4 Basic Skills for Play Therapists

What are the four basic play therapy skills every play therapist needs to master to competently provide play therapy that gets real results for your clients?
The Association for Play Therapy has identified several play therapy core competencies necessary for becoming a Registered Play Therapist ™
These core competencies identify what skills should be learned as a play therapist.
These skills set play therapists apart from simply pulling out games and art supplies to help your young clients “talk” about what’s bothering them.
These skills require play therapists to be grounded in a theoretical model that dictates how basic play therapy skills are implemented in play therapy sessions.
What are these basic play therapy skills?
Join me on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 7:00 am Pacific time (Los Angeles)/ 10:00 am Eastern time (New York)/3:00 pm UK -London time.
I’ll discuss what these skills are and how they make a difference in the quality of play therapy services you provide to your clients.
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[@pv4685]

In UK, Play Therapy is a 2 year post-graduate training program with specified teaching and clinical hours, supported by supervision. In the states, APT provides qualified training for Play Therapists. It shouldnt be learnt outside of a proper training framework.

[@jeaninekolasa8113]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with honesty and generosity! So helpful. 👌 I studied a little bit of art therapy but gravitate to play therapy or expressive arts . Thanks for the inspiration. 😊

[@cathispooner-renewingheart7783]

So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for sharing 🤓

[@wendyswenson7658]

Well done Cathy! 😊