Fighting for the COVID-19 generation Journals Published 31 Aug 2021 Bryony Doughty argues for the need to move beyond documenting the decline of a generation’s mental health, and instead develop more effective solutions. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2021
Integrated care pathways in school Journals Published 31 Dec 2016 Linda Hafez describes how she brought her school-based counselling service and external agencies together to develop a systemic and successful way of working with pupils’ needs. BACP Children and Young People, December 2016
Supervision: Endings Journals Published 29 Nov 2021 "Endings highlight previous experiences of abandonment and loss, and it is therefore a vital part of supervision to think through endings." Regular column on supervision from Ryan Lowe. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2021
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
Importance of school counselling highlighted in two reports News Published 17 Dec 2021 Reports call for increased investment in children and young people’s mental health
Choice and consent… a problem posed Journals Published 30 Sep 2012 Francis Taylor queries how useful it is to give children who have no experience of counselling, a choice about it. Is this the equivalent of accepting their refusal to try broccoli? BACP Children and Young People, September 2012
Supervision: Planning for breaks Journals Published 29 Feb 2024 'I support supervisees to write a new clinical will or update an existing one, and encourage them to consider their priorities and preferences for pausing practice'. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.
Drama and dementia Journals Published 25 Apr 2023 A research project offers drama workshops to support people with young-onset dementia and their carers, as Dr Clive Holmwood, Dr Alison Ward and Dr Gemma Collard Stokes explain. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023
Reflecting on... sugar babies Journals Published 31 Dec 2017 In her regular column, Jeanine Connor reflects on the need to think about the unthinkable. BACP Children and Young People, December 2017
Dragon as catalyst Journals Published 31 Dec 2017 Open article: Dennis McCarthy illustrates how the dragon is an image of unbridled life force in play therapy – and one that appears most frequently in his clients’ play. BACP Children and Young People, December 2017