Drama Therapy

All eligible applicants to the programme will be interviewed/auditioned by the Programme Convener with programme staff. Selection will be based on the following admissions criteria:
applicants will normally be required to hold a first degree at Honours level (in most cases this will be in a modality specific discipline or a clinically related discipline such as Psychology, Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing, or Social Work etc.; graduate level professional qualifications in appropriate disciplines such as Drama, Performing Arts, Occupational Therapy, Probation Officers or Social Work, etc. are also accepted);
applicants will be expected to have appropriate clinical experience of having worked within a setting and with clients relevant to the programme (this might include working with children with behavioural or developmental challenges, learning difficulties, adult mental health, elderly, homelessness etc.; this work can either be done on a voluntary or employed basis);
it is expected that applicants will have extensive experience either having worked professionally or having practiced extensively within their specific arts modality;
all applicants invited for an interview must provide evidence of a sustained engagement with drama; in the admissions workshops they must satisfy the admissions panel of the applicant\'s abilities for fluent self-expression through drama and theatre;
applicants should demonstrate a maturity of personality and self awareness compatible with training as a therapist;
applicants need an appropriate degree of psychological mindfulness including the capacity to form and maintain appropriate empathic relationships with clients; they should also demonstrate emotional literacy, robustness and an ability to be self-reflective;
applicants need to evidence that they can meet the academic demands of a Masters degree and will be required to prepare and submit a brief written report to support their application;
applicants whose first language is not English will need to provide evidence that they can achieve an IELTS score of 7, with no element below 6.5 at point of graduation;
applicants will be required to supply the names of two referees (normally one of these should be able to comment on the applicant\'s academic suitability and the other the applicant\'s clinical suitability for the programme);
in addition to these requirements, all students must be prepared to enter mandatory on-going personal therapy for the duration of the programme; such therapy will be both individual or group, at different stages through the training and students should attend no fewer than 30 regular sessions within any academic year; payment for therapy is separate to course fees;
all successful applicants will need to complete an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check;
Full details of entry criteria, application and interview processes, along with details of DBS checks, personal therapy and fees are disseminated at open and introductory days, interview as well as being available on the Roehampton website.