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Play Therapy UK
Visit website: https://playtherapyregister.org.uk/
Play Therapy UK exists to further the good practice of therapeutic work with children. This includes improving children's wellbeing as well as alleviating behaviour and mental health problems.
We completed our full renewal review of PTUK in September 2024. You can download the report below.
Notification of Change
Play Therapy UK has notified us of a change they wish to make. Please share your experience by 3 April 2025. Find out more about how to share your experience.
PTUK is proposing to add to its Register the title of ‘Certified Play and Creative Arts Counsellor for Adults’. We have been informed that the work this title encompasses is a therapeutic one, aimed at supporting the mental health and wellbeing of the public. PTUK has developed new competencies for the role of Certified Play and Creative Arts Counsellor for Adults. Practitioners will be trained to work specifically with adults, utilising their knowledge and skills developed as accredited play therapists and play and creative arts counsellors of children and young people. It is recognised that working therapeutically with an adult using play and creative counselling skills is different from working with children and young people.