stephanie milne

Play Therapist in Training • Play therapist • Belgrave Primary
School.
-Conducted Play therapy sessions over a 4-year period, with all
clients showing improvements in their emotional wellbeing.
-Assessed emotional and behavioral issues through observation,
Interaction, parent/teacher interviews.
-Developed and implemented play therapy plans to support children
with complex trauma, anxiety, ADHD, Autism, attachment issues
and bereavement.
-Engaged with Parents/caregivers throughout therapy when needed to
provide guidance and therapeutic strategies I felt would benefit the
children.
-Maintained accurate and ethical noted in accordance with GDPR
guidelines. Provided end reports and safeguarding reports when
needed.
-actively collaborated with teachers, safeguarding leads, parents, TAF
and multidisciplinary team to create a holistic approach to all
children in my care.

Bereavement Support Worker • Volunteer • Hospice of the good
Shepherd
Working as a bereavement support worker provided me with
invaluable experience that directly impacted my future therapeutic
work. Supporting children through grief and loss builds emotional
intelligence, therapeutic conversation and resilience
.
-Deeping emotional intelligence and empathy Supporting grieving
children requires sensitivity, patience and the ability to understand
complex emotions.
-Managing difficult conversations discussing death, loss and trauma
requires confidence in handling sensitive topics.
-Supporting individuals with different coping skills- grief manifests in
different ways this experience highlighted the fact that mental health
support must be a holistic approach to all children.
-Crisis intervention and emotional regulation, I often dealt with
individuals experiencing overwhelming emotions and having to
implement emotional regulation skills to de-escalate and de-stress the
children within the group.

Nursery Apprentice • nursery nurse • Hoole Bank day Nursery
-Understanding Child Development, This gave me my first
expirence of understanding child development which has only
further developed in my further educational and professional
development.
- Safeguarding and child protection awareness, first experience
of understanding and implementing safeguarding and child
protection protocols.
- Active Listening and non-verbal communication, young children
that hadn’t fully developed communication would express
themselves through play a skill a use daily in my job as a play
therapist.

Leeds Beckett University
oct 2020-2025
-Post Qualifying Diploma
in Play Therapy.
-Post Qualifying Certificate
in Therapeutic Play Skills
The Open University oct
2014-May 2020
-BA Hons in Childhood and
Youth Studies
Learn Direct Nov2013-
Nov 2014
- Level two Apprenticeship in
Early Years Education

Continued personal
development
-Beacon house
developmental trauma
training
- Safeguarding Level 2
with CPD online Collage
- Safeguarding Level 3
designated
safeguarding lead
training with CPD
Online Collage