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Drama Therapy I
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:14.08.2023 13:16:03
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_016 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 6.00 | ECTS: | 9.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jana Duhovska | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppk rsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 24 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 48 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Professional activity in art therapy and its legal basis (1st semester). Evaluation process in art therapy (2nd semester). | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop comprehension of the course of historical development of drama therapy; the versatility of theoretical strategies and their assessment criteria. To develop the skill to choose and use the evaluation methods and techniques according to the situation, the specificity of a group of clients/patients, to develop an understanding of the process and outcome of drama therapy. To develop the creative potential in terms of art, to raise awareness of their own art experience and evaluate it; to provide an opportunity to enrich the knowledge about the art language of the theatre and develop skills in perception and expression information therein, as well as to gain collaboration experience by using an art medium. To develop students’ spontaneity, creativity and self-reflection ability. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Fundamentals of theatre art. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Fundamentals of theatre art, variety of genres. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | The position of contemporary theatre and art. Technique and media in theatre art, performance and ritual structures. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Acting and directing, the artistic process of making. Symbols and symbolisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Acting and directing, the artistic process of making. Using symbols, images in drama therapy. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Understanding professional roles in drama therapy. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | History of drama therapy. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Theatrical space in drama therapy - stage design, sense of space. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 9 | Approaches of drama therapy. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 10 | Tools and techniques for assessing drama therapy. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 11 | Aims, objectives and fields of application of drama therapy. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 12 | Initial assessment in drama therapy. Limits of competency. Interim assessment. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 13 | Evaluation and assessment in drama therapy: traditions, experience and definitions. Aims and types of evaluation and assessment. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 14 | Assessment of the process and/or result of drama therapy. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Improvisation part. During workshops, work independently and in small groups in various theatre techniques and genres. Systematically keep a professional growth diary in relation to the application of various theatre techniques and elements. History of drama therapy part. To independently consolidate the lecture material by reading the indicated sources. Literature search, selection and analysis, including current research and international databases, with the aim of preparing a report. To compare two theoretical approaches. Evaluation part. Students perform the evaluation in practice by using one art (drama) based tool and adhering to the principles of ethics. Execute the evaluation protocols and analyse the obtained evaluation results. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in lectures and classes, asking questions and making references to the sources read. In the improvisation part - started and improved professional development diary, creative presentation of one’s experience using drama and theatre elements, an essay about experience in improvisation and creation process. In the history of drama therapy part (50%) - submitted paper on the comparison of two theoretical approaches - presentation of the findings of the paper; interim test - successful test work on the approaches and history of drama therapy. In the evaluation part (50%) - pass in the intermediate test - test work on evaluation tools; evaluation of two actual clients/patients with different art (drama) based tools, documentation of the evaluation using the initial evaluation form, drawings, tables, art (drama) based evaluation protocols etc. as part of the evaluation process; in-depth analysis of one case - hypothesis and goal setting. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | In the history of drama therapy part - students know the historical development of drama therapy, describe and compare different directions of drama therapy and explain the peculiarities of the organisation of the drama therapy process for work with different groups of clients/patients (test - report and test work). Describe the specificity of the individual and group drama therapy process. In the evaluation part - identify and describe the aims and types of art (drama) based assessment and evaluation in drama therapy, explain their application in relation to the client/patient group (test - test work). In the improvisation and creative part - know, recognise and describe the general concepts of the creative theatre process, basic acting techniques and basic theatre genres. Know about director, actor and stage designer’s functions in the theatre and the process of drama therapy. Know the principles of a creative process and spontaneity and the creative processes in drama therapy (test - practical skills test). | ||||||||
