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The Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy (APAC) is the only training provider accredited by Play Therapy UK to provide entry to the Register of Play and Creative Arts Therapists accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

APAC announce two new venues for the Post Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills and The Post Graduate Diploma in Play Therapy:

• Stoneleigh Abbey, Kenilworth. Ideally placed for Birmingham, Coventry and all of the West Midlands, with easy motorway access – first course started June 2015
• Ennismore Retreat Centre, Cork, Ireland – first course started 10th of July 2015 (now Carnloch Court)

This brings the number of APAC course venues to 10 in the UK, 3 in Ireland and 6 overseas.

Monika Jephcott opened the plenary session with an inspiring address. She spoke spontaneously from her heart showing her passion for helping as many children as possible and the need for professionalism in addition to therapeutic skills. Monika outlined how Play Therapy UK had grown from an introductory course, with 12 participants, held at Fern Hill, Fairwarp in 2000, to the largest Play Therapy professional organisation with a Register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority with over 1500 registrants. She thanked all delegates for their steadfast support over the years in making PTUK’s programme of continuous innovation possible and in particular the recent raising of our standards of implementation to give the children the quality of therapy that they deserve.