Cost of living crisis will cause long term damage to children’s mental health News Published 1 Dec 2023 The current cost of living crisis will impact children’s mental health for years to come
Dilemma: Is my elderly client a safeguarding risk because of her children's need to protect her? Journals Published 1 Nov 2023 Our Ethics team and Therapy Today readers consider this month’s dilemma. Therapy Today, November 2023
Manifesto planning in the run up to a general election Journals Published 14 Dec 2023 Our Children, Young People and Families Lead, Our Children, Young People and Families Lead, Jo Holmes reports on the manifesto planning in the run up to a general election. BACP staff blog
Opinion: Has school counselling lost its voice? Journals Published 1 Nov 2023 Counselling is fighting to hold onto its place in school-based mental health initiatives, says Marilyn McGowan. Therapy Today, November 2023
Profile: Kate Tindle Journals Published 3 Mar 2021 "Working with students means meeting people at a pivotal time in their lives, when they are launching themselves on a new path, full of hopes, plans and expectations". University and College Counselling, March 2021
It changed my life: A client's story of recovering Journals Published 1 Feb 2020 Open article: 'Counselling didn’t cure me of my personal demons, but it did give me the tools to work through the obstacles in my way.' Therapy Today, February 2020
Benefits of counselling and psychotherapy discussed in Westminster debate News Published 21 Mar 2023 We provided a briefing ahead of the discussion on the Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan
Reasons why school counsellors need to be part of schools News Published 11 Jan 2023 Dr Marilyn McGowen, school-based counselling ERG member, shares her views on why putting forward a motion to the NEU Support Staff Union Conference to secure funding for school counselling is so important. BACP member blogs
Coronavirus: The pandemic's impact on carers' mental health News Published 20 Jan 2021 Jeremy Bacon, our Third Sector Lead, discusses our response to the Welsh government's consultation on its National Carers Strategy
Widespread calls for Government to fund school-based counselling News Published 15 Oct 2021 “There’s clear and positive evidence that school-based counselling can really make a difference”