Advanced Level 6 Diploma in Integrative Play and Creative Therapy

This is a 1 year course

This advanced level diploma will equip students to work with complex emotional needs of children and young people. Integrating the skills from play and creative therapy models it will focus on working with trauma and self-harming behaviours from a relational therapy basis. It will also bring in family systems, and the idea of working more holistically with the systems around the child/young person as part of the therapeutic work. This is an experiential skills-based course, aimed at qualified counsellors and Therapists looking to expand their skills and experience to work with children, young people and families.

The training will cover the following topics:

Non-violence resistance therapy

Family group and systemic therapy

Family scripts and genograms

Regulation and containment

Working with parts

Working with traumatised clients

Attachment-based therapies

Working with self-harming behaviours

Relational approach to therapy

Our level 6 diploma is accredited through the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists (NCIP). Running over one year, 12 week day sessions once a month and 3 Saturdays over the course of the year. 100 clinical hour placement with us and 20 hours of group supervision.

There are a couple of written assignments as part of the assessment for the training

The total cost for the 1 year training is £1500 but bursary funding is available.

If you would like more information please contact us