28/11/2025
Historic Play Therapy Milestones in Australian Parliament:
1️⃣ 18 March 2024, the first day Play Therapy was mentioned in Australian Parliament by Dr Sophie Scamps MP. She advocated for the federal government to extend the Better Access mental health-care initiative to include Play Therapy
2️⃣ 28 November 2025, the first day a Registered Play Therapist delivered an address in Australian parliament. As an independent advocate, Dr Kate Renshaw delivered an address to the Thriving Kids Inquiry. She called for Play Therapy to be integrated into both universal programs and specialised supports for children aged conception - 8, families, schools, and communities. Dr Kate emphasised the need for paediatric specialists like Play Therapists to be offered as a choice to children and families across health (through medicare), education, and community services
🇦🇺 Let’s continue to make historic milestones for Play Therapy in Australia, for the benefit of children, families, teachers, and our society. We have highly trained Play Therapists in every state and territory of Australia let’s empower them to do their work that is evidence-based, developmentally appropriate, neuro-affirming, culturally responsive, and child and family centred
Image description: Dr Kate Renshaw in the marble foyer of Parliament House
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