Continuous Professional Development is
regarded as essential for good quality practice by certified and
accredited PTUK Practitioner Members. The requirement is to undertake at
least 35 hours of allowable activities each year to retain membership.
These hours may be averaged over a three year period. Planning for
CPD and play therapy training should be based upon PTUK's competency framework.
The activities must be selected from 3 or more
categories, at least one of which
must be from categories 1-3. [N.B. The list of examples is not
exhaustive].
See also:
Profession Structure Model / Competency Framework
Accredited Training Courses
PTUK Training Model
|
Category |
Conditions and Examples |
Max Hours Allowed per year for
CPD |
|
Category 1
Short Courses on Professional Issues |
Courses undertaken in areas of special interest or concern which are
relevant to play therapy practice e.g. sandplay story-telling
working with abuse, working with trauma, bereavement, brief
therapy……. These may be offered by accredited training providers or
"in house" and will normally be at stage 4 of the PTUK Training
Model. The course content must include competencies listed in the
Profession Structure Model competency framework. |
20 |
|
Category 2
Seminars and Conferences |
PTUK,
PTI, PTUK, PTI, PTIrl, BACP seminars / conferences on
topics relevant to play therapy practice, which may be organised
locally, nationally or internationally, by individuals or
organisations. 2004 World Congress for Play Therapy. The programme
content must include competencies listed in the Profession Structure
Model competency framework. |
20 |
|
Category 3
Study for Further Qualifications |
Further
award bearing training in
relevant professional field e.g. certificate or diploma in play
therapy or creative arts supervision, or MA in Practised Based Play
Therapy. The course content must include competencies listed in the
Profession Structure Model competency framework. |
20 |
|
Category 4 Assisting
the Development of Others |
Designing and facilitating workshops; offering a training session or
giving a talk at a conference; writing e.g. articles, book reviews,
books (relevant to professional practice); published research;
initiatives taken alone and in consultation with peers to create and
develop new ideas relevant to therapeutic play, play therapy or
creative arts therapies and making these available to others. |
20 |
|
Category 5 Working Party / Advisory Board and other Meetings |
Play
therapy related meeting work, local or national consultation with
colleagues leading to initiatives such as establishing local groups.
Membership of committees where play therapy may be represented to
others. Contribution to PTUK standards. |
10 |
|
Category 6 Personal
Development |
Participation in groups; personal therapy; learning new skills;
Acquiring knowledge and new insights from reading, films, plays |
10 |
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