Guidance on COVID-19

Here we provide guidance for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists and other professionals in relation to working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guidelines issued by the ACP and others:

• Guidance on resuming in-person work with patients

• Guidance on working remotely with children, young people and families [Updated. August 2021]

• Guidance on Working Safely with Children, Young People and Families in the COVID-19 Pandemic [August 2021]

• ACP Independent Practice Guidelines

• PPWG Guidance for psychological professions - Updated

• Guidance from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition 

• ACP Statement on the support and education of Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy trainees during the COVID-19 crisis

• Funding available from the Coronavirus Mental Health Fund

• NHS Guidance for Psychological Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• PPWG Guidance on Remote Working -pulls together advice from government and professional bodies

Guidance emails issued by the ACP since 13 March 2020:

• COVID-19 "second wave" update - 1 October 2020

• COVID-19 update - 17 September 2020

• COVID-19 update on in-person work, union support - 23 July 2020

• Technology-Assisted CAMHS Report - 1 July 2020

• ACP statement on COVID-19 and racism - 10 June 2020

• Further guidance and support for working under COVID-19 - 28 May 2020

• Latest information and guidance to support your work under COVID-19 - 21 May 2020

• COVID-19 supervision groups and other news - 29 April 2020

• Update on working in the context of COVID-19 -22 April 2020

• COVID-19 update - 15 April 2020 

• COVID-19 update - new ACP Guidance on Working Remotely and Independent Practice Guidelines – 30 March 2020

• COVID-19 update – 24 March 2020

• COVID-19 guidance from ACP union reps for those employed in the NHS and other providers – 19 March 2020

• COVID-19 update and additional guidance on work with children  – 17 March 2020

• Guidance for members on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) – 13 March 2020