Arts Therapy

Subject Overview

This subject offers students far-reaching opportunities to learn and experience a range of verbal and non-verbal arts therapy approaches, such as painting, working with photo cards and psychodrama as well as therapeutic interventions used in different educational and clinical health care settings. The course is highly experiential, academically rigorous and practice-orientated.

Through focusing on unconscious processes and how they can be utilised in combination with evidence-based practices, participants are exposed to experiences that stimulate emotion and provide opportunity for reflection.

The contemplative component of the program focuses on mindfulness, equanimity and compassion. Accessing the individual’s inner wisdom and creative intelligence are also core goals of this course.

Learning Outcomes

• Discuss the history, philosophy and practice of art and music therapy in health care
• Review the application of art and music therapy situations
• Design a therapeutic experience

Assessments

• Assessment 1: Case study presentation in class (20%)
• Assessment 2: Reflective journal based on arts therapy study (30%)
• Assessment 3: Essay on a practical application of art therapy (50%)