TS4S018 - Evaluating Advanced Play Therapy Practice 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 4

Associated Module Information

Module Code: TS4S018
Module Title: Evaluating Advanced Play Therapy Practice
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Therapeutic Studies
Faculty Sub Group: Professional Learning in Education
Module Leader: Laura Hanks
Module Team: Clare Carbis, Louise Nicholl, Anna Playle, Kirsty Richards
First Intended Intake: SEP 2018 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100495 - counselling
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 4
Valid From 01 Sep 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

To equip students to conduct a comprehensive review of the literature pertaining to a study of relevance to current play therapy practice.

To equip students to plan and present a proposal for a study of relevance to current play therapy practice.

Content Summary

Students will be equipped to complete their final year documentation and logs of 24 clinical placement hours, 12 clinical supervision hours and 20 personal therapy hours, and evidence of critical evaluation and reflection on clinical practice reports’

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 12
Project supervision 4
Practical classes and workshops 4
Fieldwork 40
Independent Study 65
Placement 48
Directed Study 17
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 10
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Apply advanced understanding of evidence-based practice in planning a proposal for a study of relevance to current Play Therapy practice.
LO2 Conduct a comprehensive review of the literature pertaining to a study of relevance to current play therapy practice.

Module Requisites

Code Title Requisite Type
MOD010633 Working with Children and their Families pre-requisite
MOD010632 Evidence Based Play Therapy Practice pre-requisite
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Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 Research proposal presentation 15 N/A 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Literature/book/paper review 1 Literature review 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1
Literature/book/paper review 1

Reading List

Bell, J. (2014) Doing your research project: A guide for first time researchers Maidenhead: OUP

BACP Children and Young People Journal

British Association of Play Therapy Journal

Davies, M. and Hughes, N. (2014) Doing a Successful Research Project using Qualitative and Quantitative Methods 2nd edition London: Palgrave Macmillan

Hawkins, P. and Shohet, R. (2010) Supervision in the Helping Professions 3rd edition Maidenhead,UK: McGraw Hill

International Journal of Play Therapy

Ray, D. C. (2011) Advanced Play Therapy. New York: Routledge