Confidentiality in relation to children and young people News Published 21 Feb 2025 Sarah Millward explores how therapists handle confidentiality for children and young people in counselling. Guidance for parents on consent, data rights, and therapist communication. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
Managing confidentiality within the counselling professions GPiA 014 Good practice Published 31 Jul 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource on confidentiality. Last reviewed September 2025. PDF download
The experiences of counselling and psychotherapy from the perspective of carers of people with dementia Research Published 30 Nov 2012 Updated 1 Oct 2019 An exploration of client views and processes of change. This study presents six case studies looking at the everyday experiences, expectations and experiences of therapy, and the impact of therapy on the lives of carers of people with dementia. PDF download.
Counselling changes lives: When trauma hides in plain sight Journals Published 22 Nov 2024 Open article: Therapy can help clients recognise the unexpected ways trauma shows up in their lives, says Philippa Smethurst. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.
Counselling and psychological therapy for children with long-term medical conditions (LTCs) Research Published 30 Apr 2015 Updated 1 Oct 2019 A narrative review summarising the current literature on psychological therapy for children with LTCs, focusing on multiple LTCs, asthma, diabetes, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). PDF download.
School counselling brings long-term economic benefit, first-of-its-kind report reveals News Published 6 Jun 2024 The report says earlier intervention has a greater impact on children’s lives
Clinical wills and digital legacies in the counselling professions GPiA 104 Good practice Published 29 Apr 2019 Good Practice in Action fact sheet resource on breaks and endings. Last reviewed March 2024. PDF download
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Why hasn't a therapist replied to my enquiry? News Published 27 Jun 2025 Sarah Millward explains why when therapists don’t respond and what you can do next. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
Ethical guidelines for research in the counselling professions Research Published 11 Jul 2018 Updated 28 Feb 2019 Guidelines to promote and inform good research practice. PDF download