Counselling and Play Therapy Practicum with Children and Young People II. Module code: SOC704 Cost centre: GASC JACS2 code:

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1 Module 4 Title: Counselling and Play Therapy Practicum with Children and Young People II Level: 7 Credit Value: 20 Module code: SOC704 Cost centre: GASC JACS2 code: Semester(s) in which to be offered: Year 2 Semesters 1/2 With effect from: December 2009 Office use only: To be completed by AQSU: Date approved: Date revised: Version no: December 2009 November Existing/New: New Title of module being replaced (if any): n/a Originating Subject: Education Module Leader: Marion Gossman Module duration (total hours): 200 hours Scheduled learning & teaching hours: 20 hours face to face delivered within 2 day blocks and 40 hours of directed learning Status: CORE (identify programme where appropriate): Independent study hours: 40 hours Percentage taught by Subjects other than originating Subject (please name other Subjects): 0% Programme(s) in which to be offered: MA Counselling with Children and Young People (part time) MA Counselling Studies with Children and Young People (full time) Pre-requisites per programme (between levels): Co-requisites per programme (within a level): Module Aims An opportunity for students to reflect on, evaluate and improve their learning and

2 performance with regard to knowledge, understanding and professional practice including the use of supervision; Issues of diversity including values, physical features, learning abilities, cultures and counsellor/ play therapist- client matching. Expected Learning Outcomes Knowledge and understanding By the end of the module the student will be able to: 1. With reference to appropriate literature and research into working therapeutically with children and young people, demonstrate development in self-direction and decision making in dealing with complex issues and critically analyse the use of appropriate counselling skills and/or play therapy skills within a therapeutic relationship characterised by the six necessary and sufficient core conditions (Rogers, 1957) in a one to one counselling and/ or play therapy recorded session with a client. 2. Consider principles of counselling/play therapy in ethical decision making showing a critical appreciation of the complexity inherent in ethical practice. 3. Demonstrate development in awareness in areas of personal, emotional significance in the self, particularly those which may affect practice within a therapeutic relationship explaining how these identified areas may explain or predict outcomes for the client giving specific analysed examples of this in the student s own practice. 4. Demonstrate integrated understanding of key issues, theories skills and role of the self in client outcomes. Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes: Anti discriminatory pratice base; Communication skills; Presentation skills; Written skills; Reflective skills; Development of IT skills.

3 Assessment This module requires derogation from the academic regulation that allows for compensation within the module marks. Each element of the module should be passed at 40% to ensure adequate levels of skill. Indicative assessment: Assessment One: Record a 20 minute DVD and commentary (1500 words) with reference to appropriate literature, demonstrating an effective counselling or play therapy therapeutic relationship with the client Assessment Two: A reflective account of learning gained in the practicum learning and teaching groups. Assessment Learning outcomes to be met Type of assessment Weighting One 1, 2 & 4 Coursework 50% 1500 Two 3 coursework 50% 1500 Word count or equivalent Learning and Teaching Strategies Teaching & learning will consist of a variety of face to face lectures/ workshops using large and small group work and discussion, online support materials, video presentations and tutor demonstrations of skills, Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR). Students are also expected to practice skills in directed study in pairs or small groups on a regular basis. Presentation of case studies. The students will take part in an EXPERIENTIAL GROUP and keep a journal of the experience of this module with a focus on the practicum group work. Syllabus outline Communicating deeper empathic understanding- hunches, the music behind the words, helping the client to recognise themes, inconsistencies, giving information, sharing the therapist s feelings and/or experiences, You- me talk - what is happening between us (immediacy), goal setting, creative thinking, problem solving and decision making, planning action, evaluating. Painting & drawing, Drama and role play, Puppets, Prose and poetry, sand and water play and Playroom equipment (static and mobile). Counselling skills; Play therapy skills; Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) skills, case studies, keeping case notes, themes in therapy, creative arts approaches, drama therapy, sand therapy. Working with issues including: self harm, suicide, depression and anxiety, eating disorders, abuse, trauma, separation & loss, bereavement, bullying, family breakdown, facing transition, family members in prison, stigma, illness (acute and chronic), disability. Working with issues of diversity including: values, physical features, learning abilities, cultures and counsellor/ play therapist- client matching.

