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The ETHOS study – an effectiveness and cost-effectiveness trial of humanistic counselling in schools – has published its protocol paper and the data collection is complete in all schools. Karen Cromarty, the study’s School Coordinator, explains what this important research project is all about. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2018

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

Professor Mick Cooper shares findings from ETHOS, the largest study to date of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of person-centred counselling in secondary schools. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2021

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

"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

Part three of Sarah Haywood’s short series, keeping us up to speed with our clients’ digital world, in which she discusses FOMO, phubbing, and the curse of asynchronous communication. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2019

Do we need to change our supervisor? Linda Bean and Kevin Perkins discuss the complex and somewhat vexed question of why and when and if and how this might need to happen. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2019

Chris Pickard, trainee counsellor, avid gamer and threat intelligence analyst, explores the new and exciting ways that technology can aid counselling. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2022

Linda-Jayne Elliott argues that building an alliance with the family is crucial when offering counselling to children with special educational needs. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

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