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 The course is at stage 2 of the PTUK four stage training model

The course has been designed to:

• Enhance your career/professional skills

• Increase your satisfaction in working with children

• Give you the skills to help children develop their emotional literacy

• Give you the skills to alleviate behaviour and mental health problems

• Assist your own personal development

• Provide you with the  Profession Structure Model competencies defined by PTUK to work with individual children who have slight to moderate problems

The Certificate course is the first part of programme leading to an MA in Practised Based Play Therapy.  It is at stage 2 of the PTUK four stage training model

It may be undertaken as a 'stand alone' course.

Such freedoms may only be obtained by the provision of a strong framework. Therefore the adult takes responsibility for the safety of the child, themselves and the environment. Within these constraints, the child has complete freedom to choose. Time boundaries are also considered to be important thus adding a sense of security by adhering to beginnings and ends. In this way the time within a session becomes timeless and the child’s imagination is set free to explore and recreate his/her experiences and to create and make his/her own world.

There are, however, a number of cases where the non directive needs to be complemented by other approaches. For example working with terminally ill, bereaved, autistic children in organisational settings and short term work.

The main items in the 'Play Therapy Tool-Kit' are taught and put into practice,

• Theoretical Knowledge of child development and child psychology

Module 5 - Dance and Movement skills for working with individuals; Student presentations; Endings

The course is divided into 5 modules some of which will gain a CPD certificate in its own right for the skills learnt as above.

Participants will learn through working with other members of the course about the roles and responsibilities of the therapeutic relationship. There will be tutorials on theory but formal teaching and lecturing will be kept to an essential minimum.

Learning will be experiential and collaborative using pair, group work, role-play and case presentations. Homework reading and other assignments will provide new information and consolidation of material from the experiential work encountered within the weekends. Assignments will be subject of group discussions the following weekend.

Venues

Venues already validated by CCCU are marked ^CCCU

Venues  anticipated to be validated by CCCU in 2007 are marked ^AV

London & South East England

Salomon's Campus^CCCU - Broomhill Road, 

Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0TG

Midlands & East Anglia

Buckden Towers^CCCUBuckden, Cambridgeshire, PEI9 8TA

West of England & Wales

Leigh CourtBristol^CCCU Leigh Court Events, Business West, Leigh Court Business Centre, Abbots Leigh, Bristol, BS8 3RA

North of England

Leeds/Barnsley^AV The Northern College, Wentworth Castle,  Stainborough

Manchester^AV  Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, Manchester

Southern England

Isle Play Therapeutic Centre^CCCU, Newport, Isle of Wight

Scotland

The Scottish Health Service Centre^AV, Edinburgh

Ireland

All Hallows College^CCCU, Dublin, Ireland

France

La Mouline^CCCU St Genest de Contest, Tarn, Midi Pyrenees, France

and other locations upon request

Selected from APAC's faculty.

Courses in 2008 - £2100
Courses in 2009 - £2400

Bed and breakfast accommodation is available on site at All Hallows,  Buckden Towers, Salomons and  Wentworth Castle.  There is  nearby attractive accommodation at approximately £35 per night for the other venues. Please enquire: Linda Bradley 01825 712312

There is an additional fee if you wish to register with the University for the MA in Practised Based Play Therapy programme and/or receive a University award. As follows: