Older people are not getting the mental health support they deserve News Published 1 Oct 2017 Sunday October 1st is International Day for Older Persons. Yet BACP has discovered that despite older people in the UK reaching out for help with their mental health, this age group isn’t getting access to the services they deserve.
Trauma: a Gestalt play therapy perspective Journals Published 30 Sep 2015 Claire Harrison-Breed describes how she honours the adaptations to survive made by children who have experienced trauma. BACP Children and Young People, September 2015
A risky farewell from Mike Shooter Journals Published 31 Mar 2017 For decades, a staunch practitioner and supporter of work with children and adolescents, Mike Shooter retired as BACP’s President last December. We have prevailed upon him to leave us some final thoughts. BACP Children and Young People, March 2017
Lonely, isolated and misunderstood Journals Published 30 Jun 2017 Robin Holloway explains what life is like for Asperger’s children and describes how he worked to understand the presentation in various ways in order to help them. BACP Children and Young People, June 2017
Coaching in practice: Grass roots initiative Journals Published 25 Jan 2021 Seeds of change: Carolyn Mumby talks to three young people who have created a grassroots project emerging from their own struggle to remain confident and engaged while looking for work. Coaching Today, January 2021
Festive celebrations can be tough for people with addictions News Published 19 Dec 2018 BACP member Angela Mooney offers advice on how to cope with an addiction at Christmas
Influencing the adults around our clients Journals Published 30 Sep 2017 Sue Campbell describes the Nurturing Parent programme which helps parents understand the role they have in their children’s emotional wellbeing, and how their own state affects the family. BACP Children and Young People, September 2017
More TA in supervision Journals Published 30 Jun 2016 Lynn Martin continues her explanation of how and why she uses transactional analysis (TA) ideas within her supervision practice, identifying further concepts that can benefit the process if we are aware of them. BACP Children and Young People, June 2016
Taking a psychosocial approach Journals Published 31 Oct 2012 Kath Sharman outlines the work of an innovative organisation that provides obesity management for young people by focusing on their social and emotional wellbeing, as well as their physical health. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2012
Rising from the ashes Journals Published 30 Jun 2015 Justine Gore-Smith describes how five experienced therapists in Oxfordshire, who were made redundant in the austerity cuts, have launched Phoenix Counselling Cooperative to fill the gap in services. BACP Children and Young People, June 2015