Play Safe!

Safety issues - physical, emotional and confidentiality are especially crucial for children. For the safety of the child a play/creative arts therapist or therapeutic play practitioner must:

Have an up-to-date, clear CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) Check
Be a currently Certified or Accredited Member of PTUK
Be receiving clinical supervision of their play therapy practice - the therapist’s work is reviewed regularly by someone who has considerable experience
Conduct the sessions in a safe environment
Work within PTUK's ethical framework or an equivalent
Have adequate professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Be using clinical governance (quality control) procedures

Ask the therapist for evidence of each of these points to ensure that the child is safe.

Play therapy - Play therapy uses a variety of play and creative arts methods to alleviate children's problems.

How does therapeutic play work?

A description of how therapeutic play works.

Evidence That Play Therapy Works

Measuring the effectiveness of play therapy by Play Therapy UK, the largest and most progressive organisation governing therapeutic play and play therapy in the United Kingdom.

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Play Safe!

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