Play Therapy Training

Do you work with children who cannot tell you what is wrong? If so, our play therapy training teaches you to listen anyway. They will show you through the play, because the words are not there yet. And you will meet them often. Latest figures show one in five children in England has a probable mental health condition.

So the course teaches you to read what the play is really saying. The theory comes with it, and so does the room you sit in. Abuse, homelessness and recovery after a disaster get their own sessions. No psychology background needed for our play therapy courses online. It is all in plain English, so it reads easily even if English is your second language.

What comes with the Play Therapy online training:

• Fully online
• Instant certification
• Simple lessons
• Free retakes
• Study around work
• Lifetime access
• Expert-made
• Case studies included

Children do not wait for you to be ready.

What You Will Learn In The Play Therapy Training

The skills themselves:

• Explain where play therapy came from.
• The main theories and what each assumes about children.
• Read what a child is telling you through a doll or a sandbox.
• Why the room, the materials and your own manner all change the session.
• You spot the signs that a child has been abused or neglected.
• Adapt your approach for a child living in temporary housing.
• Creative play after a flood, a fire or a sudden loss.
• Know when to refer a child on to a qualified therapist.

Rules for Renewal

Your certificate has no end date, but guidance on safeguarding and trauma keeps changing. So go back over your online play therapy training notes every 2 years.

Why Is This Course Important?

Four-year-olds do not sit through talking sessions. Give one a sandbox and watch which figures get buried. Reading that takes training, and play therapy training UK schools pay for it. What that gives you:

• Sit with a distressed child without filling the silence.
• You notice when the play turns into something worth reporting.
• The words to explain a session to a parent or a manager.

We think it is the best play therapy course online for beginners.

Who Is This Play Therapy Training For?

No therapy background needed here.

• Teaching assistants and nursery staff who want to understand the behaviour.
• Parents following a child's therapy.
• You priced up a play therapy course London class and the travel killed it.
• Childminders and playworkers building a specialism.
• Counselling students adding play to their work.

How We Test You

You must successfully solve 60% of the questions to move to the next part. If you do not pass the first time, do not worry. You can retake the quiz as many times as you need without extra cost.

Certificate on Completion

Your play therapy certificate course ends with a Wise Campus Certificate of Completion. The PDF costs nothing. A printed copy is £13.99 by courier.

Jobs You Can Get

What these skills are worth in UK jobs:

• Nursery Practitioner: £18,000 to £26,000
• Teaching Assistant: £19,000 to £26,000
• Playworker: £18,000 to £25,000
• Family Support Worker: £22,000 to £32,000

Learn To Hear What A Child Cannot Say!

Children show you long before they tell you. So start your play therapy training and learn to see it. Enrol Now Toda!

FAQs About Play Therapy Training

1. What qualifications do you need for play therapy?

Masters-level training recognised by BAPT or PTUK, with registration and a DBS check.

2. What qualifications do I need to be a drama therapist?

An HCPC-approved Masters, since dramatherapist is a legally protected title.

3. How to become a play therapist in NHS?

Qualify first, then apply to a CAMHS team, usually at Band 7.

4. How much can a play therapist earn?

NHS Band 7 starts near £49,000, and private sessions run £50 to £100 each.

5. Are play therapists in demand?

Yes. Long waits for children's mental health support are the reason.