DIPLOMA IN ECOTHERAPY

LEARNING UNITS CONTENT

Each unit section consists of material relating to its theme, together with a task or assignment to which the student responds online. Responses do not generally need to be lengthy (around 250 words will generally be appropriate) and in some cases diagrams or photographs may be helpful.

TERM ONE (Autumn)

UNIT ONE: BUILDING EXPERIENCE

SECTION ONE: WHAT’S OUT THERE?

SECTION TWO: MAKING CONTACT

SECTION THREE: VOLUNTEERING

SECTION FOUR: DIFFERENT PLACES, DIFFERENT SETTINGS

SECTION FIVE: DIFFERENT NEEDS, DIFFERENT AGENDAS

SECTION SIX: STYLES OF WORKING

SECTION SEVEN: PLANNING AND ORGANISATION

SECTION EIGHT: STRUCTURING SESSIONS

SECTION NINE: DEVELOPING ETHOS

SECTION TEN: REVIEWING LEARNING

TERM TWO (Spring)

UNIT TWO: STARTING YOUR PROJECT

SECTION ONE: BLUE SKY THINKING, SERIOUS PLANS

SECTION TWO: COMPETENCE

SECTION THREE: RISK ASSESSMENT

SECTION FOUR: SUPERVISION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

SECTION FIVE: MAINTAINING BOUNDARIES

TERM THREE (Summer)

UNIT THREE MOVING INTO PRACTICE

SECTION ONE: MANAGING YOUR PRACTICE

SECTION TWO: PUBLICISING YOUR PRACTICE - WEBSITES, IMAGE AND MARKETING

SECTION THREE: ESTABLISHING YOUR SUPPORT BASE

SECTION FOUR: ETHICAL PRACTICE IN A TROUBLED WORLD

SECTION FIVE: REFLECTIONS AND WAYS FORWARD