Online and phone therapy (OPT) training Guidance and CPD resources for BACP members on ensuring they have the competences to work remotely
New competences for working remotely with children and young people News Published 9 Aug 2022 We've updated our existing Children and young people (4-18 years) competence framework with new competences for working online and over the phone
My practice: Working creatively Journals Published 14 Jun 2021 "We have to move with the times and work in the world that is." Regular column by Sarah Van Gogh. Private Practice, June 2021
Working with warring parents Journals Published 20 Oct 2021 Sarah Ingram reports on a government-funded programme that uses mentalisation-based therapy to reduce friction in families. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2021
Recording online sessions News Published 5 Jan 2021 Our children and young people (CYP) ethics consultant Sarah Watson discusses the dilemma of recording your work
In counselling: Personal boundaries online Journals Published 29 Feb 2024 'We would be letting them down if we refused to participate in these conversations. But how do we draw a line between our professional personas and other aspects of our lives online?' BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.
Working with the homeless Journals Published 14 Jan 2021 What do you do when the UK Government tells you to stay at home but you haven’t got one? Nathalie Griffin supports key workers at St Mungo’s charity for the homeless and explains what happened in Bristol last year. BACP Workplace, January 2021
Online and phone therapy CPD courses Discounted courses for BACP counsellors and psychotherapists aligned with the Online and Phone Therapy (OPT) competency framework
Online counselling - the new kid on the block, who's here to stay Journals Published 1 Mar 2023 Online counselling sat on the fringes of therapeutic work until the COVID pandemic forced us to find new ways of working. Few of us were prepared for or were sufficiently trained to adapt to this new way of working. Rick Hughes interviews Sarah Worley-James about the brave new world of online counselling. University and College Counselling, March 2023
Workplace matters: Kindness online Journals Published 30 Oct 2023 'Given the complexity of the information that AI systems like Chat GPT and Bard can access in seconds, can these systems really help people with mental health issues?.' Regular column from Sandi Mann. BACP Workplace, October 2023