Rates for hospital treated self-harm among school children in N.I. is very high and rates for mental disorders in our young are among the highest in Europe according to research carried out by the Dept of Health and Glasgow University. Professor Rory O’Connor, Chair of … Continue reading How much are we investing in the mental and emotional well-being of our young? →

At BCTC, we have been training over forty therapists each year for eighteen years.  No matter how hard they have worked to learn theory and skills, and no matter how proficient they are as beginners, they routinely report feelings of low self-confidence on first going … Continue reading Do Therapists Become Less Effective the Longer They Work? →