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A three part guide on safe lone working, looking at location considerations, client considerations and acting on a concern. PDF download.

Information and resources for practitioners and supervisors

Beyond the scroll: therapy in the age of TikTok. The role of social media in young people’s self-diagnosis, and as a gateway to therapy... Plus: Language matters... Pride as a verb... The safeguarding tightrope... Daring to be funny. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, June 2025.

Cultural competence in student support: Meeting the unique needs of international students... International student counselling: Structural and social barriers... College counselling: Navigating the tensions... The future of HE support: Visibility and cross-collaboration... Facing the cost-of-living crisis: Students vs. financial pressure. University and College Counselling, May 2025.

A competence framework for delivering effective humanistic counselling with young people aged 4 to 18 years

Counsellors Matthew Leavesley and Deborah Shakespeare describe their fight for equal pay with their CBT colleagues. Therapy Today, April 2023

While welcoming 'Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper', BACP, BPC and UKCP raise serious concerns about its ambition and its ability to deliver the support needed for our children and young people.

Holding a maternal mirror: How a counsellor’s pregnancy impacted her work with children in care... Plus: Happy and safe online... Facilitating advocacy... Supporting refugees... Clay as the narrative. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, March 2026.

Carolyn Mumby reviews this guide to developing ethical maturity in practice. Coaching Today, January 2024

Open article: Amy Tarrant and Sue Noble look at how the younger generation are influencing transformative global change and demonstrate how we can use coaching to support them. Coaching Today, October 2023