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Frequently Asked Questions

• Do you take university students
• Do you take high school students for work experience?
• Can you send me information on how educational play therapy
  helps hospitalised children?
• What are your qualifications for this work?
• Can you speak at our meeting?

Do you take university students

Yes. The Royal Children's Hospital is linked to the University of Melbourne. Therefore, priority is given to the students in their final year at the University of Melbourne.  Students wishing to undertake an internship style placement are welcome to apply for placement. Students from other Universities are also accepted, as are international students. International students should note, that appropriate visas are required. These can take some time to be approved and this should be taken into consideration when applying for placements.

Limited students placements are available. Students are therefore asked to book in early. We request that students write to us and include:

• A letter explaining what they hope to achieve from the placement.
• The required dates (please note that full time placements are more beneficial to the student than part time).
• Documentation of enrolment.

All students are required to follow the Educational Play Therapy Clinical Placement Program. This ensures the student will benefit most from the placement.

Inquiries for placement should be sent to the Student Placement Co-ordinator, Educational Play Therapy, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville Vic. 3052

Do you take high school students for work experience?

No. The intensive nature of the work makes it inappropriate for students to complete work experience in Educational Play Therapy.

Can you send me information on how educational play therapy helps hospitalised children?

We receive many requests for information. This web site is our attempt to offer broad information to many people. If you have searched this, links contained within and other sources and still have a specific question we may be able to assist in guiding your search. For general information about educational play therapy please contact the Association for the Welfare of Child Health, or search databases such as CAIRSS on the Web.

What are your qualifications for this work?

Educational Play Therapists have a Bachelor in Early Childhood Education or Education, or a post graduate degree in education from the University of Melbourne and must be eligible to be certified by the Australasian Association of Hospital Play Specialists (AAHPS). They will be bound by the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of AAHPS.

Can you speak at our meeting?

Members of the Educational Play Therapy team are available to speak to community groups and professional organisations. Recent presentations have included talks to auxiliaries of the hospital, nurses, medical staff, radiologists and anaesthetists. There is a fee payable to the department for such presentations. Please contact the department for current rates.