offers an overview of his approach to working with faith-based distress. University and College Counselling, March 2020
Food for the soul Journals Published 17 Jul 2020 Counsellors from different theoretical backgrounds with a range of spiritualities and faith traditions met for the first time at a new BACP East Midlands Spirituality Network group. Thresholds, July 2020
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
A student experience of the BACP research conference In her blog, Shakila shares her first-time experience attending the conference and highlights various noteworthy aspects, and also explores religion, faith and the importance of building networks. BACP members blog
Death and dying at work Journals Published 13 Apr 2023 Open article: Faith Holloway explains why the Compassionate Employers programme, run by Hospice UK, is inviting employers to step up and face one of the last taboos. BACP Workplace, April 2023
Unexpected conversations Journals Published 31 Jan 2012 How can practitioners be prepared to meet the totality of the human condition without some understanding of faiths and how they work, especially the Christian faith, which shapes so much of our culture? ask Alistair Ross and Tim Marks. Thresholds, Winter 2011
On the supportive role of Islam in working with refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants Journals Published 4 Aug 2017 Open article: Sushila Dhall reflects on her work with Muslim refugees. Thresholds, Summer 2017