Ownership and storage of client notes and records in the context of the counselling professions GPiA 071 Good practice Published 31 May 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource on record keeping. Last reviewed October 2024. PDF download
The big issue: Your notes, your rights Good practice Published 21 Nov 2025 Open article: Ellie Broughton investigates why there’s still so much confusion around requests to surrender clients’ notes. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026.
University and College Counselling, September 2025 Journals Published 2 Sep 2025 Reframing masculinity: Reimagining support systems that welcome men... Male student mental health: Responding to the barriers... Mind your mind: Prioritising staff wellbeing... Learning and unlearning: Lessons from a first career. University and College Counselling, September 2025.
Contracting for children and young people in the counselling professions GPiA 131 Good practice Published 25 Oct 2025 Good Practice in Action contracting for adults in the counselling professions. Published May 2024. PDF download
Reasonable adjustment in the counselling professions GPiA 080 Good practice Published 1 Oct 2025 Good Practice in Action fact sheet covering equality and diversity. Last reviewed March 2023. PDF download
Breaks and endings resources Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework
Ethical Framework BSL version The full text of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2018 presented in British Sign Language (BSL)
In depth: Assisted dying and therapy Journals Published 22 Dec 2025 Open article: BACP’s Third Sector Lead, Jeremy Bacon, explains some of the implications for counselling and palliative care, and psychotherapist Kamalyn Kaur invites therapists to reflect on the ethical considerations. Thresholds, January 2026.
BACP shortlisted for three Memcom awards News Published 21 Jun 2024 We’ve been nominated for our member eBulletin and two campaigns
Scottish party manifestos include our policy asks News Published 27 Jun 2024 Four of our General Election key policies have been reflected in Scottish party manifestos published this week