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IMPORTANT INFORMATION – COVID-19 - Last Updated 4th May 2020

APAC/PTUK/PTI/PTIrl take the health of students, colleagues and others very seriously and you should ensure that you continue to follow the latest Government advice about the COVID-19 outbreak provided each day during the Government's briefing.

Following the UK Government’s instruction that everyone should “Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives”, the APAC, PTUK and PTI offices are now operating remotely with very restricted resources and, therefore, it may take longer than we would wish to respond to your individual queries.

All courses due to take place up until 20th May 2020 have now been postponed. If you were scheduled to attend a course during this period, you should by now have received an email from the APAC office with details of these postponements.

If you are due to attend a course over the coming months, please check your emails regularly including your Spam folder. You will be notified of any postponements by email.

The PTUK Conference originally scheduled to take place on 13th June 2020 has been postponed. This has now been re-arranged for Saturday 24th October 2020 with the Pre-Conference Follow-Up Days on 23rd October and the PQ courses commencing on 25th October. The updated Conference brochure will be published on-line shortly.

For further guidance in respect of your clinical practice, please click here.

We will continue to update this website as and when necessary.

PTUK - The UK Society for Play and Creative Arts Therapies

Welcome to our site which is intended to provide a complete information resource for therapeutic play, play therapy, filial play and creative arts therapies. It's designed for anyone interested in helping children with emotional literacy, behaviour or mental health problems.

Helping Children

About PTUK

Training

Membership

Find a Play Therapist

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Summer School

Attend our summer school in the south of France. This play therapy programme is accredited by PTUK. It is the only programme that meets the standards of the Register of Play and Creative Arts Therapists. This register is managed by PTUK and accredited by the UK Professional Standards Authority.

Summer School

Training

Play Therapy UK works closely through its affiliation with Play Therapy International in connection with training and professional accreditation standards.

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Finding a Placement

Clinical placements are an essential part of training in therapeutic play skills and play therapy. They provide an excellent opportunity for organisations working with children to assess the effectiveness of these interventions in a safe way and at little or no cost. View the available placements for PTUK Students.

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News Flash

Call for a Secretary of State for Children Our children may become the least healthy adult population in living memory. The All-Party-Parliamentary group for Childrens' Mental Health has called on the government to appoint a Secretary of State for Children. An on-line petition for organisations and professionals has been organised. If interested please follow the link to make your voice heard and read the accompanying links. There will be an online petition for the public at a later stage.

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