New Government funding for early intervention mental health hubs for children and young people Funded counselling provision will be part of this offer
Crisis in children and young people’s mental healthcare News Published 15 Mar 2024 We support recommendations by Children’s Commissioner following report revealing lengthening waiting times
SCoPEd transition mechanisms Details of the transition period mechanisms for moving between membership categories
Coaching competence framework and curriculum A competence framework and curriculum to develop professional standards for coaching practitioners
Online and phone therapy (OPT) competence framework, user guide and training curriculum A framework and curriculum to support training and practice in online and phone therapy (formerly telephone and e-counselling competences and curricula)
Race matters: A rise in ethical leadership Journals Published 13 Jan 2023 Letesia Gibson asks: are we getting the leaders we deserve? BACP Workplace, January 2023
Boundaries within the counselling professions GPiA 110 Good practice Published 13 Jan 2020 Good Practice in Action fact sheet resource on boundaries. Last reviewed September 2025. PDF download
Safe working in the context of the counselling professions GPiA 106 Good practice Published 31 Dec 2016 Good Practice in Action clinical reflections for practice resource. Last reviewed November 2024. PDF download
MPs launch inquiry into children and young people’s mental health services News Published 1 Feb 2021 We’ll be submitting evidence to the inquiry about the need for a counsellor in every school
Distinctions and visibilities Journals Published 24 May 2024 Open article: Dr Heather Sutherland shares a personal reflection on ‘mental health’ as a labelled issue of concern in UK higher education institutions. University and College Counselling, May 2024.