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Rebecca Grace, Assistant Registrar for BACP, addresses therapy complaints, confidentiality, competence, boundaries and power imbalances. BACP learning from practice blogs

We believe that a paid counsellor should be available in every primary, secondary school, academy and FE college in England.

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

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

In her blog exploring anxiety and relationships, Sarai Monk uncovers the intricate links between unconscious feelings, early attachment bonds and the impact on our wellbeing. BACP Mental Health Awareness Week

Emma E Redfern argues that successfully incorporating a new modality into your practice can be a process of transitioning, not integrating. Therapy Today, December 2023

In the first in our new debate series, Paul Hurst argues the case for a new Universal Pastoral Care model, centred around the principles of counselling ethics rather than faith-based considerations. Thresholds, October 2020

Open article: As the UK faces strike action not seen since the 1980s, Nicola Banning explores what worker dissent and unrest could mean for therapists working with employees, employers and EAPs. BACP Workplace, January 2023

Research is important for clients, for practitioners and politically to continue to demonstrate that counselling changes lives.

Open article: Should we be sharing our coaching skills with our clients? Phil Renshaw and Jenny Robinson propose that leadership coaches today must face up to a new challenge. Coaching Today, April 2020