Theraplay® Practicum

What is the Theraplay® Service Mark and what can I call myself at each stage of the training and Practicum? Theraplay® is a registered service mark of The Theraplay Institute. A service mark is a word used by an entity to identify and distinguish its services from the services of others and to indicate the source of those services. We encourage those who attend Theraplay training to use the Theraplay principles and techniques in their own setting. Please abide by the following guidelines when describing your work in verbal, written, or visual formats: After completing the Level One training participants can describe what they are doing as “based on Theraplay® principles,” but cannot say that they are “doing Theraplay®” or “conducting Theraplay® sessions.” If they are in the process of the supervised practicum, professionals can say that they are working toward certification as a Theraplay® Practitioner or Group Theraplay® Specialist. If they have completed a level of practicum, they may state that they are a “Foundational Level Theraplay® Practitioner,” “Intermediate Level Theraplay® Practitioner,” or “Foundational Level Theraplay® Group Specialist.” After completing the supervised practicum and all other requirements for Certification, professionals can call themselves “Certified Theraplay® Practitioner” or “Certified Theraplay ®Group Specialist” and refer to their practice as “Theraplay.®” Once professionals earn Certified Theraplay® Practitioner or Certified Theraplay ® Group Specialist status, they can use the Theraplay® name in written statements about their practice. Reference to Theraplay in written statements in agency brochures, business cards, private practice advertising, and other published material should be followed by the service mark registration notice symbol ® and footnoted with the following phrase: “A registered service mark of The Theraplay® Institute, Chicago, IL, USA.”