Counselling for children and young people in the UK Journals Published 31 Mar 2015 BACP’s Jo Pybis and Charlie Jackson present an overview of the current research literature on counselling for children and young people across the UK. BACP Children and Young People, March 2015
On not being weird Journals Published 30 Jun 2015 The Government wants counselling to be available in all schools. But what sort of counsellors will we be? Esoteric and secretive, or open and inclusive? Nick Luxmoore offers a lucid rationale for the latter. BACP Children and Young People, June 2015
Rising from the ashes Journals Published 30 Jun 2015 Justine Gore-Smith describes how five experienced therapists in Oxfordshire, who were made redundant in the austerity cuts, have launched Phoenix Counselling Cooperative to fill the gap in services. BACP Children and Young People, June 2015
Expectations - or not Journals Published 30 Jun 2015 Nick Midgley, Sally Parkinson and the IMPACT-ME research team investigated what adolescents thought would happen when they entered therapy. BACP Children and Young People, June 2015
I am not black, I am not white, I am both, I am mixed Journals Published 30 Jun 2015 Dinah Morley and Cathy Street introduce the topic of mixedness and help us to think about its implications in the counselling room and in school. BACP Children and Young People, June 2015
The goal and the alliance Journals Published 30 Sep 2015 Goal-based measures function as both outcome tools and valuable support for the therapeutic alliance. A research project at Xenzone has proved the benefits of their interactive CoGS tool. Aaron Sefi reports. BACP Children and Young People, September 2015
Assessing family health and wellbeing Journals Published 30 Sep 2015 When Susan Simpson assessed and counselled families living in cross-cultural situations, the Heimler Scale of Social Functioning proved a useful, holistic tool to help them talk about their needs. BACP Children and Young People, September 2015
Thinking about... attachment Journals Published 30 Sep 2015 "... we must look deeper to be truly effective counsellors, for we have our own histories." Regular column from Anna Jacobs. BACP Children and Young People, September 2015
Considering... ghostwriting an autobiography Journals Published 30 Sep 2015 "Who we are is the story we tell about our lives." Regular column from Nick Luxmoore. BACP Children and Young People, September 2015
From the chair: Childlike wonder Journals Published 31 Dec 2015 In her regular column Cathy Bell, Chair of BACP CYP. says we must retain our wonder and fascination if we are to truly join with our young clients. BACP Children and Young People, December 2015