Counselling is not a weakness Theresa Hammond, gives her personal experience of the impact of COVID-19. BACP member blogs
All eyes on her yet she was never truly seen Rochelle Armstrong describes how Marilyn Monroe's experience teaches us the dangers of a public persona while Norma Jean shows us the value of vulnerability. BACP member blogs
Help us strengthen the case for coaching News Published 21 Sep 2021 Steve Mulligan explains the need for investment to support the health and wellbeing of our health and social care workforce
Viewpoints Journals Published 25 Jun 2021 Your platform to share your views, opinions and concerns about our profession. Therapy Today, July/August 2021
Telling secrets to protect children? Journals Published 31 Dec 2016 Mandatory reporting is again being considered, despite children’s services leaders rejecting the idea as unworkable. Peter Jenkins reports on how we got to this point, and the possible implications. BACP Children and Young People, December 2016
‘Infantasising’ students at risk of suicide, or time for a new duty of care in HE? Journals Published 23 Nov 2023 Open article: Peter Jenkins assesses the arguments for and against universities adopting an extended duty of care. University and College Counselling, November 2023
Dynamic interpersonal therapy: working with perceptions of the self and other Journals Published 31 Jul 2017 Open article: Deborah Abrahams outlines the contribution of short-term psychodynamic work to IAPT services. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2017
Opinion: Matthew Leavesley and Deborah Shakespeare Journals Published 31 Mar 2023 Counsellors Matthew Leavesley and Deborah Shakespeare describe their fight for equal pay with their CBT colleagues. Therapy Today, April 2023
What should pastoral care look like in the 21st century? Journals Published 7 Oct 2020 In the first in our new debate series, Paul Hurst argues the case for a new Universal Pastoral Care model, centred around the principles of counselling ethics rather than faith-based considerations. Thresholds, October 2020
Strike, Strike, Strike Journals Published 13 Jan 2023 Open article: As the UK faces strike action not seen since the 1980s, Nicola Banning explores what worker dissent and unrest could mean for therapists working with employees, employers and EAPs. BACP Workplace, January 2023