Post Qualifying Certificate

The course is delivered face-to-face over nine consecutive days, with a one-day follow-up session held one year later.

You must hold

• a Level 7 Postgraduate qualification in Play Therapy or an external equivalent*

AND

• a Post Qualifying Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People qualification or an external equivalent*

AND

• Enhanced DBS/ Access NI/ Garda Vetting/ Scottish PVG Check under the role of Trainee Play Therapist or Play Therapist – please email contact@ptukorg.com for information on the associated fees.

AND

• a current grade of an “Accredited Play Therapist” (or an equivalent grade with a minimum of 450 clinical hours).

AND

• 30 hours CPD annually post-core training.
• Safeguarding training (Levels 2 and 3)
• Record of supervised clinical hours.
• Supervisor agreement form (showing supervisor is suitably qualified in adult practice).

*Please enquire to check the validity of your external qualification, a confirmation of registration with an appropriate body is required.

Membership of PTUK/PTI is required to attend this course.

Upcoming Courses

NB. ALL students must be active members of PTUK before enrolling onto APAC Courses

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Adults who have experienced trauma within their childhood often have suppressed memories which can impact on their adult selves. When trauma occurs in childhood, the inner child can become wounded, and this can impact on how an adult can and will respond when they are experiencing stress or similar difficulties which may be triggered by an unconscious memory. This will often result in overwhelming feelings and behaviours being experienced, making the adult feel vulnerable and emotionally overwhelmed.

The Certificate in Creative Arts and Play Therapy Counselling with Adults will enable participants to provide adult clients with the opportunity to work through their overwhelming feelings using APAC’s Integrative Holistic approach. This will incorporate a variety of media employed within Creative Arts and Play Therapy, including art, clay, sandplay and symbols, movement, music, storytelling, and creative visualisations.

The course will introduce some new theorists, as well as revisit others in more detail including Jung, Bion, Perry, Siegel, Bowlby, Winnicott and Hughes.

In order to successfully complete this course, students will need to fulfil the following criteria:

• 50 Clinical Hours of Creative Arts and Play Therapy Counselling with Adults
• Completion of a process diary
• Completion of four written assignments – two of 1,200 words in total and two of 2,000 words in total
• A 3,000-word case study
• Delivery of a Case Study Presentation at a Follow Up Day
• Satisfactory attendance to the course

Applications for this course are not open yet.

The following will be required:

• Evidence of qualifications.
• Record of supervised clinical hours.
• Evidence of safeguarding training.
• Supervisor agreement form (showing supervisor is suitably qualified in adult practice).