Join us for this new event which aims to increase your knowledge and provide updates on the latest developments in adoption counselling. This change in guidance affects those working in England but theoretical content may be of interest to those working across all four nations.

During the session, you’ll gain insights into the lived experience of an adoptive client and understand what these changes may mean for clients in the future.
The event is aimed at all counsellors and practitioners who’d like to commence working with adult adopted clients (now or in the future) or continue the therapeutic relationship if adoption related issues arise in therapy.

It may also be relevant for training providers as we’ll discuss what’s next for BACP in this area. There are plans to develop an adoption competence framework, training curriculum to support training providers and good practice guidance resources in the future.

Event aims

The event aims to:

  • develop an understanding of working with adult adopted clients either from the start of the therapeutic relationship or if adoption related issues arise during the therapy session
  • gain a perspective of an adopted client’s experiences and what these changes to regulation will mean for clients in the future
  • understand the reform of Ofsted requirements around counselling and adopted people and what this means to counsellors and clients
  • have an understanding of what’s next for BACP in this area

Programme

View the full event programme here

Key information

What’s included

If you book to attend this event, you’ll receive:

  • approximately three hours of CPD presentations
  • a CPD certificate download
  • a copy of selected presentation slides to download
  • access to the on-demand service to catch up on event recordings

Event information

The event will take place online on Tuesday 10 December between 9:30am and 1:30pm.

Joining instructions and the event link will be sent to the email linked to your BACP account 48 hours before the event.

On-demand

If you’re unable to attend on the day, all bookings include access to the on-demand service, where you can catch up on the recordings from the event as many times as you like from Tuesday 10 December 2024 until Monday 10 February 2025.

The on-demand service will be human transcribed through a reviewed process to ensure accuracy.

Event sponsorship

To find out about sponsoring this event and other opportunities, please contact Josh Reed.