phe4asa art therap couns.skills
ART THERAPY COUNSELLING SKILLS
PHE4ASA
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will be provided with the opportunity for theoretical and experiental learning about the skills of effective art therapy counselling and psychotherapy. Emphasis is given to the humanistic person-centred approach, but other approaches introduced include psychodynamic, existential, gestalt, cognitive, narrative and solution-focused approaches. This subject involves the exploration of personal material with the goal of becoming more creative and congruent, both personally and professionally, through the process of reflection on personal issues whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries to the context.
FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorPatricia Fenner
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be enrolled in HMART - Master of Art Therapy.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Focusing oriented art therapy | Recommended | Rappaport, L. (2008) | JESSICA KINGSLEY: LONDON |
| Readings | The creative connection | Recommended | Rogers, N 1993 | SCIENCE & BEHAVIOURAL BOOKS, PALO ALTO |
| Readings | The handbook of art therapy | Recommended | Malchiodi, C 2003 | GUILFORD, NEW YORK |
| Readings | The use of art in counselling: child and adult survivors of sexual abuse | Recommended | Hargood, M 2000 | JESSICA KINGSLEY, LONDON |
| Readings | What do you see? Phenomenology of Therapeutic Art Expression | Recommended | Betenski, M. (1995) | JESSICA KINGSLEY: LONDON |
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorPatricia Fenner
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| class participation | 10 | |
| one 1-hour art project and one 2,000-word report | 40 | |
| one 2,500-word essay | 50 |