Welcome

to the Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy.

APAC is the largest and most experienced dedicated play and creative arts therapies training organisation worldwide and the only Play Therapy training programmes validated through clinical outcomes.

Training for professionals

We provide training for professionals who wish to work with children using therapeutic play and Play Therapy and be registered with the Register of Play and Creative Arts Therapist accredited by the Professional Standards Authority and managed by Play Therapy UK (PTUK).

Overseas registrants are also accepted on the register through Play Therapy International (PTI). We also provide the advanced diploma in counselling children using the creative arts which is a conversion course for already trained counsellors and psychotherapists.

Our Play Therapy training programme is the only one in the world that is validated through clinical outcomes research (over 10,000 cases). It is accredited by leading Play Therapy professional organisations. The courses delivered in the UK are validated by Leeds Beckett (formerly Leeds Metropolitan) University for academic standards.

Our Courses are suitable for:

Counsellors
Psychotherapists
Creative Arts Therapists
Occupational Therapists
TA/LAs
Professional Carers
Mentors
Clinical Psychologists
Teachers

Social Workers
Psychiatrists
SENCOs
Mental Health Policy Makers
Paediatricians
Educational Psychologists
Clinical Supervisors
Nurses

WHATS ON?

- Upcoming training courses

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Careers

APAC provides full career advice and a range of career opportunities.

Accreditations

Requirements for Play Therapists or Practitioner of Therapeutic Play Skills.

Faculty

A list of all APAC faculty staff.

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Want more Information?

For more information, please read the ‘Enabling Potential’ e-book available by clicking here.

What they've said about us

The course content is the same regardless of the venue, and the APAC faculty of over 50 is used across all locations to deliver the courses. This ensures continuity and consistency of delivery to meet registration standards.

“...one that has a superb record of trainee satisfaction...
The programme has been rated by the trainees at 91.6%. 97% would recommend it to others without any reservations.”
Source: APAC/Leeds Beckett University Annual Monitoring Report

“...very good academic achievements...
The average academic mark achieved by trainees over the last four years for all assignments has been 64.15% where 50% is a pass and 70% is a distinction. We had only six failures out of 2371 trainees.”
Source: APAC/Leeds Beckett University Annual Monitoring Report

“The overall effectiveness of the Integrative Holistic model of Play Therapy when measured by the SDQ Total Difficulties domain shows that a positive change was observed by referrers of 77% to 84% as observed by parents is shown to be statistically reliable.”
Source: The International Journal of Play and Creative Arts Therapies Research 2017.

“The next day I received an email from my head teacher and she said “It was very well received by all the head teachers and I was so proud of you, and from the feedback I received I think you are going to be very busy."”
Diploma Trainee