Membership Categories
PLEASE NOTE: ONLY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS WITH ALL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED WILL BE PROCESSED, $50 NON-REFUNDABLE ADMINISTRATION FEE APPLIES.
Affilliate
Minimum Qualification requirement:
None required- any professionals interested in the area of play therapy can apply
Membership level criteria:
Applications welcome from any professionals interested in the area of play therapy.
Please note: This is an interest category only, affiliate membership does not support working as a play therapist.
Registration fee: $85 per year
Associate
Minimum Qualification requirement:
Completed undergraduate degree in human services or education (social work, psychology, counselling, behavioural sciences, occupational therapy, art therapy, music therapy, drama therapy or similar).
Membership level criteria:
Completion of a minimum of 200 hours of post graduate play therapy training from a recognised training institution. Please refer to our Members Guide for a list of Recognised Training Providers (coming soon).
Registration fee: $125 per year
Associate- NDIS Early Years Practitioner
Minimum Qualification requirement:
Completed an undergraduate degree and hold applicable professional membership in the following fields:
- Social Work
- Psychology (with registration as a Psychologist)
- Counselling
- OT
- Early Childhood Education
- Developmental Educators
Membership level criteria:
Completion of a minimum of 200 hours of post graduate play therapy training from a recognised training institution. Please refer to our Members Guide for a list of Recognised Training Providers (coming soon).
Registration fee: $125 per year
Registered Play Therapist
Minimum Qualification requirement:
Completed undergraduate degree in human services or education (social work, psychology, counselling, behavioural sciences, occupational therapy, art therapy, music therapy, drama therapy).
Completion of a minimum of 200 hours of post graduate play therapy training from a recognised training institution. Please refer to our Members Guide for a list of Recognised Training Providers (coming soon).
Membership level criteria:
The following criteria must be satisfied to apply for this level of membership*:
- Client contact hours: A minimum of 300 hours completed over a maximum of 3 years
- Supervision: A minimum of 40 hours of supervision (with RPT-S) to be completed. A minimum of 10 hours of personal therapy hours can be included in the total hours accrued. Evidence of hours can be provided via a statutory declaration, letter from the supervisor and/ or collated spreadsheet.
Registration fee: $175 per year
Registered Play Therapist- NDIS Early Years Practitioner
Minimum Qualification requirement:
Completed an undergraduate degree and hold applicable professional membership in the following fields:
- Social Work
- Psychology (with registration as a Psychologist)
- Counselling
- OT
- Early Childhood Education
- Developmental Educators
Completion of a minimum of 200 hours of post graduate play therapy training from a recognised training institution. Please refer to our Members Guide for a list of Recognised Training Providers (coming soon).
Membership level criteria:
The following criteria must be satisfied to apply for this level of membership*:
- Client contact hours: A minimum of 300 hours completed over a maximum of 3 years
- Supervision: A minimum of 40 hours of supervision (with RPT-S) to be completed. A minimum of 10 hours of personal therapy hours can be included in the total hours accrued. Evidence of hours can be provided via a statutory declaration, letter from the supervisor and/ or collated spreadsheet.
Registration fee: $175 per year
Registered Play Therapist – Supervisor
Minimum Qualification requirement:
Completed undergraduate degree in human services or education (social work, psychology, counselling, behavioural sciences, occupational therapy, art therapy, music therapy, drama therapy).
Completion of a minimum of 200 hours of post graduate play therapy training from a recognised training institution. Please refer to our Members Guide for a list of Recognised Training Providers (coming soon).
Membership level criteria:
The following criteria must be satisfied to apply for this level of membership*:
- Client contact hours: A minimum of 300 hours completed over a minimum of 2 years post RPT status.
- Supervision: A minimum of 40 hours of supervision (with RPT-S) to be completed over a minimum of 2 years post RPT status. A maximum of 10 personal therapy hours can be included in the total hours accrued.
- Supervisor Training: Completion of 3 day supervision training program related specifically to providing supervision to practitioners in a human services related capacity
OR if not previously registered as an RPT with PTPA, the following criteria applies:
- Client contact hours: A minimum of 600 hours completed over a minimum of 3 years post graduation from play therapy training.
- Supervision: A minimum of 80 hours of supervision (with RPT-S) to be completed completed over a minimum of 3 years post graduation from play therapy training. A maximum of 20 personal therapy hours can be included in the total hours accrued.
- Supervisor Training: Completion of 3 day supervision training program related specifically to providing supervision to practitioners in a human services related capacity
Evidence of hours can be provided via a statutory declaration, letter from the supervisor/therapist and/or signed collated spreadsheet. Certificate of supervisor training to be provided.
Registration fee: $225 per year
Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor- Early Years NDIS Practitioner
Minimum Qualification requirement:
Completed an undergraduate degree and hold applicable professional membership in the following fields:
- Social Work
- Psychology (with registration as a Psychologist)
- Counselling
- OT
- Early Childhood Education
- Developmental Educators
Completion of a minimum of 200 hours of post graduate play therapy training from a recognised training institution. Please refer to our Members Guide for a list of Recognised Training Providers (coming soon).
Membership level criteria:
The following criteria must be satisfied to apply for this level of membership*:
- Client contact hours: A minimum of 300 hours completed over a minimum of 2 years post RPT status.
- Supervision: A minimum of 40 hours of supervision (with RPT-S) to be completed over a minimum of 2 years post RPT status. A maximum of 10 personal therapy hours can be included in the total hours accrued.
- Supervisor Training: Completion of 3 day supervision training program related specifically to providing supervision to practitioners in a human services related capacity
OR if not previously registered as an RPT with PTPA, the following criteria applies:
- Client contact hours: A minimum of 600 hours completed over a minimum of 3 years post graduation from play therapy training.
- Supervision: A minimum of 80 hours of supervision (with RPT-S) to be completed over a minimum of 3 years post graduation from play therapy training. A maximum of 20 personal therapy hours can be included in the total hours accrued.
- Supervisor Training: Completion of 3 day supervision training program related specifically to providing supervision to practitioners in a human services related capacity
Evidence of hours can be provided via a statutory declaration, letter from the supervisor/therapist and/or signed collated spreadsheet. Certificate of supervisor training to be provided.
Registration fee: $225 per year
*Supervision changes came into effect May 2024. Supervision with non-RPT-S will be accepted before this date.