Welcome to our Self-Guided NDP Diploma
Although many people are enjoying the Live Diploma tuition, for some this is not practical due to home and work commitments. Therefore we offer this self-guided course that people can follow in their own time and at their own pace. Students taking the Self-Guided Course may also attend the live modules if they wish.
The Self-Guided Course is the equivalent of the Live Diploma, both courses consisting of six modules. The course fee of £450 is the same for either course and bursaries and payment plans are available.
All modules include online teaching and resources, and the course includes one-to-one tutorials and the same assessed work. Please read through the following information and, if this course is for you, please complete the Enrolment Form by clicking on the button below.
The course outline is set out below. You may start the course when you wish and proceed through it at your own pace. There are no deadlines: you set the timetable.
Course Outline
The Diploma course structure consists of six modules that form the core tuition.
The course is designed and led by Dr Sue Jennings PhD, the innovative play and drama therapist who develop the ground-breaking paradigms of Neuro-Dramatic-Play (NDP), Embodiment-Projection-Role (EPR), and Theatre of Resilience (ToR).
The course modules are as follows:
1. Foundation NDP Course: Ritual, Rhythm & Self-Regulation
Introduction to NDP theory and application, understanding heuristic research, and NDP and attachment. Establishing ‘rhythm of life’ and self-regulation; Ritualised playing and repetition; thread that connects: heart-beat to heart-beat; Rituals in life stages, life changes and family celebrations; ritual and loss. Techniques to address lack of self-regulation.
2. From Chaos to Order: Messy Play
Exploring water, sensory, messy, rhythmic and dramatic play; construction play; playful pregnancy; attachment stories, peep-bo, rocking and clapping.
3. Essential Child Development: Embodiment-Projection-Role
Embodiment-Projection-Role, developmental paradigm from 0-6 years; dance, drawing and drama! Match and build, rummage, ruminate and sort; clay and modelling; empathy & confidence building; energy and focus.
4. Puppets and Therapeutic Toys
Puppets can be an extension of therapeutic interaction as well as a means of learning in education. Make simple puppets that can be used immediately in role play and enactment; understand the historical legacy of puppets in storytelling.
5. Therapeutic Theatre and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Stories and texts in education and therapeutic work; exploration of MND: themes, characters; the ‘other worlds’ in the play; application with children, teenagers and adults; with groups and individuals; therapeutic performance.
6. Masks and their Application in Therapeutic Theatre
How to make masks in therapy and education, including masks for personal development and masks for theatre characters. Simple techniques that are ‘fail-safe’. Safeguards in clinical application. Application of masks in storytelling and performance. The irony of lockdown masks!