Play Therapy UK's Data Protection Policy

At the same time we have to ensure that Play Therapy UK’s registrants provide the data for clinical governance to ensure that they are working safely and effectively and for research purposes that will take the profession forward.

PTUK’s data protection policies comply with the changes required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation applicable from 25th May 2018. We have taken steps to ensure we fully meet the new requirements by revising our current policy based on a detailed Privacy Impact Analysis (PIA).

There are a number of studies indicating that 20% of children have some form of emotional, behaviour or mental health problem: Venables (1983); Rutter, Cox et al (1975); Jeffers & Fitzgerald (1991); Porteous (1991), Department of Education statistics etc.   The 1999 and 2004 British government surveys estimated that 10% of children have a mental health problem.  It is also essential to realise that mental health, like physical health, is as much about prevention as cure.

PTUK’s clinical evidence base, containing over 12,000 cases, shows that between 77% and 84% of children show a positive change through the use of play and creative arts therapies when delivered to PTUK standards.   The more severe the problem, the higher the percentage of children that show a positive change.

PTUK was established in October 2000.  Our main activities are:

• Managing the Register of Play and Creative Arts Therapists which is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
• Quality assuring our registrants through a stringent revalidation process and managing standards of clinical supervision.
• Accrediting training courses for the initial training required to meet the standards of the register and for continuous professional training (CPD).
• Extending our clinical evidence base to improve the quality of our registrants’ practice and to demonstrate the effectiveness of play therapy delivered to PTUK standards.
• Providing a range of services to support the career development of our registrants

Our registrants use an Integrative Holistic model of Play Therapy.  It was introduced in 2002 to replace earlier models.  It is  validated by the PTUK clinical evidence base.  It integrates the therapeutic use of a wide range of creative arts media – the Play Therapy Tool-Kit; working  with unconscious as well as conscious processes; using non-directive and directive approaches and integrating research with practice.

We have grown to be the largest and most progressive Play Therapy professional organisation in the UK  through our high standards and programme of continual innovation.