01/07/2026
What a busy few weeks for Precious Hands! Our owner Melanie was proud to be invited to lead a workshop at the University of Gloucestershire's SEND & Inclusion Conference. She discussed:
🌟 The post-graduate qualifications Play Therapists need to achieve to qualify as Certified Play Therapists
🌟 The professional governing bodies, including PTUK - The UK Society for Play and Creative Arts Therapies schools & organisations need to look for to ensure their Play Therapist is Certified
🌟 A deeper look into how & why Play Therapy is effective in supporting children & young people, including the practice-based evidence we provide and the methods we use.
🌟 How schools & organisations can support professional therapists- including offering an effective confidential space and including them in professional meetings in school.
🌟 How Play Therapists can support schools- by offering important advice, professional reports & supporting parents & carers
🌟 How they can support the Child Mental Health Charter to ensure early intervention & a regulated qualified mental health workforce.
She received fantastic feedback and held important conversations with our professional colleagues. She has accepted an invitation to return next year. Thank you for a fantastic event University of Gloucestershire.
If you would like Precious Hands to provide your school or organisation with a Play Therapy workshop to develop staff CPD & their understanding of this important therapy, please get in touch through our website www.precioushands-sendsupport.co.uk
