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Open article: Social media platforms open new ways for private practitioners to connect across the country, and the world, argue Caz Binstead and Nicholas Sarantakis. Private Practice, June 2025.

Open article: Beyond the lazy stereotypes that young people are work-shy and entitled, what can the therapy profession and employers learn from the Youth Voice Census 2025 about their attitudes to life and work? Quite a lot, argues Lauren Mistry, the Deputy CEO of Youth Employment UK. She shares her insights. BACP Workplace, October 2025.

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

Supplementary resources, based on current research and evidence, to help you implement the Ethical Framework in your practice. Include commonly asked questions, fact sheets, legal resources and research overviews.

When time is of the essence: Working at relational depth in short-term therapy... Extremist ideas: Navigating misogyny in the room... Professional development: The restorative power of nature... Setting up from scratch: Profile of an FE head of service. University and College Counselling, November 2025.

Featuring 'The COVID Trail: psychodynamic explorations', Halina Brunning and Olya Khaleelee; 'The CBT Companion: CBT-based models and worksheets for practitioners and clients', Benjamin E Cook; 'Autistic Phenomena and Unrepresented States: explorations in the emergence of self', Howard B Levine and Jani SantamarÍa; 'Hoarding Disorder: a comprehensive clinical guide', Carolyn I Rodriguez and Randy O Frost; 'Online Counselling: an essential guide', Sarah Worley-James and 'Living with Extreme Intelligence: developing essential communication skills', Sonja Falck. Therapy Today, September 2023

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Abstracts submitted to the BACP Annual Research Conference are eligible for this prestigious award which aims to make research more accessible and engaging.