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The new Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2026 has been launched and will become mandatory on Tuesday 3 November 2026. This page will help you prepare for the transition by providing information about the review process, as well as feedback which helped shape the new framework and supporting resources.

Good Practice in Action fact sheet covering equality and diversity. Last reviewed September 2025. PDF download

In her new book, Online Counselling: an essential guide, author Sarah Worley-James talks to Nicola Banning about her love of working online and why she wrote a nuts-and-bolts guide to help our profession do it better. BACP Workplace, January 2023

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Dementia: caring for the couple. Plus... Alzheimer's and loss: A personal perspective on the emotional impact of dementia... Acting out: How drama workshops support people with young-onset dementia... Up the garden path: Gardening can have a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.

BACP Healthcare news and resources. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024

Sarah Millward explores the ethical considerations involved in psychotherapy, and the steps therapists can take to ensure the best possible care for their clients. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog

In her new book, Ageing Upwards, author Berit Lewis explores how, instead of resisting ageing, we might embrace later life and take responsibility for our own ageing process. She talks to Nicola Banning about how it might look and feel if we did. BACP Workplace, April 2023

Making sense of symptoms. Plus... Keep talking: Dementia patients can benefit from IAPT services, according to a study... Pain prevention: Could pre-operative counselling be the key to preventing chronic pain?... In circles: How talking circles help healthcare workers recover from moral injury

Good Practice in Action clinical reflections for practice resource on working online. Published November 2024. PDF download