The next Play Therapy training at Certificate level is starting in September! The weekend edition takes place in the form of 3-day sessions, during which students acquire the theoretical knowledge and the necessary therapeutic skills of Play Therapy.
WHEN?: 1st session 14-15-16 October 2022; 2nd session 2-3-4 December 2022; 3rd session 20-21-22 January 2023; 4th session 17-18-19 February 2023; 5th session 10-11-12 March 2023.
FOR WHO?: For professionals who have at least two years of professional experience working with children and hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The training is intended for, among others: psychologists, psychiatrists, paediatricians, psychotherapists, social workers, teachers, special educators, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists.
AIMS: To enable participants to safely and effectively use therapeutic play skills in a variety of situations to provide emotional support to children aged 3 and over with mild to moderate problems. On successful completion of the course each participant will:
understood the principles behind Play Therapy;
demonstrated counselling, therapeutic and practical skills to deliver therapy through play;
showed greater confidence in using therapeutic play in working with children and young people, including deaf children;
appropriately used techniques -Â the Play Therapy toolkit (sandbox therapy, therapeutic storytelling, drama, dance and movement, art, clay, pastry, drawing, painting, creative visualisation, puppets, floor play, Lego, Messy Play, masks, games, water play);
Have practical skills in leading therapeutic play sessions with children with a range of emotional, social, cognitive and learning needs from the age of 3;
had the ability to assess children's needs and organise conditions for therapeutic play;
had theoretical knowledge of child development and child psychology;
had an awareness of the ethical issues involved in therapeutic work with children;
had an awareness of their own process and development.
LEARNING METHODS: By working with other trainees, students will be able to learn and experience the roles and responsibilities in the therapeutic relationship. Theoretical lectures will be kept to a minimum. Learning will be experiential and collaborative using pairs, group work, role play and case presentations. The main learning method is 100 hours of clinical work with children under supervision.
CERTIFICATE: Upon successful completion of the programme, a Post Graduate Certificate of Therapeutic Play Skills is awarded.
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Number of places limited.
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