About Play Therapy Helston

Maeve Macknelly

Aim: to allow children the opportunity to ‘play out’ their feelings and express themselves in a safe environment where they can make sense of their emotions.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Diploma in Play Therapy
• Post Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills
• Qualified Teacher Status
• Post Graduate Certificate in Secondary Physical Education
• BA in Outdoor Education and Leisure
• Level 3 Diploma Working with Children in the Early Years
• Trainee Level 1 Theraplay® and Group Training
• Landplay Practitioner
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills First Aider
• Mental Health First Aider 2019
• Level 2 Safeguarding Training 2019 Primary Schools
• School Bereavement Champion Penhaligon's Friends
• Covid-19 Prevention Training

Experience

• Paediatric First Aid Trained
• Years of Experience working with children in the early years, primary school and secondary students.
• Up To Date DBS

As a practitioner I adhere to the following safeguards:

• Regular Clinical Supervision.
• Membership with BACP
• Placement on the PSA register.
• Professional Liability Insurance