ART THERAPY FINAL PROJECT

PHE5ATP

2016

Credit points: 35

Subject outline

In this subject students will be required to complete a final project, which may be a theoretical paper, an art therapy case study, or heuristic research demonstrating scholarly research, in current APA style. The topic and format are subject to approval by a committee composed of the Master of Art Therapy Coordinator and one other faculty member. The paper should include: an abstract, literature review (completed in semester one), description of the method, results and discussion of the findings.

School: School of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points: 35

Subject Co-ordinator: Patricia Fenner

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

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

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Art therapy, research and evidence-based practice	Recommended	Gilroy, A. 2006	SAGE, LONDON
Readings	Art, science and art therapy	Recommended	Kaplan, F 2000	JESSICA KINGSLEY, LONDON
Readings	Art-based research	Recommended	McNiff, S 1999	JESSICA KINGSLEY, LONDON
Readings	Arts and music therapy	Recommended	Gilroy, A and Lee, C 1995	ROUTLEDGE, LONDON
Readings	Beginning research in the arts therapies	Recommended	Ansfdell, G and Pavlicevic, M 2001	JESSICA KINGSLEY, LONDON
Readings	Doing counselling research	Recommended	McLeod, J 1994	SAGE, LONDON
Readings	Phenomenological research methods	Recommended	Moustakas, C 1994	SAGE, LONDON
Readings	The handbook of research synthesis	Recommended	Cooper, H M and Hedges, L V 1994	SAGE, LONDON

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Advanced skills in analysis of literature including understanding of research methods

Activities:: Completion of literature review and methods analysis of texts

02. Design skills for a research project

Activities:: Design of study and data gathering materials and their analysis

03. Extrapolation of research findings within the context of literature

Activities:: Extensive discussion of study findings

Melbourne, 2016, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Patricia Fenner

Class requirements

Seminar
One 2.0 hours seminar per week and delivered via face-to-face.
"Plus meetings with final project supervisor."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
one 10,000-word final project.		100	01, 02, 03

Melbourne, 2016, Week 15-51, Day