PTUK works closely through its affiliation with PTI and also with the IBECPT
particularly in connection with training and professional accreditation
standards.
PTI - Play Therapy International
PTI is the international organisation for professional play therapists
and child psychotherapists. The mandate of PTI includes: the maintenance of
an internationally representative professional association for professional
play therapists and child psychotherapists; the provision of a professional
body offering Certification as a Child Psychologist and Play Therapist on an
international basis; the provision of training for play therapists and child
psychotherapists. The promotion and advancement of discussion, education and
research in child psychotherapy and play therapy. PTI hosts and co-hosts
international conferences on play therapy.
Web site:
www.playtherapy.org
IBECPT
The International Board of Examiners of Certified Play Therapists (IBECPT)
as an organisation is totally independent of PTUK and PTI. It is based
in Ontario, Canada.
The IBECPT is
a professional body governing play therapy certification on an international
basis. Certification is a
rigorous process with stringent requirements. The standards having
been set by IBECPT are then administered through PTI and its affiliated
organisations.
The IBECPT
list of areas of study and knowledge that should be included:
- Child and Human Development including psychosocial, sexual and
physiological development through the life cycle. Play Therapists must
have this knowledge to assist in assessment of a child's present skill
level and deviations from their own expected developmental milestones.
- Child & Adolescent Behavioural Disorders
- Theories of Personality.
- Marital and Family Issues. This requirement is seen as essential in
order to understand external systemic issues that can have significant
impact on a child's well-being and behaviour.
- Principles of the Therapeutic Process.
- Ethics (including legal issues of child protection and family law).
- Pharmacology. An understanding of the effects of psychopharmaceutics
as well as common, over the counter" medications on children.
- Research and Evaluation Methods. A thorough understanding of: i)
statistical evaluation, ii) empirical research methods, and iii) up-to-date
research in developmental psychology and child therapy.
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