Communities of Practice Champions Opportunity with BACP: We're looking for community champions to support our Communities of Practice discussion forum.
Ethical decision making in the context of the counselling professions GPiA 044 Good practice Published 31 Oct 2017 Good Practice in Action fact sheet on ethical decision making. Last reviewed September 2024. PDF download
BACP Cost of living report A central pillar of our campaign work has been to better understand the negative mental health impact of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis on our members, counselling services, clients and the wider population.
Practical aspects of record keeping within the counselling professions GPiA 067 Good practice Published 17 Sep 2018 Good Practice in Action commonly asked questions resource on record keeping. Last reviewed June 2025. PDF download
Between reality and possibility: A hermeneutic phenomenological exploration of imagination in the therapy room Research Published 10 Aug 2026 Updated 3 Sep 2026 Research by Sarah Goss
What are the five stages of grief? About therapy Our member Jen Mak explains the five stages of grief model and how it might help us understand how grief and loss are affecting us
The path out of burnout Journals Published 28 Apr 2023 Identifying clients’ individual risk factors is key in helping them process burnout, says Francis Norton. Therapy Today, May 2023
Ponderings of a counselling tutor Journals Published 26 May 2023 'Let's have these conversations, process our own emotions, and integrate climate awareness into counselling and psychotherapy'. University and College Counselling, May 2023
Bluey and the Paradoxical Theory of Change News Published 24 Sep 2024 Embracing authenticity: How Bluey illustrates the paradoxical theory of change in parenting and counselling. BACP member blogs. BACP student blogs
The experiences of counselling and psychotherapy from the perspective of carers of people with dementia Research Published 30 Nov 2012 Updated 1 Oct 2019 An exploration of client views and processes of change. This study presents six case studies looking at the everyday experiences, expectations and experiences of therapy, and the impact of therapy on the lives of carers of people with dementia. PDF download.