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We are relieved that the government is now reviewing its plans to cut vital disability benefits, following a rebellion by Labour MPs. These proposed changes risked huge consequences for disabled people, impacting both our members and the people that our members work with in their practice.

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We welcome the BMA vote to resist Palantir’s involvement in NHS England. The British Medical Association (BMA) have taken a clear stand against the use of Palantir technology at their Annual Representative Meeting (ARM 2025). You can read more on our website: pcunion.org.uk/news/bma-say...

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📢 PCU Arts Therapies Meeting - Friday 11th July, 7pm, online. Open to all PCU members who use art, music, drama, movement, or other HCPC-regulated therapies in their practice. 📩 If you’d like to attend, please email [email protected] for the link.

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National Counsellors' Day 2025 - Audacious Solidarity: Courage, Community & Workplace Justice for Therapists 🗓️ Saturday 28th June 🕘 09:45 – 13:00 📍 Online Some PCU members will be presenting, along with a line up of fantastic speakers. onlinevents.co.uk/event/audaci...

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The Freedom Flotilla’s vessel Madleen is part of a global call for the protection of civilians and the upholding of international law. We support peaceful, non-violent efforts that draw attention to these urgent issues. Read more about the Madleen’s voyage here: actionnetwork.org/letters/form...

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🔥 Victory! A ship carrying 14+ tons of weapons to Israel left Marseille — without the weapons on board! Why? Because brave dockworkers refused to load them. 250,000 of us stood with them! Now Macron and world leaders must act and stop every last arms shipment. 👉 secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

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Call for Evidence From Former BACP Senior Accredited Members. If you have experienced any negative consequences from the loss of BACP Senior Accreditation, please complete read the update on our website and complete our short survey. pcunion.org.uk/news/call-fo...

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‘The Emotionally Healthy School’ is a friendly, low cost (£50), in person networking conference that will be held on Saturday 5th July in Poole. This event is being run by the Iron Mill College, supported by PCU. Tickets and more information: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-emotio...

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Great work from my trade union @pcunion.bsky.social! Disappointed we didn't receive an apology for the misleading statement that our profession 'over diagnoses', as we don't diagnose

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The Palestine Solidarity Campaign have organised an emergency demonstration for Palestine. They are creating a red line for Palestine around Parliament during Prime Minister's questions to demand a full arms embargo and sanctions on Israel. More details - palestinecampaign.org/take-your-me...

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In April, we wrote to Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State for Care, to raise concerns about comments he made at the Pulse LIVE conference in March. You can read more about our letter and the response from his office here: pcunion.org.uk/news/respons...

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The PSA have recently published their reports following their assessments for each of the six Accredited Registers that are implementing the SCoPEd framework. Our full response can be read on our website: pcunion.org.uk/news/psa-and...

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📢 PCU Arts Therapies Meeting - 13th June, online. Open to all PCU members who use art, music, drama, movement, or other HCPC-regulated therapies in their practice. 📩 If you’d like to attend, please email [email protected] for the link.

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The terrible situation in Gaza was discussed at the PCU AGM on May the 17th and our statement was agreed. The statement can be read on our website: pcunion.org.uk/news/israel-...

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Our AGM is on Saturday, 17th May — and all members are invited to join us, via Zoom. The AGM is your chance to have a say in how the union is run. If you have any questions , please get in touch - [email protected] All members will receive further information about the AGM via email.

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Are you a PCU member working with an EAP, either as an affiliate therapist or directly for a company? If so, you’re invited to our upcoming EAP Network & Campaign Meeting. 📅 Date: Saturday 10 May 🕝 Time: 2:30pm 📍 Location: Zoom For the Zoom link or for more information, email [email protected]

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The next meeting of the SCoPEd Campaign group is Friday 2nd May, 5pm - 6:30pm, via Zoom. This PCU led group campaigns agains the unjust and unfair way that SCoPEd is being implemented. If you would like to join the campaign group and come to the meeting, please contact [email protected].

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Next Education Network Meeting for PCU Members - Tuesday 29th April 7.30, via Zoom. Please email [email protected] for more details and for the Zoom link. (Existing members of the network will automatically receive the link.)

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PCU Members in Bath area – Coffee & Chat Invitation ☕ The Sally Ann Café, Green Park, Bath Saturday 3 May 2025 11:00am Open Agenda No need to RSVP – just turn up and say hello! If you’d like any more information, please contact [email protected].

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📢 PCU Arts Therapies Meeting – Thursday, 2nd May, 7–8pm, online. This meeting is open to PCU members who use art, music, drama, movement, or other HCPC-regulated therapies in their practice. 📩 If you’d like to attend, please email [email protected] for the link.

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The Placement Problem. Earlier this year we posted about trainee counsellors & psychotherapists being exploited through unpaid placements. Therapy Today (April issue) has published a letter from PCU’s Anne Lee which highlights how reliance on unpaid student therapists is not just unfair-it’s unsafe

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Join Us for the Next "Let's Get Together" Free Event for school counsellors. Minecraft as a Therapeutic Tool 📅 Date: Thursday, 27th March 2025 🕓 Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm 📍 Location: Online via Zoom Free to join. 🔗 Register Now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/school-cou...

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Our active SCoPEd campaign group will have their next meeting on Friday 21st March at 5.30pm. All meetings are held via Zoom. Members and non-members are welcome. Please email [email protected] for the Zoom link if you would like to attend.

