Intensive training: - 'The Play Therapy Tool-Kit' and 'Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills' 

5 day, 7 day and 12 day courses  plus 3 day 'Bridging' conversion course               

These courses are at stages 1 and 2 of the PTUK Four Stage Training Model

Designed for

The programme is designed for anyone interested in using play therapy, therapeutic play or developing these skills in working with children in settings such as:

Schools of all types - CAMHS teams - Social Services - Counselling Services - Adoption & Foster Agencies - Children's care homes - Children's charities - Hospitals - Primary Care - Mental Health
etc

It is also designed for professionals, such as counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists who are already working with children therapeutically and want to add a further accredited qualification using play.  Professionals who have already completed a 5 day PTUK intensive training can continue their training and obtain a formal qualification in therapeutic play skills to enable them to alleviate children’s slight to moderate emotional, behaviour and mental health problems including:
Care Workers - Counsellors - Nurses - Psychologists - Psychotherapists - Teachers - SENCOs - Social Workers etc
 

The first part of the course introduces mainly non-directive play techniques based upon the humanistic model and the work of Virginia Axline and Violet Oaklander. We will be outlining different therapeutic play techniques. Participants will experience non-directive play therapy for themselves through sandworlds and a dip into the main tools (art, music, movement and storytelling ). We will also cover employment opportunities and further training requirements for becoming a fully certified Play Therapist.

The second part of the course  builds upon the topics covered in the first part by covering: creative visualisation; music therapy skills; attachment theory; therapeutic storytelling, mask & puppet work; comparison of theoretical models of psychotherapy for working with children; sand play skills and related theory; child development theory; art therapy skills; dance and movement skills student presentations; endings.

This course is also primarily experiential and practical with many individual and group exercises.

Upon successful completion of the course participants will:

• Be able to apply the principles of non-directive therapy to their work with children.

• Understand the therapeutic play continuum as a basis for deciding the way forward for individual children.

• Decide upon future personal and career development

• Be able to work safely and effectively with children using non-directive and directive therapeutic play within their own profession

•  Be qualified to undertake further training to become a PTUK Certified Play Therapist

• Be able to set up a safe and effective therapeutic play service

• Understand the ethical standards to be applied

• Be able to carry out professional assessments, clinical outcome measures and the required administrative tasks

At the conclusion of the course a provisional Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills will be awarded.  A 'PTUK/PTI Post Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills' will be awarded after satisfactory completion of the required written and clinical course work.

The programme is facilitated by Prof Monika Jephcott (IBECPT) - the UK's foremost play therapy trainer.

* To qualify for these reduced fees you must be a member of BACP, PTUK or PTI

Attractive accommodation at a range of prices is available in bed and breakfast, gites, hotels and camping sites. (Many English speaking).  But you will need to book early because the Tarn is a popular area.