| Skills: | In the improvisation part - assess one’s experience in the use of art (drama) based tools. Use various theatre techniques and genres. Create the environment that stimulates creative activity, give instructions for a creative task. During the performance of tasks adapt their conduct to the circumstances (test - practical skills test). In the evaluation part - use various cognitive and practical skills in order to choose one or several theoretical conceptions and can apply them to the clients/patients’ cases in drama therapy plan, illustrate the basic methods, means, materials and information necessary for the achievement of the set goals. Evaluate and analyse client/patient’s situation (environmental factors, culture and social features) and personality and/or cognitive abilities; problems and difficulties as well as abilities and resources; client/patient’s adequacy to art (drama) therapy; can critically evaluate and choose research methods and techniques, tools according to the situation and the clients/patients’ specificity; can put down the research/evaluation results (test - drawing up the protocol). In the history of drama therapy part - Master’s students are able to argue about drama therapy approaches and their suitability for different client/patient groups. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | In the improvisation part - describe and evaluate their experience in artistic expression; feelings, senses, emotions, associations, thoughts and images in relation to the creative process; describe and critically assess their own creative abilities; analyse their own and other people’s artistic expression. In the evaluation part - integrate the results, obtained from the art (drama) based evaluation, in the evaluation of client/patient’s health condition within the framework of their competence and by adhering to the principles of ethics; can partially write the hypothesis and set the possible art (drama) therapy goals; assess their own experience by using art (drama) based tools, apply the knowledge acquired in practice. In the history of drama therapy part - take responsibility for performing independent tasks, integrate theoretical knowledge and improve professional skills while performing tasks. Are familiar with current research in the world of drama therapy and international databases. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | D.R. Johnson, S. Pendzik, S. Snow (Eds.). (2012). Assessment in dramatherapy. Charles C Thomas Pub. Ltd. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Johnson, D.R., Emunah, R. (2020). Current Approaches in Drama Therapy. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Limited | ||||||||
| 3 | Jones, P. (2007). Drama as therapy: theory, practice and research. NewYork: Routledge. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Jennings, S. Holmwood, C. (2016). Routledge International Handbook of Dramatherapy. London: Routledge | ||||||||
| 5 | Jennings, S., Cattanach, A., Mitchel, S., Chesner, A., Meldrum, B. (1994). The Handbook of. Dramatherapy. New York: Routledge. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 6 | Langley, D. (2006). An introduction to dramatherapy. London: Sage publications Ltd. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 7 | Pendzik, S., Emunah, R, Read Johnson, D. (2016). The Self in Performance: Authobiographical, Self-Revelatory, and Autoethnographic Forms of Therapeutic Theatre. New York: Palgrave Macmillan | ||||||||
| 8 | Langley, D.M., Langley G.E. (1983). Dramatherapy and psychiatry. London: Croom Helm. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Antiņa, I., Mežale, S. (2008). Spēles radošiem pedagogiem. Rīga, Izdevniecība RaKa. | ||||||||
| 2 | Booker, M. (2011). Developmental drama. Dramatherapy approaches for people with profound or severe multiple disabilities, including sensory impairment. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. | ||||||||
| 3 | Cattanach, A. (1999). Process in the arts therapies. London: Jessica Kingsley Publisher. | ||||||||
| 4 | David, R.J., Renee, E. (2009). Current Approaches in Drama Therapy. Charles C. Thomas Publisher. | ||||||||
| 5 | Pearson J., Smail M., Watts P. (2013). Dramatherapy with Myth and Fairytale. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. | ||||||||
| 6 | Schrader, C. (2012). Ritual Theatre. The Power of Dramatic Ritual in Personal Development Groups and Clinical Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley | ||||||||
| 7 | Smildziņa, L. (2009). Vingrinājumi un spēles darbam teātra studijā. | ||||||||
| 8 | Spolina, V. (1999). Teātra spēles improvizācija. Rīga: Preses nams. | ||||||||
| 9 | Winbolt, B. (2011). Solution Focused Therapy for the Helping Professions. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers | ||||||||
| 10 | Andersen-Warren, M., Graigner, R. (2000). Practical Approaches to Dramatherapy. The Shield of Perseus, London: Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley publishers. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 11 | Aristotelis (2008). Poētika. Rīga: Latvijas Valsts izdevniecība. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 12 | Dayton, T. (1990). Drama games: techniques for self-development. Health Communications, Incorporated (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 13 | Dokter, D., Holoway, P., Seebohm, H. (Eds.). (2011). Dramatherapy and Destructiveness: Creating the Evidence Base, Playing with Thanatos. London: Routledge. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 14 | Emunah, R. (2020). Acting for Real: Drama Therapy Process, Technique, and Performance. New York: Routlegde. | ||||||||
| 15 | Jennings, S. (1998). Introduction to Dramatherapy : Theatre and Healing, Ariadne's Ball of Thread. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 16 | Landy, R.J. (2001). New essays in drama therapy. Springfield: Charles C.Thomas. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 17 | Landy, R.J. (1994). Drama Therapy. Concepts, Theories and Practices. Illinois: Springfield. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 18 | Mārtinsone, K. (sast.) (2020). Mākslu metodes un tehnikas profesionālajā darbībā. Rīga: Drukātava. | ||||||||
| 19 | Pendzik, S. (2008). Using the 6-Key Model as an intervention tool in drama therapy. In The Arts in Psychotherapy. Vol. 35. No.5, p.349-354. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 20 | Pitruzzella, S. (2017). Drama, creativity, and intersubjectivity : the roots of change in dramatherapy. London: Routledge | ||||||||
| 21 | Pitruzzella, S. (2004). Introduction to dramatherapy: person and threshold. NewYork: Brunner-Routledge. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 22 | Rowe, N. (2007). Playing the Other: dramatizing personal narratives in playback theatre. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Drama Review | ||||||||
| 2 | Dramatherapy | ||||||||
| 3 | International Journal of Arts Medicine | ||||||||
| 4 | Narrative Inquiry | ||||||||
| 5 | The Arts in Psychotherapy | ||||||||
