Arts Therapy
| Subject code | HSW915 |
| Lecturer | Kerryn Coombs-Valeontis |
| Delivery mode | Online, live On campus, live |
| Duration | 10 weeks |
| Next start date | Visit timetable |
Subject Overview
This subject offers students advanced knowledge of and experience in a range of expressive arts therapy approaches, including Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy and Nature-Based Art Therapy. Students are invited to experiment with different media like painting, photo-language, calligraphy, collage and music, amongst others, and critically reflect on their impact.
Students are introduced to a variety of creative and therapeutic interventions currently used in health care settings and are invited to evaluate their effectiveness, limitations and potential critically. The course is highly experiential, academically rigorous and practice-oriented.
The contemplative component of the program focuses on mindfulness, growth and compassion. Accessing the individual’s inner wisdom and creative intelligence are also core goals of this course.
Learning Outcomes
- Critically discuss the history, philosophy and practice of arts therapy in health care.
- Evaluate the application of arts therapy in the context of health care.
- Design a therapeutic experience.
- Understand the role of creativity and mindfulness and compassion within arts therapy.
- Understand the relationship between arts therapy and wisdom and self-knowledge.
Assessments
- Assessment 1: Case study presentation in class during intensive workshop (20%, due week 3)
- Assessment 2: Reflective journal based on arts therapy study (30%, due week 4)
- Assessment 3: Portfolio on a practical application of art therapy (50%, due week 10)