4 Ethical issues, Ethical decision making, children and the law, referrers, confidentiality, in court, professional negligence, maintaining boundaries in counsellor/ play therapist- client relationships, The role of supervision. Evaluating therapy: making use of a psychodynamic understanding by awareness of working with the unconscious, transference, counter-transference, projection, projective identification, introjection, and containment Experiential Group The deepest links between knowledge, training and practice can be made at an inner world level by each student both as an individual and as a group member. Students meet each face to face contact day focussing on the connections and overlap between the personal and the professional with an emphasis on personal development. Bibliography The reading list is offered as a reference list and guidance and direction will be offered by module tutors. Axline, V.M., (1947) Play Therapy: The Inner Dynamics of Childhood Cambridge USA: Houghton Mifflin Company Axline, V.M., (1969) Play Therapy. New York: Ballantine Books BACP (2001) Ethical framework for Good Practice in Counselling & Psychotherapy. Lutterworth: British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Bratton, S., Ray, D., & Rhine, T. (2005) The efficacy of play therapy with children: A metaanalytic review of treatment outcomes. Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, 36(4), Bratton, S.C., Landreth, G. L. Kellam, T. & Blackard, S. R. (2006) Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Treatment Manual: A 10 session Filial Therapy Model for Training Parents. New York: Routledge Carroll, J., (1998) Introduction to Play Therapy. Oxford: Blackwell Science Cattanach, A., (1992) Play Therapy with Abused Children. London: Jessica Kingsley Cattanach, A., (1995) 'Drama and Play Therapy with Young Children' in The Arts in Psychotherapy, Vol.22, No., 3. pp Cattanach, A., (1997) Children's Stories in Play Therapy London: Jessica Kingsley Cattanach, A. (2008) Narrative Approaches in Play with Children. Jessica Kingsley Publishers Cross, M. C. & Papadopoulos, L. Becoming a Therapist: A Manual for Personal and Professional Development. Hove: Brunner-Routledge Daniels, D. Jenkins, P. (2000) Therapy with Children: Children s Rights, Confidentiality and

5 the Law. London: Sage Doel, M (2006) Using Groupwork. London: Routledge Feltham, C. & Dryden, W. (1994) Developing Counsellor Supervision. London: Sage Geldard, K. & Geldard, D. (2001) Working with Children in Groups. Basingstoke: Palgrave Geldard, K. & Geldard, D. (2005) Practical Counselling Skills: An Integrated Approach. Basingstoke: Palgrave Geldard, K. & Geldard, D. (2008) Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction (Third Edition) Sage Publications Ltd. Gersie, A. (1997) Reflections on Therapeutic Storymaking: The Use of Stories in Groups. London: Jessica Kingsley Guerney, L. (2000) Filial play therapy into the 21st century. International Journal of Play Therapy. 9(2), Guerney, L. (2001) Child centered play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy. 10(2), Haddon, M. (2004) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. London: Vintage Jacobs, M. (1988) Psycho-dynamic Counselling in Action: London: Sage Landreth, G. L. (2002) Play therapy: The art of the relationship. New York, NY: Brunner- Routledge. Landreth, G., Sweeney, D., Ray, D., Homeyer, L. & Glover, G. (2nd Ed., 2005). Play Therapy Interventions with Children's Problems. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc. Lowenfeld, M. (1979) The World Technique London: George Allen & Unwin McLeod A. (2008) Listening to Children: A Practitioners Guide. Jessica Kingsley Morgan A. (2000) What is narrative Therapy? An easy-to-read Introduction. Gecko Oaklander, V. (1988) Windows to our Children. The Gestalt Journal Press Rogers, C.R. (1951) Client-centred Therapy London: Constable Rogers, C.R. (1957) The necessary and sufficient conditions of therapeutic personality change, Journal of Consulting Psychology, 21, pp Rogers, C.R. (1961) On Becoming a Person: A Therapist s View of Psychotherapy London: Constable Rose, R & Philpot, T. (2004) The Child s Own Story: Life Story Work with Traumatized Children. Jessica Kingsley Publishers

6 Ryan & Walker (2007) Life Story Work: A Practical guide to helping children understand their past. BAAF Sacks, O. (1985) The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. London: Pan Books Ltd. Schaefer, C. E. (1993). The therapeutic power of play. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc. Schaefer, C. E. (2003) Play therapy with adults. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Thompson, N. (2001) Anti-Discriminatory Practice. Macmillan. Basingstoke Tyndall-Lind, A. (2001) Intensive group play therapy with child witnesses of domestic violence. International Journal of Play Therapy. 10(1), Walker, S. (2005) Culturally Competent Therapy: Working with Children & Young People. Palgrave McMillan Ward, A & McMahon L. (2001) Helping Families in Family Centres: Working at Therapeutic Practice. Jessica Kingsley Publishers West, J., (1990) 'Play work and play therapy: distinctions and definitions' in Adoption and Fostering, Vol: 14, No. 4. Pp West, J., (1992) Child Centred Play Therapy. London: Arnold White, J. & Allers, C.T. (1994) Play therapy with abused children: A review of the literature. Journal of Counseling & Development, 72(4), Winnicott, D. W. (1971) Playing and Reality Harmondsworth: Penguin Winnicott, D.W. (1975) Through Paediatrics to Psycho-analysis London: Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-analysis Winnicott, D. W. (1977) The Piggle: An Account of the Psychoanalytic Treatment of a Little Girl Harmondsworth: Penguin Winnicott, D. W. (1986) Home is Where We Start From: Essays by a Psychoanalyst Harmondsworth: Penguin