RPT Credentialing Supervision Group

Dr. Garry Landreth said “Children are not miniature adults”. I’ve found this to be more true than any other therapy tenet I’ve learned. Children require specialized treatment and practitioners who are educated and skilled in what they do. Registered Play Therapists (RPT) are a group of people who have completed the necessary training and supervision and have developed the skills to be qualified to work with children.

If you’ve decided to take the important step to gain education and training to work with children then the next step in showing that you are qualified in your work is to hold the certification of Registered Play Therapist.

Becoming an RPT, certified through the Association for Play Therapy, requires that you receive supervision hours under a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S). An individual who has gained additional training, practice hours, and supervision in order to become qualified to teach, mentor, and supervise new RPT candidates.

The following is the credentialing standard set forth by the Association for Play Therapy:

Section 05 – Verification of Play Therapy Supervision
To provide play therapy supervision, supervisors must hold the RPT-S credential; be recognized by their
licensing board as eligible to supervise; expected to know and abide by their respective ethics and standards;
subject to disciplinary action by their respective licensing boards and accountable for the actions of their
supervisees. In some situations, peer supervision or ongoing consultation may be used to meet this
requirement. Play Therapy Supervision is required to occur in three separate but integrated phases.
To ensure instruction, clinical experience, and supervision are integrated:

Applicants must complete a minimum of 35 hours of play therapy supervision and 350 hours of
simultaneous play therapy experience.

Play Therapy Supervision hours must be accrued in a time period of no less than two (2) years and no
more than ten (10) years.

Supervision should be received at a ratio of 1 to 10. One hour of supervision for every 10 hours of play
therapy experience.

A minimum of five (5) session observations are required in order to meet the supervision requirement.

Play Therapy Supervision

Play Therapy Supervision must be completed in

Phase 1: 5-10 Supervision Hours and 1 Session Observation

Phase 2: 10-15 Supervision Hours and 2 Session Observations

Phase 3: 10-20 Supervision Hours and 2 Session Observations

Individual Supervision: Consists of one supervisor and one supervisee.

Group Supervision: Consists of one supervisor and at least two but not more than 10 supervisees. Maximum
group hours accepted is 15 of the 35.

Individual in Group Supervision: You may obtain individual supervision hours within a group only if focus was
on your play therapy case notes, reports, or session video and does not exceed 10 supervisees. There is
no limit to the number of hours that may be obtained in this manner.

Contact or In-Person Supervision: Occurs when you meet in-person with your supervisor to discuss case
notes, reports, session video, or by simultaneously but separately watching and discussing your session
video. There is no limit to the number of hours that you may obtain in this manner.

Non-Contact or Distance Supervision: Occurs when you meet with your supervisor via telephone or online
to discuss your play therapy case notes, reports, or session video. There is no limit to the number of hours that
you may obtain in this manner.

Play Therapy Consultation
Consultation differs from supervision in that the ‘supervisor’ and ‘supervisee’ both hold individual clinical mental
health licenses issued by their respective state licensing boards that permit for independent practice. In
consultation, the ‘supervisor’ is asked to share expert advice specific to play therapy to the existing competent care
being provided by the ‘supervisee.’ This type of ‘peer supervision’ or on-going consultation may meet APT
Credentialing requirements.

Supervisor Observations
Supervisor observations are necessary to assess the supervisee’s competencies, qualifications,
professionalism, and other matters germane to the practice of play therapy. A minimum of five (5) session
observations are required for the successful completion of the supervision requirement. See Table 5.1
for specific phase requirements.

Group Attendees will be required to sign a supervision agreement and agree to supervision group rules. A copy of the rules and agreement can be attained by emailing Tina Warhurst at tinawarhurstlcsw@gmail.com

This group can help you with up to 15 of the 35 hours required to meet the supervision requirements.

Group space is limited to 10 individuals. Groups last for a total of 2 hours. Cost per each two hour block is $100.00 per participant.

• The current group is offered in a series of 6 sessions.
• Dates for the series are as follows:
• February 20, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• March 13, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• April 10, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• May 15, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• June 12, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• July 10, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Registration for the group, and first group payment is linked below. Attendees who wish to pay for all 6 groups up front can request a special payment link. Additional group payment links will be sent out individually monthly to registered group participants.

Cancellation policy: There are no refunds for unattended groups sessions. Group attendees are expected to participate in all 6 sessions once they have registered for the group. This reserves their spot in the 10 person limit.

I look forward to working with you as you work toward your RPT goal!

Please feel free to contact me with any questions at tinawarhurstlcsw@gmail.com