Introduction to creative art therapies (3 cr)
Code: VAL2210-3001
General information
Enrollment
13.09.2022 - 06.10.2022
Timing
13.10.2022 - 18.11.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Seats
15 - 25
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Visual Arts
Teacher in charge
Marika Holm
Objective
- introduction to the history and present of creative therapies
- introduction to the theoretical foundations of creative design therapies
- introduction to practices within creative art therapies
Content
This course is an introduction to artistic practices in therapy or educational contexts. The course includes; practical exercises, lectures and literature assignments.
Location and time
Course session 1
13–14 October at 10:00-15:00
- Lecture: The background to Creative sculpting therapies
- Practical work with image creation and movement
Literature assignment: Essay three pages of the book; Gerhard Sue, Kärlekens role 2004, Karneval publishing house
Course session 2
27–28 October at 10:00-15:00
- Lecture on the basics of developmental psychology
- Practical work with sound, music and text
Literature task: Report by Havensköld, Risholm, Developmental psychology 2013 Liber förlag
Chapter 1 pp. 13–27, Chapter 5 pp. 91–115, Chapter 6–9 pp. 116–223
Course session 3
10–11 November at 10-15
- Closing seminar, the creative methods what are they?
- Practical work with drama
Literature assignment; Report by Gerge, Creative design psychotherapy 2010 Insidan publisher
pp. 16–33, 48–50, 64–93, 162–170, 202–219
Submitted no later than one week after the last course session
Teaching methods
During six days, we use different artistic languages and expressions to investigate artistic forms of therapy.
The basis of the course is holistic, humanistic and existential. In the creative work, we have a so-called phenomenological stance. That is, to meet and be with what life shows us. That the creation takes place in the moment, without performance requirements.
This course is an introduction to artistic practices in therapy or educational contexts. The course includes; practical exercises, lectures and literature assignments.
Exam schedules
All information must be submitted one week after the last course session, i.e. November 18, 2022
Further information
The course is suitable for cultural workers who wish to immerse themselves in their own expression, teachers who wish to gain inspiration for new pedagogical approaches and therapists who wish to gain insight into creative art therapies
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Qualifications
None