hi hattyhar

i'm john and i've just started by play specialist degree. i've been a
playworker for 8 years and everyone says that i'll pass the course really
easily but i was wondering if you could give me some tips on what to expect.

hope you can help...thanks

john


>From: "hattyhar" <hattyhar@...>
>Reply-To: Hospitalplayspecialists@...
>To: Hospitalplayspecialists@...
>Subject: [Hospitalplayspecialists] Re: Guidance
>Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:01:07 -0000
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>Normally colleges want candidates to have 2 to 3 years experience
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>working with children before applying to do the hospital play
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>specialist qualification. So i would finish your course in Playwork
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>and then get as much experience as you can with children of different
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>ages and with a variety of special needs before going on to do the
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>Spending a day working a long side a qualified hospital play
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>specialist is a very good idea, especially as some colleges are now
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>asking students at interview to write a short essay explaining why
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>they want to be a hospital play specialist.
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>I would also recomend joining the National Association of Hospital
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>Play Staff (NAHPS).  You can join as an Associate Member (£20 per
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>year) and recieve our professional Journals and Newsletters which
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>have lots of articles about real hospital play specialists doing the
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>job, and will give you a better idea about the profession.
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>www.nahps.org.uk
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>Please give me a shout if i can be of any help, i have been a
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>qualified hospital play specialist for 7 years.
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