Pay for school counsellors News Published 17 Mar 2022 Jo Holmes discusses the complexities of pay and pay-bands for school counsellors in England and introduces a new platform for commissioners to contract sessional counsellors to work directly with children, young people and families. BACP blogs.
Welsh Politicians highlight need to increase access to talking therapies News Published 4 Apr 2019 BACP briefed many of the politicians involved and we were thanked during the debate.
"Depression isn’t an inevitable part of ageing" News Published 18 Apr 2019 Our Older People Lead Jeremy Bacon writes about challenging ageist stereotypes in the mental health field
2020-2021 Workforce mapping survey News Published 18 Feb 2022 Read the findings from the first 12 months of our workforce mapping survey
The impact of assessments on disabled people News Published 2 Dec 2021 Mel Halacre talks about the arduous feeling of assessments and their hidden impact on people's lives. BACP member blogs
The big issue: Healers in crisis Ellie Broughton News Published 1 Dec 2023 Open article: Frontline NHS workers are dealing with burnout, trauma and moral injury, while funding for support is being cut – and the crisis has far-reaching effects, says Ellie Broughton. Therapy Today, December 2023
A year of shielding News Published 23 Mar 2021 Melani Halacre describes the impact of the last year on herself and her disabled clients
The deadliest year News Published 22 Nov 2021 Jens Bakewell highlights the importance of Trans Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance across the world
UK government urged to invest in mental health support News Published 30 Jul 2021 We welcome new report calling for strategic government spending on mental health