Play Therapy - An information resource for play and creative arts therapies

A range of services to support other professionals and organisations who work with children are available from PTA. Services available:

Training & Education	Management Consultancy	Human Resources
Project Managment	Systems Services	Enquiry Form

Available For	Working In
Chief Executives Senior Managers/Directors Line Managers Head Teachers / SENCOs Commissioning Officers/Managers Human Resource Managers Financial Directors/Managers Clinical Directors/Managers Project Managers Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists	Education Emotional Literacy Programmes Behaviour Services Health Social Services Childrens Charities Care Homes Adoption & Foster Care Agencies Counselling Organisations

Training & Education

A complete range of in-house training and education programmes are available from PTA accredited organisations.

These include:

Half day introductory seminars
1, 2 and 3 day workshops - Introductions to Therapeutic Play
A series of 2 and 3 day modular programmes leading to a Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills
A series of 2 and 3 day modular programmes leading to a Diploma in Therapeutic Play Skills

Normally a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 16 participants is required. Costs range from £40 to £120 per person per day depending upon numbers, location and content.

Please use the Enquiry Form below.

Management Consultancy Services

If you are responsible for strategic decisions in childrens emotional, behaviour or mental health areas PTA offers a range of management consultancy services:

Situation appraisals of existing services to identify strengths and weaknesses
Evaluation of alternative service delivery models to optimise the quality of care with the use of human and financial resources
Integration of childrens psychology based services with others (eg educational objectives, physical health services, family services etc)
Identifying and dealing with priorities
Development of strategic and operational plans
Plans to handle social exclusion and unauthorised absences problems
Preparation of financial plans and budgets
Quality management and clinical governance

Human Resource Services

Human resource planning of psychology based services for children using PTAs Profession Structure Model (PSM), incorporating a competency framework:

Establishment planning
Preparation of job descriptions*
Recruitment & selection services
Remuneration policy
Performance appraisal
Identification of training needs
Learning management
Planning and provision of special training events

* Ask for our check list to help you to prepare a job description for a Play Therapist or for a post involving the use of therapeutic play

Project Management

Setting up and establishing a service
Setting up and establishing a play/creative arts therapy centre

Systems Services

Identifying the needs and specifying the systems requirements for childrens services including systems audit
Selection and/or provision of software for the administration and clinical governance of therapy services
Secure clinical data entry services