Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.23 - Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions

51.2317 - Play therapy/therapist

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to be a Registered Play Therapist (RPT) or a School Based-Registered Play Therapist (SB-RPT). These programs include courses in child development, theories of personality, psychotherapy, child and adolescent psychopathology, and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • play therapist
  • play therapy
  • registered play therapist (RPT)
  • school based registered play therapist (SB-RPT)

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • recreational therapy(51.2309)