BAPT British Association Of Play Therapists
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Supporting Mental Health and Well-being, in children and young people. https://linktr.ee/britishplaytherapy https://www.bapt.info/
#BAPTAdvent Day 15
#PlayTherapy can support children to process adversity and have the headspace to notice and connect with others. Once ready to play more freely and with supportive adults around them in families, schools and community facilities, they can continue to learn about social life.
#PlayTherapy can support children to process adversity and have the headspace to notice and connect with others. Once ready to play more freely and with supportive adults around them in families, schools and community facilities, they can continue to learn about social life.
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
#BAPTAdvent Day 15
#PlayTherapy can support children to process adversity and have the headspace to notice and connect with others. Once ready to play more freely and with supportive adults around them in families, schools and community facilities, they can continue to learn about social life.
#PlayTherapy can support children to process adversity and have the headspace to notice and connect with others. Once ready to play more freely and with supportive adults around them in families, schools and community facilities, they can continue to learn about social life.
#BAPTAdvent Day 14
Physical agility can support development of a growth mindset, encouraging flexible bodies and minds.
#PlayTherapy allows children to get into their own flow and engage in the sort of #play which they instinctively know will support their growth both emotional and physical.
Physical agility can support development of a growth mindset, encouraging flexible bodies and minds.
#PlayTherapy allows children to get into their own flow and engage in the sort of #play which they instinctively know will support their growth both emotional and physical.
December 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
#BAPTAdvent Day 14
Physical agility can support development of a growth mindset, encouraging flexible bodies and minds.
#PlayTherapy allows children to get into their own flow and engage in the sort of #play which they instinctively know will support their growth both emotional and physical.
Physical agility can support development of a growth mindset, encouraging flexible bodies and minds.
#PlayTherapy allows children to get into their own flow and engage in the sort of #play which they instinctively know will support their growth both emotional and physical.
#BAPTAdvent Day 13
Child-led #play is naturally experimental and exploratory. Children who are allowed plenty of free play, enter a world of trying things out and responding to change. They get lots of opportunities to develop creative responses to issues and frustrations.
Child-led #play is naturally experimental and exploratory. Children who are allowed plenty of free play, enter a world of trying things out and responding to change. They get lots of opportunities to develop creative responses to issues and frustrations.
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#BAPTAdvent Day 13
Child-led #play is naturally experimental and exploratory. Children who are allowed plenty of free play, enter a world of trying things out and responding to change. They get lots of opportunities to develop creative responses to issues and frustrations.
Child-led #play is naturally experimental and exploratory. Children who are allowed plenty of free play, enter a world of trying things out and responding to change. They get lots of opportunities to develop creative responses to issues and frustrations.
#BAPTAdvent Day 12
In #PlayTherapy, the playroom becomes a safe stage for children to rehearse life. Through imaginative play, role‑play or play activities, children encounter feelings of joy, frustration, fear and excitement in a contained and supportive environment.
In #PlayTherapy, the playroom becomes a safe stage for children to rehearse life. Through imaginative play, role‑play or play activities, children encounter feelings of joy, frustration, fear and excitement in a contained and supportive environment.
December 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#BAPTAdvent Day 12
In #PlayTherapy, the playroom becomes a safe stage for children to rehearse life. Through imaginative play, role‑play or play activities, children encounter feelings of joy, frustration, fear and excitement in a contained and supportive environment.
In #PlayTherapy, the playroom becomes a safe stage for children to rehearse life. Through imaginative play, role‑play or play activities, children encounter feelings of joy, frustration, fear and excitement in a contained and supportive environment.
#BAPTAdvent Day 11
In play therapy, children have a safe and supportive space to explore differences and similarities, both in themselves and others. Through role play, cooperative games, imaginative scenarios and the therapeutic relationship they learn about fairness and kindness.
In play therapy, children have a safe and supportive space to explore differences and similarities, both in themselves and others. Through role play, cooperative games, imaginative scenarios and the therapeutic relationship they learn about fairness and kindness.
December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#BAPTAdvent Day 11
In play therapy, children have a safe and supportive space to explore differences and similarities, both in themselves and others. Through role play, cooperative games, imaginative scenarios and the therapeutic relationship they learn about fairness and kindness.
In play therapy, children have a safe and supportive space to explore differences and similarities, both in themselves and others. Through role play, cooperative games, imaginative scenarios and the therapeutic relationship they learn about fairness and kindness.
#BAPTAdvent Day 9
During play, children remember sequences, keep track of roles and juggle multiple ideas at once. Activities like building, planning, or imaginative storytelling require the child to hold information in mind while also adapting to new possibilities.
During play, children remember sequences, keep track of roles and juggle multiple ideas at once. Activities like building, planning, or imaginative storytelling require the child to hold information in mind while also adapting to new possibilities.
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
#BAPTAdvent Day 9
During play, children remember sequences, keep track of roles and juggle multiple ideas at once. Activities like building, planning, or imaginative storytelling require the child to hold information in mind while also adapting to new possibilities.
During play, children remember sequences, keep track of roles and juggle multiple ideas at once. Activities like building, planning, or imaginative storytelling require the child to hold information in mind while also adapting to new possibilities.
