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Occupational Therapy and Play Practice Guideline

Play is a fundamental occupation for children and young people. That is why we have produced an evidence-based practice guideline on play for occupational therapists.

Our Occupational therapy and play practice guideline provides recommendations based on high-quality research evidence. It supports occupational therapists’ use of play in assessment and intervention, and to evaluate play participation as a meaningful occupational therapy goal or outcome for the child or young person.

  • Download the guideline (PDF, 1.22MB)
  • Download Appendix 2 Evidence tables supplement (PDF, 402.59KB)

Looking for a more playful version of the guideline? Check out our film, produced in partnership with HighlySprung, that explains the guideline and its recommendations through a performance by young people.

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Looking for a quick guide to the recommendations? Download our Quick reference and implementation guide.

Want to audit your team’s practice against the recommendations? Download our Audit tool.

Looking for a group or individual CPD session? Download our Learning session. You can then use our Reflection tool to record your individual learning and evidence your CPD for HCPC.
 

  • Publication date: 2023
  • Main PDF download: 101 pages
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