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I hope that you are well. We are currently filling the final places in our upcoming live online Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate courses. The online course involves 7 live online training dates, please see dates below. This is a fantastic course for professionals working with children, or parents/carers, interested in developing new skills to make more therapeutic use of play within their current professional role. It is also ideal foundation level training for anyone considering applying for our MA course. Places fill up quickly so book early to avoid disappointment. Please see some feedback form past students at the end of this email.
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Therapeutic Play Skills is a QQI Level 6 Minor Award (6N4705) offered on a part time, blended learning basis. It is an experientially based learning programme which will equip participants to plan, deliver and evaluate both group and individual play based interventions. Participants will engage in creative activities that will enhance personal development, develop insight and awareness, and contribute to understanding, and meeting, the needs of all children including those living in adverse circumstances. Directive and non-directive therapeutic approaches will be addressed.
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- Equip participants with skills to plan and deliver, individual and group, developmentally appropriate play interventions with children and young people;
- Enable learners to focus on meeting children’s specific needs and facilitate therapeutic interventions in the context of their holistic development using play;
- Enable participants to use play as a therapeutic and developmental medium in a wide range of settings including educational/learning, residential and day care, recreational and hospital;
- Equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to use play and its developmental, educational and therapeutic applications.
This programme is suitable for those who:
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- Have a particular interest in the therapeutic powers of play and wish to acquire skills to facilitate children and young people to overcome negative influences and circumstances in their lives.
- Wish to attain a recognized qualification and embark on, or enhance, a professional career in working with children in a range of settings.
- Wish to further their own knowledge and understanding of play and its developmental, educational and therapeutic applications.
- Would like to upskill to enhance employment prospects and/or job satisfaction and promotion opportunities
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This award will also be of interest to holders of the Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education and to others including teachers, therapists, social workers etc whose professional life brings them into regular contact with at-risk children and children in crisis. It is also suitable for a broad range of childcare staff in community based or residential settings.
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To access this programme learners should have reached the standards of knowledge, skills and competence associated with level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications. This may have been achieved through a formal qualification or through relevant life and work experiences.
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Cost: €680 (Payment plan options available on request)
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Venue: ONLINE TRAINING COURSE
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Unit 1 – Play, Child Development, and Service Provision
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Unit 2 – Plan for and Support Self-directed Play
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Unit 3 – Planning and Implementing Play Interventions: Non Directive Play Skills
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Unit 4 – Planning and Implementing Play Interventions: Therapeutic Storytelling
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Unit 5 – Planning and implementing Play Interventions: Creative Visualization
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Unit 6 – Planning and Implementing Play Interventions: Interactive Play
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Unit 7 – Planning and Implementing Play Interventions: Therapeutic Use of Puppets
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Unit 8 – Planning and Implementing Play Interventions: Medical Play
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Unit 9 – Working with Groups for Personal and Social Development
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Unit 10 – Professional Practice
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On completion of the programme and the attainment of 15 credits the learner will be awarded a Level 6 component certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills. This can be used as a component of the Level 6 Major Award in Early Childhood Care and Education (6M2007) or other suitable Major Awards.
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The course will run between June 2020 and September 2020 and includes 7 full days of attendance (10am-5pm), all on Saturdays. Sufficient numbers are required for the course to go ahead on planned dates.
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Dates: Sept 12th, 19th & 26th, Oct 10th & 17th and Nov 7th & 21st
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Online: Each learner will also have access to the online platform with additional resources for this course over a three month period.
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Participants are required to have the following tools.
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- Sound cancelling headset or confidential room to participate in
- A computer or other suitable device (e.g. i pad), ideally, but not essentially, with built in (or external) microphone, speaker and camera.
- Uninterrupted internet connection
Note: If you have difficulties with sound (microphone or volume) on computer, use of external microphone and/or speakers may work better than adding a second devise.
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And if possible, creative materials that include:
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- A4 paper and a scissors
- Art material - e.g. crayons, colouring pencils, markers
- Small toys and props
Laura will advise participants of additional resources to have to hand for each session.
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Laura Coleman is a humanistic and integrative psychotherapist and play therapist working from an adolescent and child centred perspective. She is also involved in the training and supervision of youth workers, play therapists, and psychotherapists. She maintains a private psychotherapy and supervision practice and specializes in palliative care therapy services, play therapy, group work with adolescents, and with groups dealing with bereavement issues.
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Applications are accepted by letter/email giving details of the applicants name, address, email and phone numbers, educational background, current employment, and reasons for wishing to complete the course.
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Successful applicants may need to be garda vetted prior to completing practical assignments in an early years, education or healthcare setting. Please indicate if you have already been Garda vetted and if you have access to children in a suitable work (paid or voluntary) setting within which you could complete play sessions.
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Email application to ctcsiobhan@gmail.com . Phone: 086 1962501
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Some feedback from past students:
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Amazing course absolutely loved every minute of it! Great experience and learning a real eye opener! Highly, highly, recommend and great tutor !
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The trainer was very open, honest & encouraged us to be the same way. This facilitated an excellent learning environment.
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I found this course was Excellent. I learnt a huge amount from my tutor Monique even in the class listening to her and also doing the practicals, she made it so interesting and fun to learn. Explained everything well . A huge thanks to her .
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Very enjoyable course. Edel was brilliant in delivering the course making it easily understood through practical on the floor learning.
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I really enjoyed every part of the course and feel I learned more in the 7 days then I did in a whole year of college. No changes needed. great course & great delivery
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I thoroughly enjoyed this course, I gained so much knowledge and skills. It has helped me both in my work and at home with both my children. I highly recommend this course to other people interested in this field, or parents of children with additional needs
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A very insightful course full of relevant material. I loved how the tutor provided knowledge from her own line of work, and aided us with any ailments we had in our own work places. 5 stars all round. Definitely worth the money for the experience and knowledge gained.
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I found this course very interesting, inspiring and moving. It has opened my eyes to the way children play and the options I now have as a primary teacher to incorporate play into my yearly planning.
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If you want to book in send me an email giving details of the applicants name, address, email and phone numbers, educational background, current employment, and reasons for wishing to complete the course. My email address is ctcsiobhan@gmail.com
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