This play therapy course, recognised by Play Therapy Ireland has been clinically accredited by PTUK, PTI and IBECPT.
It is based on PTI's International standards of competencies.
It is the only course in the world that has been validated through
clinical outcomes research - see
news.
Participants who complete the course successfully will have considerable
credibility with employers.
It is validated for academic standards by the Canterbury Christ Church
University as part of the MA in Practised based Play Therapy programme
run in a collaborative partnership with APAC. (Phone
Monika Jephcott on 0044 1825 761143 or email:
mokijep@aol.com or
ptireland@aol.com for Career Guide & full Brochure or download an Application Form -
MS Word or
PDF - versions available.
For Garda vetting please contact ajgregan@iol.ie and pmjcondon@gmail.com
You can start on the course but must be successfully vetted before you can start your practice. This process takes around 12 weeks so please apply for this as early as possible.
The course is at stage 2 of the
PTIRl's four stage training model
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designed for |
The course is designed for
anyone with experience of children or adolescents, who either works or
intends to work therapeutically with them including:
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Nursery School
Teachers/Assistants
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Social Workers
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Play School
Teachers/Assistants
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Care Home Staff
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Adoption/Foster Agency Workers
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Nurses
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designed to |
The course has been designed to:
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Enhance your
career/professional skills
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Increase your satisfaction in
working with children
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Give you the skills to help
children develop their emotional
literacy
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Give you the skills to
alleviate behaviour and mental health
problems
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Assist your own personal
development
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Provide you with the
Profession Structure Model
competencies defined by PTIrl 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 Practice Based Play
Therapy. It may be undertaken as a 'stand alone'
course. Successful participants will be awarded 60 M/CAT points by the
university.
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Synopsis |
AN ENLIGHTENED
APPROACH TO COPING WITH CHILDREN'S DIFFICULTIES
The course is unique in integrating both non directive and directive
approaches to play therapy. The programme content is based upon the
theory and practice of humanistic psychology, particularly that of
Virginia Axline ("Dibs In Search of Self"), and Carl Rogers and the
gestalt play therapy approach of Violet Oaklander. It
recognises contributions made by others in the 20th century such as John
Bowlby, Margaret Lowenfeld, Donald Winnicott, Rachel Pinney etc. It also
places importance on the spiritual aspect of human development.
Opportunities for reflection and all forms of creativity enrich the
contents of the course.
The lives of children in the present day are highly regulated and
controlled. Non-directive play therapy offers a child the opportunity of
making choices and taking responsibility for them; expressing
him/herself freely; being accepted unconditionally; having his/her
deepest feelings respected and accepted. For these reasons their play is
not interpreted and no judgements are made.
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 childs 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, |
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Learning Objectives
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The overall purpose of the
course is to
enable participants to practice safely and effectively using therapeutic
play skills in a variety of settings to provide emotional support to
individual children for slight to moderate problems. Upon successful
completion of the course each participant will have gained:
A sound understanding of
the principles underlying play therapy and the appropriate use of
techniques - the play therapy tool-kit
Practical skills for
running therapeutic play sessions with individual children
An ability to assess
children's needs and organise the provision of therapeutic play
facilities
An appreciation of the
ethical issues
Increased confidence in
using therapeutic play with children and adolescents
The counselling,
therapeutic and practical skills to enable you to carry out therapeutic
play
An understanding of the
ethical considerations
Awareness of your own
process and development
Theoretical knowledge of
child development and child psychology |
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Course Structure |
Module Descriptions - (The
sequence may vary slightly from course to course)
Module 1 - Course
Introduction; Starting to Work Therapeutically With Children; The
Therapeutic Play Continuum; Creative Visualisation; Setting Up to
Practice; Pharmacology
Module 2 - Music Skills for
Working With Individuals and Attachment theory
Module 3 - Storytelling
& Puppetry Skills for Use With Individual Children; Comparison of
Theoretical Models of Psychotherapy and their relevance to children.
Module 4 - Sand play skills
for working with individuals and related theory; the Use of Natural
Materials; Child Development Theory (1); Art Therapy for Individuals
Module 5 - Dance and Movement
skills for working with individuals; Student presentations; Endings |
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Learning Methods |
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 mainly be experiential,
practical
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 modules. Writing a process diary and working
therapeutically with children are essential parts of the course work. Assignments will be subject of group
discussions during the following module.
The experiential aspect of the course will
enable you to get in touch with your own inner child, to help you to
understand the children's processes during therapeutic play.
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Duration |
15 days consisting of 5 x 3 day modules
(Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays) spaced 6 - 8 weeks apart. |
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Awards |
Professional: Play Therapy International (PTI/IBECPT)
Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills.
University: Post Graduate Certificate of Therapeutic Play Skills with 60
'M/CAT' points |
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Venues |
All Hallows College,
Dublin Also available in the UK (Bristol,
Leeds/Barnsley,
Edinburgh, Manchester, and
Tunbridge Wells - near Gatwick) and as a 15 day continuous intensive
Summer School programme at
La Mouline in the South of France. |
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Faculty / Facilitators |
Selected from APAC's faculty of 12 specialist play therapy and creative
arts facilitators. |
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Provider |
APAC
in collaboration with Canterbury Christ Church University |
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Fees |
3350 plus University Registration fee 450
The additional registration fee shown above is to register with the University for this
course as a part of the MA in Practise Based Play Therapy programme. There will be additional University registration
fees if you subsequently proceed to the Diploma and MA stages.
You should also budget for books and
12 hours of clinical supervision if your employer cannot provide this. |
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Dates |
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Course
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1st Module |
Start Dates of Other Modules |
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2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Certificate in Therapeutic Play
Skills
(At All Hallows College, Dublin)
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15/06/12 |
13/07/12 |
21/09/12 |
26/10/12 |
07/12/12 |
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Note: See also
courses held in Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol |
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