CAPTTM  Mission Statement

The Canadian Association for Play Therapy believes in the value of play therapy and its contribution to an individual’s mental, emotional, social and psychological well being. The Association believes in advancing and promoting the understanding and value of play therapy, high standards of professional and ethical practice and advocating for our membership.

The Association maintains a strong, professional organization and promotes professional training and current research in play therapy.

What is Play Therapy?  click here

Join us May 5th – 6th, 2023 at the Hilton Niagara Falls as CAPT gathers for our first in-person AGM and Conference since 2019

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CAPT is pleased to participate in the Canadian and International Play Therapy Week 2023

February 5 – 11, 2023

Watch for updates on activities and how to participate  Here

CAPT Foundation Play Therapy Training

On-Line Certificate in Relational Therapeutic Play

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Fall/Winter 2022 Issue of Playground Magazine

About Play

In the past several years, Play Therapy has been accepted and acknowledged as an important and valued approach for working with children with emotional or behavioural difficulties.

Play Therapy is beneficial to a child who is experiencing difficulties in the home, school or community. It is a therapeutic approach for human service professionals and as stated by Virginia Axline, “provides an opportunity for the child to ‘play out’ his or her feelings and problems just as, in certain adult therapy, an individual ‘talks out’ his or her difficulties”. A child’s self-understanding is one of the goals in this approach. Play Therapy can be used either as a primary or adjunct therapy in settings such as , Children’s Services, Community Agencies, Psychiatric Centers, Children’s Hospitals, Schools, and Women’s Shelters. Play Therapists work with children individually, with their families and in group settings.