Fast Track Summer School Training to become a Registered Certified Practitioner in Therapeutic Play Skills

apacsmall Did you know that there is an approved 'Fast Track' training route to becoming a Registered Certified Practitioner in Therapeutic Play Skills at a Summer School? Usually, becoming a Registered Certified Practitioner in Therapeutic Play Skills requires training during five, three day weekends, spread over eight to ten months in the UK.

However the same Post Graduate course is run over 15 continuous days at a delightful training centre in the South of France, starting 26th July. You'll be prepared to start working therapeutically with children when you return to the UK.

Low cost flights to Toulouse or a day and a half's drive from Calais. The La Mouline Centre is in the midst of the beautiful Tarnaise country side and near the lovely towns of Albi and Castres. Good availability of British owned B&B, but you'll need to book early. There is a nearby camping site.

The course is intensive, but your family will have plenty to do and see whilst you are being trained. Then add on some days as a holiday for yourself!

The APAC course is accredited by Leeds Metropolitan University and is the only one accredited by Play Therapy UK for entry to the Register of Play and Creative Arts Therapists as approved by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

More details: http://www.playtherapy.org.uk/TrainingCourses/TrainCrseSSVenue.htm

Phone 01825 761143 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

See also why being registered with PTUK will enhance your career: http://www.playtherapyregister.org.uk/

BASPCAN GRANTS FOR CHILD PROTECTION RESEARCH 2014 - UK

bapscan 2014 is the ninth year of the BASPCAN Research Grant Awards for individual BASPCAN members.

This year BASPCAN will again be awarding grants to collaborative applications made by practitioners & researchers (academic and other) working in partnership.

BASPCAN encourages members from England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to apply for a grant, up to a maximum of £5,000. It is envisaged that two awards will be made in 2014.

Applications for the awards should be submitted along with a brief summary CV for all applicants (one page for each applicant maximum) to the BASPCAN National Office by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by the end of day Sunday 31st August 2014 marked 'BASPCAN Research Awards'.

A signed copy should also be posted to the BASPCAN National Office at 17 Priory Street, York YO1 6ET.

The Research Grant Application Form and Eligibility Criteria are available on the BASPCAN website at http://www.baspcan.org.uk/research-grant.php

Do you want to help families of disabled children get a good night's sleep? Training in London (UK) October 2014

eve_small_thumb_medium126_190 As part of the Handsel Project's ongoing sleep initiative to tackle sleep deprivation in families of children with disabilities, we are offering a two-day Sleep Practitioner Training workshop.

The workshop is an introduction to the principles of sleep assessment and management and will be especially useful to health and care professionals new to this area of practice.

The venue is Bonhil House - http://www.etcvenues.co.uk/venues/bonhill-house

The date is 14th and 15th October – and the cost is £370 per person.

The course language is English and delegates from outside UK are very welcome

Places available

For more information and to book your place - http://www.handselproject.org.uk/sleep1.html

For enquiries contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Stories about sleep deprived families here: http://www.teamaroundthechild.com/images/stories/journal-pdfs/issue_3/handsel3.pdf

Poor implementation of Mental Capacity Act fails people with a learning disability - UK

mencap2 On Thursday 13 March, a House of Lords Committee published a report looking at whether the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is working as intended. The report found that the Mental Capacity Act is not widely implemented and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are not fit for purpose.

To address its findings, the Committee recommends that responsibility for implementing the Act is given to an independent body, and that the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards is reformed.

Mencap welcomes the recommendations, but believes that to ensure 'implementation' of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, professionals need to know they will be properly held to account if they fail to follow the law.