Registers accredited by the Professional Standards Authority
British Association of Play Therapists
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The BAPT works to relieve the needs of children, young people and adults suffering emotional and behavioural difficulties by promoting the art and science of Play Therapy and promoting high standards in the practice of Play Therapy.
When we renewed the BAPT's accreditation, we issued seven Conditions with deadlines for implementation. The BAPT has advised us of the actions they have and are taking to address these. We will update the status of the Conditions in due course.
| Conditions | | Deadline |
Standard
2 | The BAPT must develop procedures that ensure registrants disclose relevant professional conduct decisions, and that it has mechanisms to act on these. | 26 November 2024 |
Standard
5 | The BAPT must develop clear thresholds and criteria detailed when complaints may be suitable for informal resolution or must be escalated to formal procedures. This is to be implemented within six months. | 26 November 2024 |
| | The BAPT must develop processes for the recruitment, training and ongoing monitoring of key decision makers for disciplinary processes, to ensure they may effectively carry out their roles. This is to be implemented within six months. | 26 November 2024 |
| | The BAPT must ensure that interim orders are displayed on register and profile entries, and on outcomes pages. This is to be completed within three months. | 26 August 2024 |
| | The BAPT must make clear that complainants act as witnesses and are not required to act as a prosecutor during cases that reach the threshold for formal hearings. | 26 November 2024 |
| | BAPT must enhance transparency through the publication of board minutes and related governance information accessible to the public. This should be implemented within six months of the publication of this report. | 26 November 2024 |
Standard
6 | The BAPT should develop an organisational risk register and include regular review of this within its processes. This is to be implemented within six months. | 26 November 2024 |
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