BA (Hons) Childhood with Therapeutic Play

Overview

Develop both your understanding of children and your therapeutic skills

Develop your knowledge and skills

Our BA (Hons) Childhood Studies with Therapeutic Play encompasses working with children in a variety of settings and contexts with a focus on utilising therapeutic play approaches.

This programme is the perfect preparation to work therapeutically with children and young people in specialist SEND settings, to support children with social, emotional and mental health challenges in mainstream settings, or to undertake further training to become a registered Play Therapist.

Choose your pathway

This unique and innovative course will offer two distinct pathways:

• ‘Early Childhood’ working with children aged 0-8 years of age which confers Level 3 ‘full and relevant’ status,
• or ‘Childhood’, which provides the option to work with children and young people across the age range.

Routes for all

We also offer an Integrated Foundation Year option for those looking to develop their academic confidence and skills before beginning a full degree.

On this course you will:

• Investigate, understand and analyse the fast-changing landscape of working with children.
• Develop your understanding of and skills in utilising therapeutic play approaches.
• Pursue specific pathways that allow you to centre your learning around your passions and interests.
• Gain practical experience in real-world environments.

Develop both your understanding of children and your therapeutic skills

Develop your knowledge and skills

Our BA (Hons) Childhood Studies with Therapeutic Play encompasses working with children in a variety of settings and contexts with a focus on utilising therapeutic play approaches.

This programme is the perfect preparation to work therapeutically with children and young people in specialist SEND settings, to support children with social, emotional and mental health challenges in mainstream settings, or to undertake further training to become a registered Play Therapist.

Choose your pathway

This unique and innovative course will offer two distinct pathways:

• Early Childhood working with children aged 0-8 years of age which confers Level 3 full and relevant status,
• or Childhood, which provides the option to work with children and young people across the age range.

Routes for all

We also offer an Integrated Foundation Year option for those looking to develop their academic confidence and skills before beginning a full degree.

On this course you will:

• Investigate, understand and analyse the fast-changing landscape of working with children.
• Develop your understanding of and skills in utilising therapeutic play approaches.
• Pursue specific pathways that allow you to centre your learning around your passions and interests.
• Gain practical experience in real-world environments.

You can apply for up to five different degree courses at up to five different institutions through UCAS (the national Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Your application is sent to all five universities at the same time.

Each course has a UCAS code that you will find on our course pages or in our prospectus. You will need to know the UCAS code for the course you want to apply for when you make your application. The UCAS code for the University of Chichester is (CHICH) C58.

For UCAS application deadlines please refer to the UCAS website.