“Don’t white-knuckle it”: What older adults need to know about grief News Published 2 Dec 2025 Julia Samuel MBE shares how to navigate grief in later life
Approved progression qualification: SCoPEd framework column B and C competences For awarding organisations who have designed a qualification that enables students to gain competences aligned to column B and C of the SCoPEd framework.
From the BACP team Journals Published 1 Apr 2024 ‘We need to ensure that members experience a welcoming and inclusive organisation’. Therapy Today, May 2024
BACP approved progression qualifications An approved progression qualification demonstrates meeting high professional standards aligned to the SCoPEd framework and approved qualification criteria.
Investigating secondary trauma in student placements: an exploratory study Research Published 10 May 2022 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Diana Conroy, Toni-Marie Benaton, Ivana Babicova and Elizabeth Eate
Training to become a therapist Our recommended training routes to ensure you gain the skills and experience to practise competently and safely.
Children, young people and families Promoting the importance of early intervention and access to timely psychological therapies for children, young people and families is a priority for BACP.
Government confirms one year adoption support fund extension News Published 5 Sep 2025 The fund pays for crucial support for vulnerable children, including therapy
Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions The Ethical Framework sets out the expected ethical principles, values and good practice standards for BACP members. All members commit to complying with the Ethical Framework as part of their terms and conditions of membership..
Alcohol at work Journals Published 19 Jul 2023 Open article: Lauren Booker of Alcohol Change UK explores the personal, organisational, and societal costs; and considers how employers can best create a cultural change when it comes to alcohol at work. BACP Workplace, July 2023