Working at the boundary Journals Published 31 Dec 2011 Carolyn Mumby trains youth counsellors who wish to develop a coaching approach, and posits the case for adding coaching to our repertoire. Counselling Children and Young People, December 2011
With the future in mind Journals Published 29 Nov 2021 Tonia Mihill, manager of therapeutic services at MAP, talks about the challenges of commissioning a youth mental health charity within a changing political climate. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2021
Make time for marketing Journals Published 31 Mar 2015 Proactively promoting the work we do as counsellors is rarely our first concern, but always advantageous. Ruth Clowes offers a guide to marketing our school or private practice. BACP Children and Young People, March 2015
BACP shares Childline’s concern over high suicide counselling numbers News Published 17 Oct 2017 According to the 2016/17 Childline annual review, Not Alone Anymore, 22,456 counselling sessions were delivered to young people dealing with thoughts of ending their own lives - a rise of 15% compared to the previous year.
Podcasts promoting equality, diversity and inclusion BACP’s Children Young People and Families Lead, Jo Holmes and BACP’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, Edith Stokes, launch a series of podcasts in partnership with Hackney Council. BACP policy blogs
Area 43 and CAMHs: A collaborative approach News Published 11 Mar 2020 Our CYPF lead, Jo Holmes, blogs about a recent visit to a counselling service in Wales where she discovered a collaborative approach that offers huge benefits for children and young people in need of mental health support.
Reflecting on: Toilets Journals Published 1 Mar 2019 In her regular column Jeanine Connor says trips to the toilet provide much to be pondered. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2019
Thinking about: Shame and self-righteousness Journals Published 1 Mar 2019 In her regular column Lynn Martin says some aspect of the supervisory relationship may be stimulating shame within the supervisee. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2019
Reflecting on... getting it wrong Journals Published 30 Jun 2018 In her regular column Jeanine Connor reflects on the difficulties of working with clients who want to get it right. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2018
Assessing children and families creatively Journals Published 30 Sep 2011 Liana Lowenstein outlines key guidelines for conducting focused clinical assessments on children and their families, and offers a number of creative, structured assessment techniques. Counselling Children and Young People, September 2011