Laying bare the inner world Journals Published 30 Jun 2014 Kirsty Bilski shows how the use of a sandtray sits happily alongside many theories and client issues, and has its place in supervision. BACP Children and Young People, June 2014
How you can support our school counselling campaign News Published 11 Sep 2020 Sue Pattison and Maggie Robson, joint Chairs of BACP Children, Young People and Families division, ask you to support our campaign for a paid counsellor in every secondary school, academy and FE college in England
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
Smothering: the silent abuse Journals Published 30 Jun 2012 Jo Warwick looks at the effects of parental smothering on a child’s developmental capacity, noting that the ‘good child’ can be overlooked in the mental health scheme of things. BACP Children and Young People, June 2012
Dyslexia: where counselling can help Journals Published 31 Mar 2011 Bob Burden discusses whether intensive remedial input is sufficient in itself, and explains how the potential emotional consequences of dyslexia can be combated. Counselling Children and Young People, March 2011
Wondering about Spotted Zebra Journals Published 31 Mar 2017 What challenges might a looked-after child face when wanting to feel and be included? Phyl Cooney and Sheila Rae offer insight into the experience of Spotted Zebra. BACP Children and Young People, March 2017
Using expressive and symbolic drawing Journals Published 30 Jun 2017 Erica Ruse Whalley shares two of her techniques that start to resolve client issues through the drawing of three pictures on a tablet device or in film-strip form. BACP Children and Young People, June 2017
BACP joins calls for removal of benefit sanctions for people with mental health difficulties News Published 22 Mar 2019 We have signed a consensus statement with eight other leading mental health organisations
Groupwork for anxious and autistic children Journals Published 1 Mar 2019 Anita M Hughes runs Friendly Groups for anxious children and those on the autism spectrum – focused on processing the here-and-now feelings and drawing out the competences the children already have. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2019
Mindfulness in schools: some thorny issues Journals Published 30 Sep 2015 Jackie Watson introduces a 10-week mindfulness programme in schools and considers it against the criticisms levelled at the now-discontinued SEAL project. BACP Children and Young People, September 2015