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Who We Are

  • BICA is the only professional association for infertility counsellors and counselling in the UK
  • BICA seeks to promote the highest standards of counselling for those considering or undergoing fertility investigations and treatment..
  • BICA offers a variety of training and education services to its members
  • BICA is committed to the total well-being of people with fertility problems before, during and after treatment and of those who choose not to undergo any kind of medical intervention
  • 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 »

    

    BICA comment on closure of HFEA

    PRESS RELEASE

    July 26 2010

    The British Infertility Counselling Association (BICA) regrets to hear that the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is to be closed and its functions transferred to other bodies.  read more »

    

    Adopting after Infertility

    Messages from Practice, Research
    and Personal Experience
    Edited by Marilyn Crawshaw and Rachel Balen
    July 2010 208pp ISBN: 9781849050289 pb £22.99

    Around three quarters of people who turn to adoption do so because of infertility and those working in this field need information, guidance and support to assist them in the process of adoption to support the adopters and to deal with any issues that may result from infertility.  read more »

    

    Department of Health Review of HFEA Act - BICA Responses

    This response is based on consultation with all of BICA’s members by email, website and mail, discussion with colleagues in related organisations and discussion in the National Executive Committee. In addition a questionnaire was circulated to collect data on current practice replies to which are summarised at Annex A.  read more »

    Questions and proposals for consultation

    The model and scope of regulation


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