Scottish party manifestos include our policy asks News Published 27 Jun 2024 Four of our General Election key policies have been reflected in Scottish party manifestos published this week
Respect resources Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
Increase in counsellors and psychotherapists working in NHS, new data reveals News Published 9 May 2025 The figures are ‘encouraging’ but need to be treated with some caution
Ethics resources Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
BACP responds to second NICE depression guideline consultation News Published 12 Jun 2018 BACP has put forward another robust response to the unprecedented second consultation around the NICE guideline for adults with depression.
Working in the therapy factory Journals Published 21 Jan 2020 The IAPT model dominates mental health services in England. Elizabeth Cotton argues that the model is flawed and downgrades therapy. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2020
Universal school counselling needed to support young people News Published 4 Jan 2023 NHS figures show steep rise in numbers of children needing treatment for mental health problems
From the CEO Journals Published 1 Dec 2023 ‘We’ve made progress in the work we’re doing to bring more therapists into the NHS’. Therapy Today, December 2023
From the Chair Journals Published 1 Apr 2024 ‘The trajectory of the counselling professions is constantly being directed by political influences’ Therapy Today, May 2024
Government’s limited education recovery package will have “devastating impact” on children’s mental health News Published 3 Jun 2021 “Children will pay the price of this failure to fully invest in their educational recovery”