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Open article: Barbara Smith, Carl Dutton and Kaye Richards have developed green and social prescribing for young people, with innovative programmes delivered by CAMHS practitioners and community colleagues. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2025.

Our Children, Young People and Families lead Jo Holmes reflects on the impact of our school counselling campaign

BACP and the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) have a connection with each other’s counsellor and psychotherapist accreditation schemes.

Open article: It’s time all practitioners were aware of the core competences for working with gender, sexual and relationship diversity, says Silva Neves. Therapy Today, June 2023

José Luis Leal writes about why the injured parts of the psyche should not go unacknowledged. Thresholds, April 2024

Open article: Alan McPherson looks at the evidence that we’re closing the research - practice gap in our profession - and why it matters. Therapy Today, March 2025.

We sometimes ask you to give us information about yourself and your family so we can make sure you receive the appropriate services. This policy explains what happens with this information.

Gillian Proctor, Maeta Brown, Shlomo Cohen and Sue Mckelvie explore how some counsellors working in IAPT deal with ethical conflicts. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2019

The updated guideline is better than the original, but we’re still disappointed about some areas

Louise Hudspith explores connecting with the digital generation: adapting counselling for TikTok and Instagram users. BACP member blogs