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Requirements for student counsellors on adult-focused BACP accredited courses undertaking training placements with children and young people.

Bringing together practitioners, researchers and trainers to develop the evidence base and improve the effectiveness of school and community based counselling services for children and young people.

When it’s time for goodbye: Integrating a range of therapeutic models to create positive endings in child therapy... Plus: On their own terms ... Intersectionality in practice... Trans teens at the tabletop... Gender stereotypes. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, December 2025.

Archive of online articles and pdf copies of the BACP Children, Young People and Families journal, the quarterly journal of BACP Children, Young People and Families division

We strongly believe the Government response to the consultation on the Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision green paper is a missed opportunity

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Navigating gender identity in schools: A counsellor's perspective on affirmation vs. caution. BACP member blog

Sarah Millward explores how therapists handle confidentiality for children and young people in counselling. Guidance for parents on consent, data rights, and therapist communication. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog

While welcoming 'Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper', BACP, BPC and UKCP raise serious concerns about its ambition and its ability to deliver the support needed for our children and young people.

We believe 730,000 children a year will still not receive adequate support