Playtherapy.org Website Review

Our site is intended to provide an international information resource for thera*eutic play, play therapy, filial play and creative arts therapies. It's designed for anyone interested in helping children with emotional literacy, behaviour (EBD) or mental health problems.  Interested in training as a Play Therapist, Filial Play Coach or in extending your skills as a counsellor, nurse, occupational therapist, paediatrician, psychiatrist, psychologist, psychotherapist, social worker or teacher to work with children using thera*eutic play please Play Therapy International is the largest and most progressive organisation governing thera*eutic play, and play therapy. Play Therapy International helps children with emotional, literacy, behaviour and mental health problems. Attend a training course. Play Therapy International offers a range of fully accredited training courses, and other courses, in thera*eutic Membership is available at various grades for anyone interested in working with children using play and creative arts therapies. We provide our members exclusive resources as well as lists of publications, books reviews, articles and recommended reading. How effective is Play Therapy? Look at our research, policies and activies showing between 77% and 84% positive change. PTI leads the way when setting the standards to ensure high quality of care when play therapy, thera*eutic play skills and creative arts Looking for a career in play therapy? PTI has developed a Career Development Map and a four stage training model as a part of the Thera*eutic play, (including play therapy) , is a well established discipline based upon a number of psychological theories. Research, both qualitative and quantitative shows that it is highly effective in many cases. Recent research by PTUK, an organisation affiliated to PTI, suggests that 71% of the children referred to play therapy will show a positive change.  If you are a parent or carer interested in Finding thera*eutic help for children with emotional, behaviour and mental health problems can be found by contacting an independent play