To maintain professional standards for the practice of Play Therapy & Psychotherapy and the accreditation of play therapy practitioners in Ireland
To implement a criteria based policy and procedure for accrediting members of IAPTP
To develop a register of trained and accredited Play Therapy & Psychotherapy practitioners and play therapy supervisors
To set Irish National criteria for supervision of Play Therapy & Psychotherapy practitioners and to set standards for the accreditation of supervisory practitioners for the support of the profession and professionals in Ireland.
To set and implement National standards for the training and accreditation of Play Therapy & Psychotherapy supervisors in Ireland
To set standards for training courses (content, duration, etc) for Play Therapy & Psychotherapy supervisors in Ireland.
To maintain standards for training courses (content, duration, etc) for Play Therapy & Psychotherapy practitioners in Ireland
To maintain a register of recognised training courses for Play Therapy & Psychotherapy practitioners and supervisors in Ireland
To set National standards for the training and registration of developmental and therapeutic play specialists in Ireland
To support the development of Play Therapy & Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Play Services in Ireland within the context of best practice and current cultural developments
To work in harmony and in a spirit of partnership and cooperation with other professional bodies that have established themselves as credible professional organisations in the field, e.g. BAPT (British Association for Play Therapists), and with other relevant departments and agencies (e.g. H.S.E., Dept of Education), and other relevant professional bodies (e.g. IACP, IAHIP)
Purpose
To protect clients, their families, and the profession itself, by setting stringent training and accreditation standards, ethical frameworks, and supportive policy and procedures, including a Code of Ethics and Practice, and a Complaints Procedure, for the practice of Play Therapy & Psychotherapy in Ireland
To implement and maintain the Code of Ethics and Practice, and the Complaints Procedure of IAPTP
To differentiate clearly between Play Therapy and Therapeutic Play Work as professions.
To promote an inclusive attitude recognising the validity of various theoretical frameworks and approaches to play therapy