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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 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 »
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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 »
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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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Upcoming events
- Central England Regional Forum(event)(56 days)
- Infertility Matters(event)(69 days)
- BICA Forum South West(event)(73 days)
- 13th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility (COGI) (event)(97 days)
- ADVANCE NOTICE! BICA Study Day 2011(event)(287 days)