#BAPTAdvent Day 8
#PlayTherapy offers children a developmentally appropriate pathway to recover, integrate their experiences and move towards emotional well-being.
#PlayTherapy offers children a developmentally appropriate pathway to recover, integrate their experiences and move towards emotional well-being.
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
#BAPTAdvent Day 8
#PlayTherapy offers children a developmentally appropriate pathway to recover, integrate their experiences and move towards emotional well-being.
#PlayTherapy offers children a developmentally appropriate pathway to recover, integrate their experiences and move towards emotional well-being.
#BAPTAdvent Day 7
In #PlayTherapy, we recognise that sharing and turn-taking do not come naturally to emotionally young children. These are developmental abilities that unfold gradually as children feel safe, regulated and connected.
Play provides the ideal space for this growth.
In #PlayTherapy, we recognise that sharing and turn-taking do not come naturally to emotionally young children. These are developmental abilities that unfold gradually as children feel safe, regulated and connected.
Play provides the ideal space for this growth.
December 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
#BAPTAdvent Day 7
In #PlayTherapy, we recognise that sharing and turn-taking do not come naturally to emotionally young children. These are developmental abilities that unfold gradually as children feel safe, regulated and connected.
Play provides the ideal space for this growth.
In #PlayTherapy, we recognise that sharing and turn-taking do not come naturally to emotionally young children. These are developmental abilities that unfold gradually as children feel safe, regulated and connected.
Play provides the ideal space for this growth.
#BAPTAdvent Day 6
#PhysicalCoordination
In #PlayTherapy these skills grow naturally. A child-led environment allows children to experiment with their bodies, build confidence, regulate their nervous system, and develop physical mastery at their own pace.
Coordinated bodies support coordinated minds.
#PhysicalCoordination
In #PlayTherapy these skills grow naturally. A child-led environment allows children to experiment with their bodies, build confidence, regulate their nervous system, and develop physical mastery at their own pace.
Coordinated bodies support coordinated minds.
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#BAPTAdvent Day 6
#PhysicalCoordination
In #PlayTherapy these skills grow naturally. A child-led environment allows children to experiment with their bodies, build confidence, regulate their nervous system, and develop physical mastery at their own pace.
Coordinated bodies support coordinated minds.
#PhysicalCoordination
In #PlayTherapy these skills grow naturally. A child-led environment allows children to experiment with their bodies, build confidence, regulate their nervous system, and develop physical mastery at their own pace.
Coordinated bodies support coordinated minds.
#BAPTAdvent Day 5
#memory
#Play is a powerful tool. Through repetition, imagination, storytelling, and sensory exploration, children strengthen neural pathways that support working memory, long-term memory, and the ability to recall information under stress.
#memory
#Play is a powerful tool. Through repetition, imagination, storytelling, and sensory exploration, children strengthen neural pathways that support working memory, long-term memory, and the ability to recall information under stress.
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#BAPTAdvent Day 5
#memory
#Play is a powerful tool. Through repetition, imagination, storytelling, and sensory exploration, children strengthen neural pathways that support working memory, long-term memory, and the ability to recall information under stress.
#memory
#Play is a powerful tool. Through repetition, imagination, storytelling, and sensory exploration, children strengthen neural pathways that support working memory, long-term memory, and the ability to recall information under stress.
#BAPTAdvent Day4
#Play is a child’s natural language. Through it, they learn to understand, express, and regulate their inner world. In #PlayTherapy, children are given a safe, accepting space where big feelings can be explored, stress can be released, and anxiety can be transformed into resilience.
#Play is a child’s natural language. Through it, they learn to understand, express, and regulate their inner world. In #PlayTherapy, children are given a safe, accepting space where big feelings can be explored, stress can be released, and anxiety can be transformed into resilience.
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
#BAPTAdvent Day4
#Play is a child’s natural language. Through it, they learn to understand, express, and regulate their inner world. In #PlayTherapy, children are given a safe, accepting space where big feelings can be explored, stress can be released, and anxiety can be transformed into resilience.
#Play is a child’s natural language. Through it, they learn to understand, express, and regulate their inner world. In #PlayTherapy, children are given a safe, accepting space where big feelings can be explored, stress can be released, and anxiety can be transformed into resilience.
#BAPTAdvent Day 3
Through shared play, turn-taking, problem-solving, and navigating big feelings in a safe therapeutic relationship, children develop the foundations of social cooperation.
Through shared play, turn-taking, problem-solving, and navigating big feelings in a safe therapeutic relationship, children develop the foundations of social cooperation.
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#BAPTAdvent Day 3
Through shared play, turn-taking, problem-solving, and navigating big feelings in a safe therapeutic relationship, children develop the foundations of social cooperation.
Through shared play, turn-taking, problem-solving, and navigating big feelings in a safe therapeutic relationship, children develop the foundations of social cooperation.
In #PlayTherapy, we know that movement is medicine for the developing body and brain. When children climb, jump, push, pull, balance, and explore, they’re not “just playing” — they’re building the foundations for lifelong physical confidence.
