Play Therapy

This two year full-time programme integrates theoretical learning, clinical skills and in-depth personal development to prepare graduates for clinical practice, predominantly with children, as a professional play therapist within the public and private sectors.

Skills

This course is based on a humanistic person-centred model of therapy.

It emphasises the use of play within a therapeutic relationship between the therapist and client to facilitate therapeutic change.

The course encompasses theoretical, practical and experiential learning. With our holistic approach to teaching, you will be provided with thorough and systematic knowledge, experience, skills and the confidence to work as a professionally qualified play therapist.

At the end of the course, you will be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of therapeutic techniques and approaches that are required for professional registration purposes.

Learning

All modules are designed to prepare you for child-centred therapeutic practice that is theoretically sound and emotionally aware, complying with the core competencies of a play therapist as specified by the British Association of Play Therapists.

This intense, rigorous and comprehensive programme is made up of ten modules that encompass the theoretical, practical and experiential learning experience required to become a professional play therapist.

All students are required to be in personal therapy for the duration of the course.

Placements

You will complete two specified periods of supervised clinical placements alongside your studies. 

The clinical placements are a central component to the training in this programme, where you will synthesise, integrate and apply all aspects of your learning into practise.

Career

Graduates work as a registered play therapist for both the private and public sectors.