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Is BACP Being Rigorous Enough?. There has been a recent update from Health Assured about their ongoing BACP organisational accreditation process - but we still have concerns. If you have personal experience of working with Health Assured, please share your experience - [email protected]

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Our AGM is on Saturday, 17th May — and all members are invited to join us, via Zoom. If you have any questions , please get in touch - [email protected] All members will receive further information about the AGM via email.

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Our next School Counselling Campaign meeting is next week - Thursday 6th March. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to come along. Non PCU members are very welcome!

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It's HeartUnions Week & we want to highlight a benefit of being a PCU member: Member Support. We are often contacted by non-members asking for help, but we can only support members who have been with us for 90 days. If you’re not yet a member, please join! www.psychotherapyandcounsellingunion.co.uk

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As the implementation of SCoPEd progresses, we are hearing concerns and frustrations from our members who have been placed in column A. Members report feeling deskilled, undervalued, and concerned about the implications. If you have been affected, please let us know at [email protected]

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This is HeartUnions Week - "a chance to tell the story about why unions are vital for everyone at work, and encourage people who aren't yet in a union to join.” If you’re already a PCU member – thank you! If not, maybe now is the time to join! www.psychotherapyandcounsellingunion.co.uk

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UKCP Members: Research Your Candidates A group of graduates from The Minster Centre has raised concerns about one candidate, Sue Parker Hall. Their letter is here: openletter.earth/open-letter-... PCU doesn't endorse any specific candidate, we encourage all members to do their own due diligence.

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Join PCU’s School Counselling Campaign! Are you struggling with precarious funding, working in isolation, or feeling lost in the growing landscape of school-based mental health services? You’re not alone. 📩 Register by contacting: [email protected]

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COSCA’s annual ethics event will be held later this month. PCU member Caz Binstead will be delivering the keynote speech. This year’s topic is “Innovative Aspects of Relational Ethics”

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Free Webinar: Employment Rights Bill – What You Need to Know. Join Morrish Solicitors for this webinar on 11th February. Since its announcement in October 2024, the Employment Rights Bill has seen key updates that could transform workers’ rights. www.morrishsolicitors.com/employment-r...

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The Placement Problem Trainee therapists face unfair, unpaid placements with little support. PCU calls for fair contracts, expense reimbursement, safe reporting, & pay where possible. Unpaid labour limits diversity & devalues our profession.

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We would like to remind all UKCP members to cast their votes in the upcoming Board of Trustees election. This is your chance to help shape the future of UKCP. For more details about the candidates and how to vote, visit the UKCP website:https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/about-ukcp/elections/

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🚗The drivers’ union taking on Uber and the apps Read about our affiliate ADCU and their organising across platform workers in today's Morning Star: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/driv... #GFTU #PlatformWorkers #ADCU #Uber #TradeUnions #Organising

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PCU members from our London Branch attended the National Demonstration for Palestine on 18th January. We express solidarity with all who fight for justice, equality and peace in both Palestine and Israel.

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Next Education Network Meeting for PCU Members - Wednesday 5th February 7.30, via Zoom. Please email [email protected] for more details and for the Zoom link. (Existing members of the network will automatically receive the link.)

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We are seeking volunteers from our membership to join our dedicated team, who provide invaluable assistance to PCU members facing difficulties in the workplace, training, or with their professional bodies.To find out more, please get in touch - [email protected]

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Find out first hand about the important work of the Ron Todd Foundation at the Ron Todd House Open Day. 29 Jan | 10am-9pm 🔐 Protect Ron Todd’s legacy - www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-ron-t... #GFTU

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'Blue Monday' is a myth used by travel companies to encourage people to book their summer holidays. Samaritans have renamed it 'Brew Monday' and remind everyone to reach out for a cuppa and a catch-up with the people you care about. #BrewMonday #wellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport

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A face to face social to meet other practitioners and PCU members. Following the success of the recent social, another one has been arranged for April. Please RSVP to [email protected], so a big enough table can be reserved.

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PCU members that work as an affiliate or directly for an EAP provider are invited to our next EAP campaign meeting. Please email [email protected] for the Zoom details. We will share experiences and look at how to promote PCU’s Fair Deal Charter for EAP Therapists.

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NEW SHOW 🚨| As part of next month's Young Member's Development weekend participants will get a free ticket to Banner Theate’s 'Battle Lines' show. For the general public, tickets are £5 and available here: bit.ly/BattleLinesGFTU #GFTUET #GFTU

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Last month, we launched our first ever report into the data we have been collating. Read and share our report looking at strike action in 2023 here: bit.ly/SMReport2024 #StrikeMap

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Our active SCoPEd campaign group will have their next meeting on Friday 31st January at 5pm. All meetings are held via Zoom. Members and non-members are welcome. Please email [email protected] for the Zoom link if you would like to attend. #PCU #SCoPEd #Psychotherapists #Counsellors

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PCU & BAATN are supporting former staff members of the Metanoia Institute as they pursue a legal case. Their positions became untenable after raising concerns about practices that were harmful to students & staff of colour. Learn more & contribute: www.gofundme.com/f/challenge-...

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Hello Bluesky 👋 We are the Psychotherapy and Counselling Union, the only union for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. We are here to stand up for therapists and therapy.

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