Peacock Counselling
Peacock Counselling and The Theraplay Institute, in association with The Cambridge Forum
for Children’s Emotional Well-Being,
PRESENT
Theraplay ® Level One Training
Tuesday 26th May 2015 to Friday
29th May 2015 (inclusive)
Homerton College Conference
Centre, Hills Road Cambridge
CB2 8PQ
Cost: £850
Trainer will be:
Fiona Peacock, who is a BACP
Senior Accredited Counsellor and a
certified Theraplay Therapist and
trainer. She is a Teaching
Associate at the University of
Cambridge, Faculty of Education
as well as a therapist in private
practice working with Looked
After and Adopted
children.
Theraplay is a child and family therapy for building and enhancing attachment, self-esteem, trust in
others, and joyful engagement. It is based on the natural patterns of playful, healthy interaction
between parent and child and is personal, physical, and fun. Theraplay interactions focus on four
essential qualities found in parent-child relationships: Structure, Engagement, Nurture, and
Challenge. Theraplay sessions create an active, emotional connection between the child and
parent or caregiver, resulting in a changed view of the self as worthy and lovable and of
relationships as positive and rewarding.
In treatment, the Theraplay therapist guides the parent and child through playful, fun games,
developmentally challenging activities, and tender, nurturing activities. The very act of engaging
each other in this way helps the parent regulate the child’s behavior and communicate love, joy,
and safety to the child. It helps the child feel secure, cared for, connected and worthy.
We call this “building relationships from the inside out.”
More information can be found at www.Theraplay.org
This course is suitable for professionals who wish to undertake training in child/family counselling
and attachment therapy, such as:
-Counsellors
-Family Therapists
-Psychotherapists
-Family Support Workers
-Psychologists
-Social Workers
-Psychiatrists
-Early Years Specialists
-Occupational Therapists
-Teachers
-Play Therapists
-Teaching Assistants
-Other trained therapists e.g. Art, Music, looking to work with parents and children
The training is intensive and the number of participants is limited to 10-12 to ensure sufficient
opportunity for all trainees to participate. Fiona is a UK based Theraplay practitioner so material
will be framed within the UK context.
The training will consist of:
• Trainer led teaching
• Observation of treatment of families including MIM, assessment feedback and Theraplay
sessions
• Recordings of treatment with a variety of clients
• Practice in the use of Theraplay techniques
• Planning how to use Theraplay with your own clients.
Learning Objectives for Level One Theraplay & MIM:
• Administer the MIM and analyse it at a beginning level
• Conduct feedback sessions with parents based upon the MIM analysis
• Use the MIM as a guideline for Theraplay treatment planning
• Observe demonstrations of Theraplay treatment and techniques
• Practice Theraplay activities in pairs
• Identify the types of behaviours that require a particular dimension
• Utilize the four Theraplay Dimensions to treat the specific needs of a child
• Describe how Theraplay is applied to meet the needs of children with behaviour problems,
Looked After and adopted children, children with ASD, and older children
• Describe how to guide parents to participate in a Theraplay treatment session
The fee includes:
• Twenty five hours of training in total, excluding breaks, delivered over 4 days, 9.00 a.m. to 5.00
p.m. each day. There may be some room to negotiate start and end times with agreement of all
group members.
• Morning and afternoon refreshments, as well as lunch
• A course manual and certificate of attendance from the Theraplay Institute if all 25 hours are
completed.
Participants will be expected to have access to their own copy of the 3rd Edition of Theraplay by Booth
and Jernberg (2010) and will need to read chapters 1,2 and 4 prior to the training.
For Further information or a booking form please contact [email protected] or 07504 28
99 80
Application must be received by 13th April 2015. A deposit of £200 or provision of a purchase order
number secures a place.
Theraplay® is a registered service mark of the Theraplay Institute, Evanston, IL, USA