**Why this course?**
- Approved by the HCPC and leads to a nationally recognised professional qualification.
- the only School of Psychology in Europe to offer training in all the arts and play therapies.
- Taught by the former editor of the Dramatherapy Journal.
- Top ten in the UK for postgraduate student satisfaction (PTES 2022, 2023).
- Jointly recognised as the best modern university in the country, and the best modern university in London for research excellence. (REF 2021). 77% of our research is ranked ‘world lea...
**Why this course?**<br/>- Approved by the HCPC and leads to a nationally recognised professional qualification.<br/><br/><br/>- the only School of Psychology in Europe to offer training in all the arts and play therapies. <br/><br/><br/>- Taught by the former editor of the Dramatherapy Journal.<br/><br/><br/>- Top ten in the UK for postgraduate student satisfaction (PTES 2022, 2023).<br/><br/><br/>- Jointly recognised as the best modern university in the country, and the best modern university in London for research excellence. (REF 2021). 77% of our research is ranked ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2021). <br/><br/><br/>**About this course**<br/>Influenced by key theatrical figures and explored from anthropological, political, psychological perspectives, the programme offers a clearly structured developmental learning process mirroring the clinical application of dramatherapy at various levels. <br/><br/>The programme offers theatre skills, movement, working with stories and myths, Grotowski’s paratheatrical techniques, crafting theatres of the psyche, working with our own internal dramas and the use of ‘rites of passage’ within ritual theatre. There are opportunities to work with other art forms and to learn different theoretical perspectives through embodied learning.<br/><br/>The course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and leads to a nationally-recognised professional qualification.<br/><br/>The programme consists of three stages, which offers a clearly structured developmental process for the clinical application of dramatherapy. <br/>- Stage One, you will be introduced to basic theatre skills and use these creatively to work with established stories and characters. <br/><br/><br/>- Stage Two, the focus moves on to employing drama and theatre processes as vehicles for exploring our own inter-personal and internal ‘dramas’.<br/><br/><br/>- Stage Three is where you will conduct your own piece of practical investigation or research into the literature and theory-base of dramatherapy practice.<br/><br/><br/>Alongside the experiential focus of the training, the programme also aims to develop the necessary understanding and reflective capacity required to practice as a professional dramatherapist. This is achieved through workshops, lecture series and clinical application seminars, as well as through assessed clinical placements.<br/><br/>**Career opportunities**<br/>Dramatherapists are employed across the spectrum of:<br/>- Health and social care<br/><br/><br/>- Education <br/><br/><br/>- Forensic services. <br/><br/><br/>- Private therapy<br/><br/><br/>- Training and consultancy practice.<br/>
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
09/2024
Campus
Whitelands College
Application deadline
Provider Details
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Course Code
Unknown
Institution Code
R48
Points of Entry
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | £10,500 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £17,325 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |