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
Reflecting on... mundanity Journals Published 31 Mar 2015 "Not every session will feel stimulating, for us or our clients." Regular column from Jeanine Connor. BACP Children and Young People, March 2015
Spotlight on training: The end of a training Journals Published 1 Sep 2020 "Completing a training is a tiny part of what makes us practitioners, itself marking the beginning of a whole new journey." Regular column from Sue Kegerreis. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2020
Training: Competitiveness in training – and on Zoom Journals Published 29 Nov 2021 "The most troubling dynamics can develop if inter-student rivalry is denied. The fantasy can develop that they are not judging each other." Regular column on training from Sue Kegerreis. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2021
Training - an ethical onus Journals Published 31 Dec 2017 Rigorous, specific training for counselling children and young people repays itself many times over – and fulfils our ethical responsibility to our under-18 clients. Lisa Nel outlines what is needed from such training, and its advantages. BACP Children and Young People, December 2017
ETHOS: a rigorous RCT Journals Published 30 Sep 2018 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
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
Brick by brick Journals Published 29 Feb 2024 Dr Gina Gómez de la Cuesta, clinical psychologist and founder of Play Included®, is helping to manage childhood anxiety, loneliness and low self-esteem, one brick at a time. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.
Vile bodies Journals Published 30 Jun 2012 Open article: Young people’s relationship to their physical selves is often problematic. Lucy-Jean Lloyd discusses the significance of this issue, which may not arise naturally in session unless counsellors themselves are comfortable within their own bodies and willing to address it. BACP Children and Young People, June 2012