QQI Certificates

Gain recognised qualifications that support your professional development and therapeutic practice.
Our QQI-certified courses provide flexible, skills-based training grounded in experiential learning and designed to meet the highest academic and professional standards. Whether you’re starting your journey or building on existing expertise, our QQI Level 6 and Level 8 programmes offer meaningful pathways into play therapy, creative approaches, and mental health support.

Certificate in Therapeutic Play Practice

The Certificate in Therapeutic Play Practice is a 30 credit QQI Level 6 Specific Purpose Award (PG25579) comprised of two, 15 credit, minor awards: Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills (PG25614); Certificate in Nature-Based Therapeutic Play (PG256...

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Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills

Therapeutic Play Skills is a QQI Level 6 Minor Award (15 credits, PG25614) offered on a part-time basis which will equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to plan, deliver and evaluate both group and individual play based ...

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Principles of Art Therapy Certificate

The aim of the validated course is to develop an understanding of the main principles of Art Therapy and enhance personal and professional development through an experiential, creative process. For many this introduction may be a step towards trainin...

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Certificate in Nature-Based Therapeutic Play

This experiential course is designed to equip healthcare, social care, or education professionals with knowledge, confidence and skills to use nature-based therapeutic play in their current role and current practice with individuals, small nurture gr...

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Your Path to Professional Growth

Easily select, book, and complete your training with CTC. Our flexible courses provide the skills, certification, and confidence needed to advance your career in Play Therapy, Therapeutic Play and Psychotherapy.

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Choose from a range of flexible, practical training options designed to fit your needs. Learn at your pace and enhance your therapeutic skills effectively!

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Gain official certification to showcase your skills and enhance your career opportunities in play therapy and psychotherapy!

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Build on your QQI training and deepen your expertise with our MA in Creative Psychotherapy & Play Therapy—advance your professional journey with Ireland’s leading training provider.

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Hear from past trainees about their experience at CTC and how our courses have supported their personal and professional growth.

I have had the pleasure of doing quite a number of short courses with some fantastic and well experienced CTC facilitators over the last couple of months. I found the learning intentions of each course were always clearly stated and what I took away from the training always far exceeded my expectations. I have been given lots of food for thought to enhance my own wellbeing and that of my family and the children I work with. It is evident to me th...

Short online course participant

I completed the Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate course with the lovely Cathy at CTC. It was such a wonderful and rich experience. A fabulous mix of experiential learning – games, role play, self reflection, and so much fun and creativity! It was a completely new way of learning for me. The course was a real eye opener, both personally as a parent, and professionally, and was a very important stepping stone towards a new and exciting car...

Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate Graduate

“Since qualifying from the MA & working in Psychotherapy, attending CPD trainings with CTC has been a transformative experience for my practice. I continue to gain new insights, learning & resources, that have directly enhanced my therapeutic skills. I’ve gained a deeper understanding in more specialised areas & the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals has expanded my confidence and competence. These trainin...

CPD Attendee

I completed the Therapeutic Play Skills training in person in Kilcock with Elaine. The training was so enjoyable, it challenged me to reflect on my own practice, and to become really curious about the children’s behaviour. I feel that it changed the way I teach and interact with the children I work with, for the better. It is, hands down, the best CPD I have done in my 10 years of teaching.

Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate Graduate

As the saying goes, “It only takes one golden opportunity to shape a different future.” For me, that opportunity came in the form of the four year Master of Arts in Creative Psychotherapy (Humanistic & Integrative), which I pursued at the Children’s Therapy Centre from 2019 to 2023. I cannot recommend this course offered by CTC highly enough. The content of the course is grounded in a blend of theory, clinical practice and experiential learni...

CTC MA Graduate

The most sparkly silver lining of this pandemic is that I have the opportunity to do training with the Children’s Therapy Centre. Being based in Hong Kong, it is lovely to experience training with those at home in Ireland. I have done a number of courses through the Children’s Therapy Centre, and all of them have been exceptional. This is true of the entire process. Booking online is easy. Siobhán is wonderful and is super friendly, helpful and s...

Short online course participant

My CTC experience was nothing short of excellent. Now that I have transitioned out of CTC and established my private practice while also working as a psychotherapist in an organization, I feel immense gratitude for the comprehensive training I received. The quality of education and support at CTC truly is second to none. I am excited about the upcoming short courses and CPD opportunities, as there is always fantastic training and new information ...

CTC MA Graduate

To say this course has been life changing feels like an understatement. In 4 years, I have changed my entire career, grown professionally and interpersonally more than I could ever have imagined, all the while gaining a deeply rich and integrated knowledge of theory, clinical practice and Self-knowledge. All this knowledge has been garnered from a course that is so intelligently designed that a new-found Self emerges, following layer after layer ...

CTC MA Graduate

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Explore our wide range of flexible short courses—perfect for professional development, CPD, or getting started in the field.

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Children’s Therapy Centre (CTC) is Ireland’s longest established leading provider of training in the field of Play Therapy, Therapeutic Play, and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy.

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Children’s Therapy Centre Stewart House Lonsdale Road, National Technology Park, Plassey, Limerick. V94 KN70, Ireland

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