Registered Play Therapist (RPT)
Association for Play Therapy
What parents should know
Specialist in play-based therapeutic work with children. Uses play as the primary medium for communication and healing with young children.
Coaching is not therapy
This is a government-regulated clinical license. Coaches who hold this credential have clinical training in addition to their coaching practice. Coaching sessions are not therapy sessions.
Requirements
Licensed mental health professional + 150 play therapy hours + supervision
Also known as
Registered Play Therapist (RPT) is a credential of Association for Play Therapy. The Parenting Passport is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Association for Play Therapy. Information on this page is sourced from publicly available materials.
At a glance
- Issued by
- Association for Play Therapy
- Region
- United States
- Regulation
- Not government-regulated
- Requirements
- Licensed mental health professional + 150 play therapy hours + supervision
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