Users & Commissioners of Play Therapy  

This page helps you to find more detailed information as a parent/carer, a professional organisation or as an individual interested in working therapeutically with children.  

As a parent, carer or someone who knows of a child who could benefit from play therapy or therapeutic play to improve emotional literacy or alleviate a behaviour or mental health problem. Accessing play therapy services.  

As a professional organisation concerned with the care of children:  

• Understand the main therapeutic applications of play.  
• Use the PTUK Profession Structure Model (PSM) to help you to plan and manage the delivery of play therapy services based upon a competency framework.  
• Provide staff development through PTUK’s Training Resources.  
• Find out about the benefits of joining PTUK as a corporate member.  
• Discover the advisory services provided by PTUK.    

As someone interested in acquiring therapeutic play and play therapy skills:  

• Understand which children can benefit the main therapeutic applications of play.  
• Look at career development possibilities.              
• Identify the competencies required as a practitioner and training opportunities.  

Find out about the benefits of joining PTUK