United Kingdom Society for Play and Creative Arts Therapies (PTUK)

Overview:

Profession(s): Play Therapy
Member Type(s): Play Therapists, Practitioners of Therapeutic Play
Scope: National - United Kingdom
Formed: 2000
Members: 1,000
Registration No.: 4596316
Address: Fern Hill Centre, Fairwarp, Uckfield, TN22 3BU, UK
Phone: +44 (o)1825 712312
Email: jefferyht@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.playtherapy.org.uk

Description:

A professional organisation providing an infrastructure for practitioners of therapeutic play, filial play, play therapy and creative arts therapies.

Mission/Aims:

Our Mission:

To be the leading professional body, in the United Kingdom, dedicated to promoting the use of play and creative arts therapies (the therapies) as ways of enabling children to reach their full potential by alleviating emotional, behaviour and mental health problems.

Our Objectives:

To act as a professional organisation for anyone working therapeutically with children in the UK.

To promote the benefits of therapeutic work with children.

To set standards and provide an ethical framework.

To make training and other resources available for therapeutic work with children by working with training providers, disseminating information and accrediting appropriate courses in creative therapies. PTUK is forming links with a number of colleges and other specialised training institutions which can offer a variety of Introductory, Certificate, Diploma, Supervisor and Trainer courses up to Post Graduate Level.

To promote and advance discussion, education and research in play therapy, filial play, creative arts therapies and child psychotherapy.

To establish and develop professional standards for all those working therapeutically with children.

Principal Activities:

Set training and practice standards
Publish 'Play for Life' journal
Conduct research programmes
Maintain the UK National Database of Play Therapy Clinical Outcomes
Organise conferences and training events

Member Benefits:

Issue Certificates of Practice
Career development services
Practitioner journal
Discounted rates for conferences and training

Training/Licensing/Certification:

Accredits the following post graduate courses, awarding professional certificates:

Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills
Diploma in Play Therapy
MA in Practice Based Play Therapy

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
Play Therapy International
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Verification Criteria:

Current entry on the PTUK Register of Members
Evidence of completion of a PTUK accredited Course