useful links

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/

Australian Play Therapists Assoication
https://apta.asn.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

play therapy autism useful links

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

MIND
https://www.mind.org.uk

RETHINK
https://www.rethink.org/

SANE
https://www.sane.org.uk

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

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

Things to Try (NHS Fife)
https://www.nhsfife.org/camhs-thingstotry

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/