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Course Title
Creative Arts Supervision Training
The Creative Arts Supervision Diploma is a one year, part-time course (January to December) which offers experienced Arts therapists, psychotherapists, counsellors, play therapists and dance movement therapists a training in creative, clinical supervision.
How to Apply
Please note that the diploma will be going ahead in 2025. More details to follow soon.
Book a place at an upcoming CAST Diploma Online Information Session with course leader Dr. Alyson Coleman
For information on how to apply, please register your interest or email short.courses@cssd.ac.uk.
The CAST training course, recognised by the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth) will appeal to Arts therapists, psychotherapists, counsellors, play therapists and dance movement therapists who are seeking a supervision training that offers a sound theoretical base and a unique combination of experiential and theoretical modules to fully support the creative approach to supervision.
Regular supervision is a requirement of the Health and Social Care Professions (HCPC), BADth and all counselling and therapy professional bodies. Its function is to provide an objective overview of the dynamics present in the therapy relationship. Supervision monitors ethical standards and practice and encourages professional development.
CAST is a long established supervision training designed by a dynamic team of HCPC registered creative therapists and supervisors with many successful cohorts following it’s opening in 1998. 2018 saw this innovative and popular course move to Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
The programme is delivered over one year and is designed to allow time for reflection and integration. The course will be a blended delivery of online and on-site teaching. Learners are required to be in personal therapy for the duration of the training.
This year, to equip new supervisors with the necessary skills for the COVID-19 situation we are introducing a new bereavement module and sessions focusing on online supervision.
On completion of the course you should expect to:
- attain the experiential and theoretical tools necessary to work as a clinical supervisor
- develop confidence to utilize creative methods within a supervisory relationship.
- gain the experience, skills and guidance to enable you to set up a supervision practice.
- You will need to have a minimum three years clinical, post qualifying experience and have completed at least 40 sessions of supervision following completion of their professional qualification
- Two references are required, preferably including one from the current supervisor.
Current Course Dates
See the dates for the current course as an example.
January 2024 - December 2024
All days are from 10am - 5pm:
Introduction (onsite at Central) Thursday 11 January 2024 Friday 12 January 2024 Saturday 13 January 2024 | |
Residential (arrive 4pm Friday, finish 4pm Sunday) Friday 9 February 2024 Saturday 10 February 2024 Sunday 11 February 2024 | |
Module One (onsite at Central) Saturday 23 March 2024 | |
Module Two (onsite at Central) Wednesday 17 April 2024 Thursday 18 April 2024 Friday 19 April 2024 Saturday 20 April 2024 | |
Group Supervision/Drama/Playback (onsite at Central) Friday 10 May 2024 Saturday 11 May 2024 | |
Module Three (onsite at Central) Friday 7 June 2024 Saturday 8 June 2024 | |
Setting up in Practice (onsite at Central) Friday 5 July 2024 Saturday 6 July 2024 | |
Supervision Placements Begin (online) September 2024 (dates to be arranged individually) | |
Ethics/Diversity in Supervision (onsite at Central) Friday 11 October 2024 Saturday 12 October 2024 | |
Presentations of Practice (online) Friday 8 November 2024 Saturday 9 November 2024 | |
Viva December 2024 (to be arranged individually) Final Day (onsite at Central) Saturday 14 December 2024 |
For 2023/24 - £3100
For 2024/25 - £3250
This course is now open to applications for January 2024.
Places are offered throughout the year, so we recommend applying as soon as possible to ensure you are able to obtain a place.
If you would like to express an interest in applying for the course, please complete this Register your Interest Form and a member of our team will be in touch with the next steps.
Requirements
Applicants will need to a minimum three years clinical, post qualifying experience and have completed at least 40 sessions of supervision following completion of their professional qualification. Trainees are required to be in personal therapy for the duration of the course. Two references are required, preferably including one from the current supervisor.
Applicants must have IELTS score of 7.0 or equivalent in the English language.
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