#BAPTAdvent Day 2
#BAPTAdvent Day 2
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In #PlayTherapy, we know that movement is medicine for the developing body and brain. When children climb, jump, push, pull, balance, and explore, they’re not “just playing” — they’re building the foundations for lifelong physical confidence.
#BAPTAdvent Day 2
#BAPTAdvent Day 2
#BAPTAdvent2025
Day 1 🎄
Children learn language best in relationships that feel safe, attuned and playful. In Play Therapy, they’re not pressured to perform words -they naturally discover them.
Day 1 🎄
Children learn language best in relationships that feel safe, attuned and playful. In Play Therapy, they’re not pressured to perform words -they naturally discover them.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#BAPTAdvent2025
Day 1 🎄
Children learn language best in relationships that feel safe, attuned and playful. In Play Therapy, they’re not pressured to perform words -they naturally discover them.
Day 1 🎄
Children learn language best in relationships that feel safe, attuned and playful. In Play Therapy, they’re not pressured to perform words -they naturally discover them.
The #BAPTAdventCalendar2025 is on its way. 👀
It’s about #play! 🎄🤶
The beauty of play is that it does not require adult direction, expensive toys or specific rules. It is child-led, guided by imagination, with no set rules and no specific end goal.
It’s about #play! 🎄🤶
The beauty of play is that it does not require adult direction, expensive toys or specific rules. It is child-led, guided by imagination, with no set rules and no specific end goal.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The #BAPTAdventCalendar2025 is on its way. 👀
It’s about #play! 🎄🤶
The beauty of play is that it does not require adult direction, expensive toys or specific rules. It is child-led, guided by imagination, with no set rules and no specific end goal.
It’s about #play! 🎄🤶
The beauty of play is that it does not require adult direction, expensive toys or specific rules. It is child-led, guided by imagination, with no set rules and no specific end goal.
Thanks for #BAPTconference2025
See you in 2026 👍💕
See you in 2026 👍💕
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Thanks for #BAPTconference2025
See you in 2026 👍💕
See you in 2026 👍💕
#BAPTConference feedback this year was overwhelmingly positive, with delegates highlighting the rich learning opportunities, inspiring speakers, and the warm sense of community that shaped the weekend.
Thanks for all the ideas for future conferences too - we’re always looking to grow and improve. 👍
Thanks for all the ideas for future conferences too - we’re always looking to grow and improve. 👍
November 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
#BAPTConference feedback this year was overwhelmingly positive, with delegates highlighting the rich learning opportunities, inspiring speakers, and the warm sense of community that shaped the weekend.
Thanks for all the ideas for future conferences too - we’re always looking to grow and improve. 👍
Thanks for all the ideas for future conferences too - we’re always looking to grow and improve. 👍
#BAPTconference2025
We wrapped up the conference with our charity raffle in support of the NSPCC — and what a joyful way to close the weekend! Thank you to everyone who took part, donated, and cheered along. Your generosity helps make a real difference for children and families.
We wrapped up the conference with our charity raffle in support of the NSPCC — and what a joyful way to close the weekend! Thank you to everyone who took part, donated, and cheered along. Your generosity helps make a real difference for children and families.
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
#BAPTconference2025
We wrapped up the conference with our charity raffle in support of the NSPCC — and what a joyful way to close the weekend! Thank you to everyone who took part, donated, and cheered along. Your generosity helps make a real difference for children and families.
We wrapped up the conference with our charity raffle in support of the NSPCC — and what a joyful way to close the weekend! Thank you to everyone who took part, donated, and cheered along. Your generosity helps make a real difference for children and families.
#BAPTconference2025
Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy
Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#BAPTconference2025
Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy
Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
At the #BAPTconference2025 Ruth Lazarus led a reflective and engaging workshop exploring how we can deepen and diversify congruence in our therapeutic practice.
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
At the #BAPTconference2025 Ruth Lazarus led a reflective and engaging workshop exploring how we can deepen and diversify congruence in our therapeutic practice.
#BAPTconference2025
Cultural competence is a seeking behaviour ………
Cultural competence is a seeking behaviour ………
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#BAPTconference2025
Cultural competence is a seeking behaviour ………
Cultural competence is a seeking behaviour ………
Hend Badawy and Sara Gawdat delivered a powerful keynote on From Attitude to Action: Weaving Anti-Oppressive Practice and Cultural Humility into Our Work.
#BAPTconference2025
#BAPTconference2025
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Hend Badawy and Sara Gawdat delivered a powerful keynote on From Attitude to Action: Weaving Anti-Oppressive Practice and Cultural Humility into Our Work.
#BAPTconference2025
#BAPTconference2025
This quote reflects a core theme of the #BAPTConference: that play therapy stands within a wider community of professions devoted to supporting wellbeing and positive change. It reminded us that our work is part of a shared narrative rooted in service, expertise and the desire to improve lives.
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This quote reflects a core theme of the #BAPTConference: that play therapy stands within a wider community of professions devoted to supporting wellbeing and positive change. It reminded us that our work is part of a shared narrative rooted in service, expertise and the desire to improve lives.