Supervision: Planning for breaks Journals Published 29 Feb 2024 'I support supervisees to write a new clinical will or update an existing one, and encourage them to consider their priorities and preferences for pausing practice'. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.
Introduction to supervision (public version) GPiA 064 Good practice Published 31 Dec 2016 Good Practice in Action commonly asked questions resource on supervision. Last reviewed February 2024. PDF download
Is confidentiality posthumous? News Published 11 Jun 2025 Reading Joan Didion’s Private Diary: A reflection on ethics, legacy, and literary boundaries. BACP Student blogs.
MP's report on mental health services reflects our calls for funding improvements News Published 3 Dec 2025 “These are common sense calls that would have a positive impact on counselling provision"
The impact of clinical supervision on counsellors and therapists, their practice and their clients Research Published 1 Jan 2007 Updated 1 Oct 2019 A systematic review of the literature published since 1980. PDF download.
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Therapy Today, December 2023 / January 2024 Journals Published 1 Dec 2023 Healing the healers: How can we best support NHS staff under pressure?... plus... Considering diversity from a new perspective... How unconscious dynamics manifest online... When self-disclosure is best practice... Reparenting the wounded inner child
Self-harm About therapy Self-harm can take many forms and is often a way of coping with overwhelming emotions and feelings. Our member Natalie Phillips explains what self-harm is and how counselling can help.
Reasons why school counsellors need to be part of schools News Published 11 Jan 2023 Dr Marilyn McGowen, school-based counselling ERG member, shares her views on why putting forward a motion to the NEU Support Staff Union Conference to secure funding for school counselling is so important. BACP member blogs