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Who We Are
Based at 111 Harley Street, London, WIG 6AW. see Executive Officers
The Association was founded in 1988 for infertility counsellors with a membership drawn from a variety of professions including counsellors, psychologists, nurses, social workers etc.It was established to represent the interests, views and needs of members actively involved counselling people with fertility issues and of professionals in related research. It seeks to address the many practical, social, psychological and ethical issues around the treatment of assisted conception. BICA is also committed to improving the educational opportunities and training of Infertility Counsellors.
The Association is a registered Charity with its own constitution and guidelines for practice. We expect our members to adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy or other professional Code of Ethics. Administered by an elected Executive Committee and supporting regional groups it is financed through annual membership subscriptions and sponsorship.
Mission Statement
BICA aims to encourage and facilitate its members to provide the highest standards of counselling support to people affected by fertility issues.
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Becoming an infertility counsellor
How can you become an infertility counsellor? read more »
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BICA Audit templates
Audit as a way of reviewing and improving the quality of care to patients and clients
has become established practice within the NHS. It is a subject that is of increasing interest and importance in the wider health professions field, including counselling. BACP emphasise the importance of audit… read more »
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National & Regional networks
BICA has a network of contacts in Scotland, Wales and Ireland and the regions of England. There is a named infertility counsellor who helps organise periodic, peer meetings and more formal training events throughout the year. These are listed here and under 'Training & Workshops' if appropriate. The details are as follows:
Scotland: Isobel O'Neill
0141 211 44218/4787
isobeloneill@ntlworld.com
North East: Sue Bedigan
0191 2638579
sue.bedigan@ghnt.nhs.uk
Janet Owen
01642 644961
jowen.avantgroupltd@tiscali.co.uk
Northern Ireland: Patricia Gilbert
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Upcoming events
- ‘Working with the Emotional Impact of Infertility’(event)(5 days)
- Reproductive Medicine 2009: causes and treatment of infertility(event)(69 days)
- Telephone Counselling(event)(97 days)
- ‘When enough is enough’ (event)(98 days)
- BICA Introductory Training Course (part 1 of 2)(event)(133 days)
- BICA Introductory Training Course (part 2 of 2)(event)(217 days)
