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We’re funding our members to deliver projects to improve access to counselling for people from marginalised and racialised community backgrounds.

In the context of a challenging employment market, driving growth in paid opportunities and bringing employers closer to our professions is a key priority for BACP.

Good Practice in Action contracting for adults across the counselling professions. Published January 2024. PDF download

Poster presentation by Shinette Brown, Laura Fontanet, Pedro Magalhães Lino, Johnny Scratchley and Rahim Nas

BACP accreditation is the mark of a high quality, professional practitioner training course. It guarantees a standard of training accepted for BACP membership, registration and accreditation. Our course accreditation scheme is temporarily closed and we’re not accepting any new applications at this time.

Research overview based on searches of PubMed, Psychinfo and NHS Evidence from 2000 onwards in relation to counselling and psychological therapies for depression in and around pregnancy. PDF download.

Our Board of Governors has issued a statement

We're exhibiting to more than 4,000 delegates at this year’s Health and Wellbeing at Work event

Sarah Millward explores how therapists handle confidentiality for children and young people in counselling. Guidance for parents on consent, data rights, and therapist communication. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog

BACP Healthcare news and resources. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023