March 2020 Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate
FETAC Level 6 Minor Award (6N4705) 15 credits
Therapeutic Play Skills is offered on a part time, blended learning basis and equips the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to plan, deliver and evaluate both group and individual play based interventions. It is an experientially based learning programme with an additional online component. Participants engage in creative activities that 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 are addressed.
Unit 1 - Play, Child Development, & Service Provision
Unit 2 - Plan for and Support Self - directed Play
Unit 3 - Non Directive Play Skills
Unit 4 - Therapeutic Storytelling
Unit 5 - Creative Visualization
Unit 6 - Interactive Play
Unit 7 - Therapeutic Use of Puppets
Unit 8 - Medical Play
Unit 9 - Personal and Social Development Groupwork
Unit 10 - Professional practice
Dates for 2020: March 14th and 28th, April 11th and 25th, May 12th and 26th, closing and handing in assignments 12-6-2020.
This course is facilitated by Monique McEvoy for Children's Therapy Centre.
email childrenstherapycentre@gmail.com for dates and details.