Useful Links
Useful links to websites and other professional organisations
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Play Therapy
Association for Play Therapy (USA)
https://www.a4pt.org
Centre for Play Therapy (University of North Texas)
https://cpt.unt.edu/
International Society for Sandplay Therapy
https://www.isst-society.com
Sandplay Therapists of America
https://www.sandplay.org
Missouri Association for Play Therapy (USA)
https://moplaytherapy.com/
Play Therapy Australia
https://interplaytherapy.com.au/
Play Therapy Northern Territory (Australia)
https://www.playtherapy.com.au/
Filial Therapy
National Institute of Relationship Enhancement
https://www.nire.org
Theraplay
The Theraplay Institute
https://www.theraplay.org
Adoption
Adoption UK
https://www.adoptionuk.org/
CoramBAAF Adoption and Fostering Academy
https://corambaaf.org.uk/
Stories for Children who are Fostered and Adopted
Click here to view PDF
Autism Awareness Centre
https://www.autismawarenesscentre.com
Research Autism
https://www.autism.org.uk/directory/r/research-autism
National Autistic Society
https://www.autism.org.uk/
Mental Health
Centre for Mental Health
https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/
Depression Alliance
https://www.depressionalliance.org
Mental Health Foundation
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk
RETHINK
https://www.rethink.org/
Young Minds
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Parents and carers advice
BBC PARENTING
https://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting
National Family and Parenting Institute
https://www.nfpi.org
Parenting Programmes’ Alliance
https://www.familylives.org.uk/about/our-services/ppa
Other Useful Links
Action for Sick Children
http://www.actionforsickchildren.org.uk/
Association of Child Abuse Lawyers (ACAL)
https://www.childabuselawyers.com/
Barnardos
https://www.barnardos.org.uk
BBC HEALTH
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health
Beat Eating Disorders
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
BrainSkills (brain development information)
http://www.brainskills.co.uk/
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
https://www.bacp.co.uk
British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
https://www.basw.co.uk
British Deaf Association (BDA)
https://bda.org.uk/
British Dyslexia Association
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/
The Centre for Child Mental Health
https://www.childmentalhealthcentre.org/
Childline
https://www.childline.org.uk
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/
Coram Children’s Legal Centre
https://www.childrenslegalcentre.com
Children’s Society
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/
The Compassionate Friends
https://www.tcf.org.uk/
Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Primary Care
http://cpc-online.co.uk/
Counselling Directory
https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
The Dyspraxia Foundation
https://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/
Enuresis Resource and Information Centre (ERIC)
https://www.eric.org.uk
GoodTherapy.org (internet therapy & counseling referral association)
https://www.GoodTherapy.org
HandsOnScotland
http://www.handsonscotland.co.uk/
Howard League for Penal Reform
https://howardleague.org/
KIDSCAPE
http://www.kidscape.org.uk/
Macmillan Cancer Support
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
Mumsnet (Special Needs Talk boards)
https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/special_needs
National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO)
https://www.nacro.org.uk/
National Children’s Bureau (NCB)
https://www.ncb.org.uk
National Youth Advocacy Service
https://www.nya.org.uk/
Nursing and Midwifery Council
https://www.nmc.org.uk/
OK Rehab
https://www.okrehab.org/
PAPYRUS (Prevention of Young Suicide)
https://www.papyrus-uk.org/
Refugee Council
https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
RELATE
https://www.relate.org.uk/
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
https://www.rcslt.org/
Samaritans
https://www.samaritans.org/
Women’s Aid
https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers
https://socialwork.nyu.edu/