FOUNDATIONS OF ART THERAPY B

PHE4FAB

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject the art in the art therapy experience is explored including the impact of materials use, the context and setting. The creative process is explored both experientially and theoretically. This subject completes the foundation to art therapy training commenced in Foundations A.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Patricia Fenner

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in HMART - Master of Art Therapy.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsArt therapy source bookRecommendedMalchiodi, C.A. 1998LOS ANGELES: LOWELL HOUSE.
ReadingsArt therapy, research and evidence-based practice.RecommendedGilroy, A. 2006LONDON: SAGE.
ReadingsArts therapies: A reseach based map of the fieldRecommendedKarkou, V. & Sanderson, P. 2006LONDON: ELSEVIER.
ReadingsExpressive Therapies Continuum: A framework for using art in therapyRecommendedHinz, L. 2009NY: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS.
ReadingsImagery and visual expression in therapyRecommendedLusebrink, V.B. 1990NY: PLENUM PRESS.
ReadingsStudio art therapyRecommendedMoon, C.A. 2002LONDON: JESSICA KINGSLEY.
ReadingsThe arts therapies: a revolution in healthcareRecommendedJones, P. 2005HOVE & NEW YORK: BRUNNER ROUTLEGE.

Melbourne, 2014, Week 29-30, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Patricia Fenner

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block mode teaching over five full days: 16th - 18th & 24th - 25th July."

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
one 2,000-word paper.30
one 2,500-word paper.60
participation in class discussion.10