Therapeutic Clown Course
Discover how therapeutic clowning can alleviate anxiety, promote emotional regulation, and foster connections in medical contexts. Tailored for psychology experts, this program delivers hands-on tools, safety guidelines, and research-supported play strategies specifically for pediatric healthcare settings, enhancing patient well-being through joyful, structured interventions.

4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This course equips participants with practical, evidence-based techniques for delivering therapeutic clowning in healthcare environments. Key areas include structured visit planning, trauma-sensitive communication, and safe, ethical interactions with children and families. Participants develop improvisation skills, nonverbal clowning methods, short therapeutic play sessions, along with assessment, documentation, and reflective practices to ensure compassionate and effective engagements.
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Develop skills
- Design therapeutic visits: create short, targeted clown sessions for hospital environments.
- Apply trauma-informed play: leverage humor to aid emotional regulation, grief processing, and medical stress relief.
- Master clinical communication: calm situations, actively listen, and partner effectively with medical staff.
- Practice ethical clowning: implement protocols for safety, consent, and cultural awareness.
- Excel in nonverbal clowning: employ mime, props, and rhythm to reduce anxiety for all ages.
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