Hi everyone i'm John. Playworker in Birmingham hopefully doing play specialist course next January. Free to chat anytime so drop me a line. cheers john...
Hello i'm linda and i work as a hps in the south. I was wondering if anyone has any good prearation/distraction/post procedural play equipment that they have...
... have ... Hi Kate. Have you done your shadowing yet or is it this month. I have a induction day beginning of July for college.I have got into Kettering...
hi all can anyone recommend a good hospital for hps placement? travelling is no problem...will go anywhere but birmingham childrens hospital cheers john ... ...
I am a HPS studednt at Bristol college, currently working on my research project, which is 'An qualitative comparision of the role that the HPS fullfuillwithin...
Hi Tee hows your placement going .When do you start college. I have started my placement to get some experience behind me. Start college in four weeks and...
Hey jackie, I start college on the 13th of sept I think but I am enroling next tue. I can't wait to get started but I'm a little nervous too . Have you been...
Hi tee Just been on www.amazon.Com and they have the book children in hospital
(Richard lansdown)which is meant to be used on the course. I have also
joined...
Hi everyone ia m a student at stanmore college just finishing my research project so i can get signed off! good luck to u all starting the course in...
... From: natalie_thatcher To: Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 9:43 PM Subject: [Hospitalplayspecialists] Hospitalplayspecialists Hi everyone ia m a student at...
Hi Natalie The best place to look for vacancies is either on the NHS web site under job vacancies, or on the NAHPS website. If you are a member of NAHPS you...
Hi Joyce. I am just starting the Hospital Play Specialist Course at Leicester college. I have started my placement (Kettering Hospital) to get some experience....
hiya, I am a playwork student and i am wishing to be a hospital play specialist. what is my best way forward? should i gain experience first or do the play...
Child care qualification should help alongside childcare experince to get onto the course the best one is Stanmore College. Would advice going to shadow a play...
Hi Normally colleges want candidates to have 2 to 3 years experience working with children before applying to do the hospital play specialist qualification. So...
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 ...
Hi John I'm sure that all your experience as a play worker will be very useful on course, but don't expect it to be easy. Everyone i know has really enjoyed...
Hey everyone, I have a question about the course. How is it marked? is it by assisgnments or exmas or a mixture? also do you have to have a hep b jab - its a...
Hey Shelley, my name katie and I'm doing the course right now at stanmore college as far as i know it is not a course requirement to have those injections(...
Hi Shelly ALthough you don't have to to be vaccinated for Hep B for the course i really do recomend you do have it for your own protection. It's passed in all...
Thanks to Katy and Hattyhar for replying to my question. Stanmore college is quite close to me so i'll be applying there, but I dont know when as I'm at uni at...
Hi this is yazz, i will be going to Bolton college becasue that is the closest to me. the course is one day a week 9 - 5 and one day in placement in the...
Hi shelly I had hep B, when i asked to do placement at an hospital they wanted to check my health they asked by GP, the things they needed to know. io know...
Hi I am doing an research on why is play benfitical for children in hospital and an seminars on long term illness can affect language development, has anyone...
Hey Shelly, At stanmore you go to college every tuesday 9am-4pm and some block weeks where you have to attend the whole week but their is only two or three of...
hi everyone i'm considering doing my special project on the possible/evident benefits of having a mix of male/female hospital play specialists. i would...
Hi John Your project sounds interesting, i do placement at hospital, and all the hospital play specalist are females. I will ask them what they think would be...
Hi John Have you thought about joining NAHPS, when you join you get sent a directory of all the NAHPS registered play staff all over the country, this would...
Does anyone know of any play specialists working in Hertfordshire and what hospitals they work at?, as i am trying to find a placement closer to home, so far...
