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Training: 'Large cohorts offer richer diversity in terms of age, class, race, ethnicity, experience and personality type. Students might range in age from 20s to 70s, with all that this implies in terms of life experience and outlook.' BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023

Psychotherapist Sam Clark shares her experience of personal and professional transformation, through use of the AEDP model with young people. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2020

Jeanine Connor talks to Elaine Bousfield, founder and director of ZunTold, an independent publishing company based in Manchester. The company publishes books for children and young adults to support emotional wellbeing and mental health. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2020

Sue Pattison and Maggie Robson, joint Chairs of BACP Children, Young People and Families division, ask you to support our campaign for a paid counsellor in every secondary school, academy and FE college in England

"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

Sophia Friedrich shares how, in her experience, being part of the integrated local authority offer makes school counselling better for everyone. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

'For some young people (and adults), a fear of the unknown, of not being in control and not being able to test out new situations, means they struggle with transitions'. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

"There has always been concern that the cost of training precludes many good candidates from becoming counsellors. Efforts to make the profession more inclusive have long been jeopardised by this." Regular column from Sue Kegerreis. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023

Aleesha Khan urges us to address political dimensions of children’s lives in counselling to contribute to a more inclusive and equitable society. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023

David Cook states the case that it is in young clients’ best interests not to perceive school counsellors as wise and powerful people with specialist knowledge. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023