We are pleased to be offering registration to those wishing to become registered play therapists. You can become a British Columbia Registered Play Therapist (BCRPT) or a British Columbia Registered Play Therapy Supervisor (BCRPT-S). You will find all the information that you need below for credentialing.
What to submit: application form + applicable fee (see application form) and all accompanying paperwork. See the checklist on the application form to verify all documentation is included. Once received and reviewed, we will send you a PayPal invoice for the appropriate fee.
When complete, the form and documents can be emailed to credentialing@bcplaytherapy.ca or mailed to Credentialing, BC Play Therapy Association, PO
Box 19009 4th Ave Post Office, Vancouver, BC, V6K 4R8. If you have any questions, please email credentialing@bcplaytherapy.ca.
Applications are accepted year-round.
BCPTA Policy Guidelines for Credentialing
For those applying in 2023 – BCPTA Registration Guide
For those applying in 2024 – BCPTA Registration Guide
BCRPT Forms
For those applying in 2023 – BCRPT (British Columbia Registered Play Therapist) Application
For those applying in 2023 – Overview of Requirements for BCRPT
For those applying in 2024 – BCRPT (British Columbia Registered Play Therapist) Application
For those applying in 2024 – Overview of Requirements for BCRPT
Updates to Training Hours (CEs) needed for registration as a BCRPT:
BCRPT play therapy training CE requirements now state that the 180 CE hours can be in person or online, with a maximum of 50 of those online hours being (non-contact) pre-recorded online training.
These amendments will be reviewed once the covid-19 pandemic is over.
Contact hours refer to hours of in-person play therapy training such as at a workshop or conference or a live webinar that requires your video on for the duration of the training and a post-test component.
Non-contact hours are hours of pre-recorded online training that must have a post-test component.
Please see the registration guide to help with the application and you can also visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to commonly asked questions.
As part of the 180 continuing education credits hours (CEUs) of play therapy specific instruction that are required for BCRPT registration, three hours of Play Therapy History is an acceptable minimum. An Introduction to and History of Play Therapy course can be obtained here.
There are also requirements for Cultural and Social Diversity. There are a few courses in the eLearning Library that can help you obtain these credits:
Gathering Our Medicine: Cultural Rituals As Emotional Playgrounds
Empowering Neurodiversity: Dismantling Ableism In and Out of the Playroom
BCRPT-S Forms
For those applying in 2023 – Overview of Requirements for BCRPT-S
For those applying in 2024 – Overview of Requirements for BCRPT-S
Updates to Training Hours (CEs) needed for registration as a BCRPT-S:
BCRPT-S supervisor training CE requirements now specify that the 12 hours of supervision training (with a minimum of 2 hours of play therapy-specific supervisor training) can be online training with a maximum of 8 hours being pre-recorded online training.
These amendments will be reviewed once the covid-19 pandemic is over.
Please see the registration guide to help with the application and you can also visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to commonly asked questions.
CE Renewal Forms
All members holding a BCRPT or BCRPT-S designation are required to submit proof of having completed the necessary number of CEs every three years. Here are the forms needed to submit your hours.
For those renewing in 2023 – BCRPT Renewal CE Tracking Form
For those renewing in 2023 – BCRPT- S CE Renewal Tracking Form
For those renewing in 2024 – BCRPT CE Renewal Tracking Form
For those renewing in 2024 – BCRPT-S CE Renewal Tracking Form