PM letter calls for tax exemptions for businesses investing in employees’ wellbeing News Published 27 Feb 2020 We’re pleased to be among the signatories on this important letter
Coronavirus: New Government strategy fails to meet mental health needs News Published 21 Jul 2020 We're calling for a comprehensive mental health response which provides funding for counselling and psychotherapy
Anticipating a rise in demand for school counselling after Covid-19 closures News Published 14 Aug 2020 Our survey of more than 700 school counsellors looked at how Covid-19 had impacted their work
Reaching out to the 1in6 Journals Published 14 Dec 2023 1in6 is breaking the silence and the evolution of male-centred Support for survivors of sexual violence. Âé¶¹Ô´´ staff blog
Notes from the Chair of research SIG: SCORE update Journals Published 12 Mar 2020 "UKCP granted us £13,000 for the sole purpose of training interested university counselling services". University and College Counselling, March 2020
Opinion: Matthew Leavesley and Deborah Shakespeare Journals Published 31 Mar 2023 Counsellors Matthew Leavesley and Deborah Shakespeare describe their fight for equal pay with their CBT colleagues. Therapy Today, April 2023
Strike, Strike, Strike Journals Published 13 Jan 2023 Open article: As the UK faces strike action not seen since the 1980s, Nicola Banning explores what worker dissent and unrest could mean for therapists working with employees, employers and EAPs. Âé¶¹Ô´´ Workplace, January 2023
Working with warring parents Journals Published 20 Oct 2021 Sarah Ingram reports on a government-funded programme that uses mentalisation-based therapy to reduce friction in families. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2021
What should pastoral care look like in the 21st century? Journals Published 7 Oct 2020 In the first in our new debate series, Paul Hurst argues the case for a new Universal Pastoral Care model, centred around the principles of counselling ethics rather than faith-based considerations. Thresholds, October 2020
‘Infantasising’ students at risk of suicide, or time for a new duty of care in HE? Journals Published 23 Nov 2023 Open article: Peter Jenkins assesses the arguments for and against universities adopting an extended duty of care. University and College Counselling, November 2023