The effects of a 'vulnerability zeitgeist' in universities: real need or real life? Journals Published 30 Sep 2016 Kathryn Ecclestone, speaker at the BACP UC summer conferences, summarises her argument that education has increasingly come to be seen as a therapeutic space, with unwelcome consequences. University and College Counselling, September 2016
The big issue: You can knock… but you can’t come in Journals Published 24 Feb 2022 Open article: Catherine Jackson asks why counselling is still largely inaccessible to disabled people. Therapy Today, March 2022
Child protection and the case for a ‘confidential space’ in therapy Journals Published 31 Mar 2010 Peter Jenkins argues that rushing into a one-step disclosure process that triggers a whole system into action is not necessarily in the interests of the young person, and may even worsen the situation. Counselling Children and Young People, March 2010
“Worrying” postcode lottery of children’s mental health treatment revealed in report News Published 10 Apr 2019 BACP responds to the Children’s Commissioner’s report on young people’s mental health services
BACP backs campaign to help mental health of people in debt News Published 4 Dec 2018 Aggressive lenders' letters increase people's mental health problems
Meet the BACP member promoting mental health support in the legal community News Published 25 Mar 2019 Former solicitor Mary Jackson is drawing on her experience to help lawyers
Five things you can do to help your relationship in 2019 News Published 31 Dec 2018 BACP therapist Stefan Walters gives his top tips on what you can do to strengthen your relationship.
BACP joins positive discussions about social and emotional wellbeing in education News Published 27 Mar 2019 We want to ensure new NICE guidelines reflect how counselling can help children
Notes from the chair: Collaboration and corroboration in our counselling services Journals Published 31 May 2017 In his regular column Jeremy Christey, Chair of BACP UC, suggests we should be more cautious about the over-use of diagnostic terms and counselling for normal emotions. University and College Counselling, May 2017
Turning the growing interest in mental health into paid employment opportunities for counsellors News Published 14 Mar 2019 Our new workforce lead Kris Ambler talks about his strategy to improve job opportunities for BACP members