GROUP ART THERAPY
PHE4ASB
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will explore group art therapy through theoretical and experiential learning. The focus is on learning about experiential group art therapy, gaining an understanding of art making within a group context, an understanding of group development and the group dynamics process and issues of visual and verbal self disclosure. The impact of image making in groups on the individual student, the group process and the learning about group art therapy practice will be examined.
SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorTess Crane
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be admitted into HMART - Master of Art Therapy or HCART - Graduate Certificate in Art Therapy.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Group analytic art therapy | Recommended | McNeilly, G. 2006 | JESSICA KINGSLEY, LONDON |
| Readings | Group interactive art therapy | Recommended | Waller, D 1993 | ROUTLEDGE, LONDON |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Effectively communicate a nuanced conceptualisation of the historic development of and contemporary practice of group art therapy through academic writing.
- Activities:
- Lectures, group class activities and theoretical assessment task
02. Critically analyse and appraise group art therapy literature and practice, including an advanced sense of best practice standards informed by the specific needs of diverse client populations.
- Activities:
- Lectures, group class activities, theoretical assessment task and group facilitation assessment
03. Demonstrate a reflective and relational capacity to understand group dynamics, through the design and implementation of practical group facilitation experiences.
- Activities:
- Reflective assessment task, group facilitation, assessment and group class activities
04. Demonstrate a professional capacity to engage in the experience of a training group and subsequently identify and explain relevant proficiencies in relation to self as a member of a learning group and self as a trainee art therapist.
- Activities:
- Reflective assessment task, group facilitation assessment, group class activities
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorTess Crane
Class requirements
Seminar
Week:
31
-
43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 31 to week 43
and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One research essay on group art therapy (2,500-words) | 40 | 01, 02 | |
| One reflective report (2,000-words) | 35 | 02, 03 | |
| Plan and facilitate group exercises in class (500-words ) | Observed by teaching staff and there is an opportunity for peer reflection (facilitated by staff) | 25 | 02, 03, 04 |