Joan Moore

Name

Joan Moore

Address

PO Box 185, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 4ZW

Telephone/Fax

01525 757685

Email

joanmoore@ntlworld.com

ASA Registration No.

SC66926

Geographical area covered

Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire,
East side of Oxfordshire, North/North-West London

Qualifications

MA Dramatherapy (Uni of Herts)
PGdip Dramatherapy, (Uni of Herts)
2 year diploma play therapy (Kairos Counselling Services
CQSW (Certificate of Qualification in Social Work)
B.Ed & Sec. School teaching cert. 
PG cert. in Community and Youth Work

Statement about my practice: What I do and how I work

I use play and drama, story telling, art etc, as a therapeutic approach to exploring children’s life history with their adoptive (and foster) parents, having found children respond better to the privacy that fiction affords.
I work with adoptive families in their home, bringing materials with me.
Usually the children are aged between 3 and 14, though I have worked with some older teenagers and two year olds.  My service is mainly commissioned by the responsible local authority.  I prepare parents in advance, providing information on trauma, attachment, play and child development then engage them in the work with their children, usually ten weekly sessions of one hour duration per child, aiming for enhanced relationships, through improved mutual understanding of child’s past.
I require parents to be committed to helping their children recover. I am committed to working ethically and I evaluate my practice.