• Completed 350 clinical hours, broken down as follows:
  • 100 hours acquired during Postgraduate Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills;
  • 100 hours during Postgraduate Diploma in Play Therapy; and
  • 150 hours post Postgraduate Diploma in Play Therapy) working with children (4 to 13 years old).
• Applicants must hold current membership with Play Therapy UK/Play Therapy International upon enrolment on the course as a Certified Play Therapist.

OR  

• Hold a UK Level 5 Diploma in Counselling/an Irish Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Counselling and Psychotherapy (with a minimum of 450 clinical hours of professional practice).
• A current membership with Play Therapy UK / Play Therapy International will be required upon enrolment on the course as a Certified Play Therapist.

Course Requirements can be found here: Post Qualifying Certificate in Clinical Supervision (apac.org.uk)  

Applicable to both routes:

• A written online reference will be required from the student’s clinical supervisor.
• A ‘Trainee Clinical Supervisor’ status will be awarded on completion of this course. The Supervisors’ Database will be updated accordingly.
• A mandatory attendance of PQ Certificate in Clinical Supervision Follow-up Day (see below) is required a year later in order to receive ‘Certified Clinical Supervisor of Play and Creative Arts Therapist’ status.

PQ Certificate in Clinical Supervision Follow-up Day

• This is a mandatory course to complete the PQ Certificate in Clinical Supervision.
• Students must have completed the PQ Certificate in Clinical Supervision at least one year prior to applying to this course.
• A ‘Certified Clinical Supervisor of Play and Creative Arts Therapist ‘status will be awarded on completion of this course. The Register of Play and Creative Arts Therapists will be updated accordingly.

Approved Supervisor top-up day

• This course is mandatory every 3 years.
• A current membership with Play Therapy UK/Play Therapy International as an Approved Supervisor will be required upon enrolment on the course.
• The Supervisors’ Database will be updated accordingly.

Competence in English Language (All courses)

Teaching and assessment (unless stated otherwise) will be carried out in English. Therefore, applicants must be competent in spoken and written English language. If students are not native speakers, they are required to have IELTS 6.0, with no modules below 5.5, or equivalent.

Computer literacy (All courses except some CPD courses)

All students are expected to have:

• Basic computer literacy skills;
• Access to a laptop or PC with internet connection; and
• The ability to use emails.

International Students

Our UK courses (Postgraduate Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills and Postgraduate Diploma in Play Therapy) are not open to international students who are not resident in the UK/Europe. For non-UK nationals, evidence of a British Residence Permit (BRP) or the relevant visa is required. Visitors to the UK will not be accepted onto the course.

International students can apply for our Summer Schools in France and Ireland.

The Certificate in Clinical Supervision course is designed to give an in-depth knowledge and understanding of general supervision principles applicable for clinical practitioners and how to use the creative arts to facilitate this process. The course is largely skill based and aims to:

The certification process for this course is carried out by PTUK on behalf of APAC and PTI for CPD credits. Once qualified, you will appear on the Professional Standards Authority Accredited Register under the title of Certified Supervisor of Play and Creative Arts Therapists. It will provide objective evidence of your capabilities for employers, and you will gain a nationally and internationally recognised qualification.