In this section, the Association for Play Therapy (APT) provides options by which mental health professionals can earn and provide continuing education credit for licensing and credentialing:
Information about the Annual Conference and its continuing education workshops, board and committee meetings, member forums, vendor exhibits, and visitor activities.
Information about how individuals, organizations, and companies might become designated as APT-Approved Providers of play therapy continuing education. Includes the guide, application, and a searchable directory of current Approved Providers.
Approved Provider Guide & Application (SmartDOC)
Find Approved Providers directory
Information about establishing "regional" Centers for Play Therapy at accredited insitutions of higher education offering mental health doctoral degrees throughout the United States in order to 1) introduce play therapy to future mental health professionals and 2) generate more play therapy research, International Journal of Play Therapy manuscripts, and new play therapy faculty members. After scaning the Q&A link below, contact Executive Director Bill Burns.
A menu of play therapy information and non-contact play therapy continuing education programs with optional tests if credit for licensing or credentialing desired.
Online directory to find APT-approved play therapy continuing education options.
Find Play Therapy Training directory
Play Therapy workshop submission form (SmartDOC)
Online directory to find universities offering play therapy graduate programs and internships.
Sample Play Therapy Course Syllabus (PDF)
Find University Play Therapy directory
* The Association for Play Therapy (APT) confers the designation of Registered Play Therapist (RPT) and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S) to individuals who have provided APT with documentation that they have a) a mental health graduate or higher degree; b) been licensed by the applicable state licensing or certification authority; c) completed a minimum number of hours of general clinical experience and supervision; d) completed a minimum number of hours of play therapy training and supervision; and e) completed the requisite continuing education hours. The designation as a RPT or RPT-S does not certify, imply, or affirm the knowledge or competency of such individual but only confirms that the education and training requirements identified herein have been satisfied.
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