OPEN STUDIO AND POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH
PHE5OST
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will learn about trauma and its many presentations, how this affects the brain and the role materials play in trauma informed practice. In particular you will learn about how art therapy can play a particular role in recovery from trauma and in generating post-traumatic growth. The central vehicle for this clinical application will be the Open Studio method. You will be equipped with skills in facilitating this approach for clients in clinical settings as well as for people affected by natural disasters in the general community.
School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Libby Byrne
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted into HMART and must have passed 120 credit points at Year 4 level in Art Therapy
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Art therapy, trauma and neuroscience: theoretical
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: King, J. L.
Year: 2016
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Publisher: Taylor and Francis
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Handbook of posttraumatic growth: research and practice
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Calhoun L. G. & Tedeschi, R.G.
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: N/A
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Trauma, tragedy, therapy: the arts and human suffering
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Levine, S.
Year: 2009
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
ISBN: N/A
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Other description: N/A
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Positive change process and post-traumatic growth in people who have experienced childhood abuse: understanding vechiles of change
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Woodward, C & Joseph, S.
Year: 2003
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Psychology and psychotherapy: theory, research and practice
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 46-47, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Libby Byrne
Class requirements
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 46 - 47
Five 6.00 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 46 to week 47 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Major studio-based art work reflecting student learning (1,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2 |
Paper 1: Theoretical essay (3,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Paper 2: Reflective paper (1,500-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO4 |