Archive of news about the ACP including statements and stories featured on the website.
Mother's Day - podcast on motherhood
For Mother's Day - we are delighted to share a new podcast about motherhood.
Supporting children & young people during the Christmas Holiday Period
With emerging concerns about COVID-19 we think about how to support children and young people during this time.
ACP Statement on the Climate & Environmental Emergency
The Association of Child Psychotherapists is calling for international cooperation and urgent action by declaring a climate and ecological emergency.
Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Bursaries
HEE has provided funding to the Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Schools to improve equity of access and inclusion for Black, Asian and minority ethnic entrants to training through the provision of bursaries.
Black History Month 2021
We are looking forward to celebrating Black History Month. Over the month and beyond, we will be looking back on our history within the ACP and looking forward to future developments.
End of term - Transitions
As we approach the holidays, children and young people may have mixed feelings about the holidays. We spoke to Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Rachel Melville Thomas about why it can be tricky, and how parents can support children and young people.
Supporting young people through the academic results period
With exam season being cancelled, young people are facing more uncertainty around their qualifications.
Interview with Senior ACP member, Lydia Tischler
The ACP talked to Ann Horne, ACP Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist about Lydia.
Ordinary experiences of motherhood in extraordinary times
We asked mothers to tell us about their experiences.
Interview with Senior ACP member, Isca Wittenberg
The ACP talked to Ricky Emanuel, ACP Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist about Isca.
ACP contribution to The Bridge
The Bridge gave child psychotherapy a focus in their February Issue - this is a first!
How Parents and Carers Can Cope This Christmas
Despite all the difficulties during the year, celebrations are important, and children need us to show them how to manage difficult times without despairing.
World Suicide Prevention Day 2020
How Child & Adolescent psychotherapists think about suicide?
How Should You Support Your Child with the Return to School in September - Post Lockdown?
This is a ‘back to school’ like no other before!
Qualifying as a Child Psychotherapist During the Pandemic
Find out what it has been like to finish the child psychotherapy training during the pandemic, we spoke to a newly qualified member
ACP Statement on COVID-19 & Racism
In recent weeks it has become clear that COVID-19 has a disproportionate impact on people from BAME communities
Helping You Discuss the Stress Around COVID-19 with Teenagers in Your Home
It is all too easy to assume that because teenagers and adolescents do not desire to discuss current issues means they are doing okay
Helping You with the Particular Anxieties of Exam Age Children
What advice and support should I be giving to my exam age children about their anxiety concerning their future?
Helping Your Child with Coronavirus Questions & Worries
Rachel Melville-Thomas is a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist from the Association of Child Psychotherapists and she shares some top tips on helping your child with anxieties around COVID-19
Technology-Assisted Mental Health Services
Report of a Survey of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists Providing Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lessons for the Future
Specialist Provision for Complex Needs
Evidence to support the effective delivery of multi-disciplinary children and young people’s mental health services