Research shows that one in five children want access to a school counsellor and 85 per cent of parents think school counselling should be available free of charge when needed. Yet, a 2018 study by children's mental health charities found that a third of school leaders did not feel confident about commissioning a counsellor, with widespread confusion about what school counselling is and what best practice looks like.
To help answer these questions, the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) has produced new guidance for school leaders, mental health leads and commissioners.
Across 38 pages, the guide sets out the main elements of a school counselling service, how to commission and contract, the competencies and qualifications of a counsellor, resources and outcomes, and security and safeguarding considerations.
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