The British Association for Counselling (BAC) was founded in 1976 when two existing associations opted to join together. Counselling in Britain began growing in the 1940s in response to social needs from World War 2. By the 1960s, full-time counsellor training programs had started. Today, BAC outlines nine central elements that counselling training programs must include, such as admissions policies, theory, skills development, and supervision. There is speculation that future counselling in Britain will place greater emphasis on research and evaluation in training programs and increase attention to psychological education in schools.