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Training to be a therapist helped Kat Moran process the impact of her dad’s transition. Therapy Today, April 2023

For National Grief Awareness Week, our members discuss how social media is changing the way we grieve and how to safely share your feelings online.

Our approved qualifications scheme offers awarding organisations external quality assurance that your qualification meets stringent training, practice and quality standards.

Counsellors and psychotherapists play a crucial role in improving the health and wellbeing of our society. Find out about training, search for jobs and placements or develop your skills working with us.

Anne Power reflects on how further training in emotionally focused therapy for couples helped her grow as a therapist. Therapy Today, December 2023

This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of psychological interventions within women's centres to identify any areas for development in services and to increase awareness of the needs of women who access them. PDF download.

The routes will enable registered members to move to our accredited or senior accredited membership categories, where they have the skills, knowledge and training to do so.

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.

Our accreditation routes recognise the wide variety of training pathways by which our members enter the profession and then continue to develop post-qualification.

The Scope of Practice and Education (SCoPEd) framework is a ground-breaking shared standards framework, which sets out the core training, practice and competence requirements for counsellors and psychotherapists working with adults.