Basic Principles of Art Therapy Process (VPUPK_065)
About Study Course
Objective
To develop students’ knowledge and professional understanding of the basic principles of organizing the art therapy process and adapting them to different client/patient groups in the context of mental health and medical rehabilitation. To promote the ability to analyse and justify the organization of the art therapy process, interventions and creative process, taking into account the client/patient’s functional characteristics, needs, safety aspects and interdisciplinary cooperation.
Prerequisites
Professional activity in arts therapy and its legal fundaments; Assessment principles and process in arts therapy; Personality and development psychology; Individual consulting in arts therapy and psycho-dynamics.
Learning outcomes
1.Describe the basic principles of the art therapy process and their theoretical basis.
1.Analyzes the needs and functional characteristics of the client/patient in relation to the organization of the art therapy process.
1.Professionally justifies the suitability of the approach to organizing the art therapy process to the needs, functional characteristics and clinical context of the client/patient.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Therapy | 3 | Master's | Required | Elīna Akmane, Anda Upmale-Puķīte, Ilze Plūme, Inga Bitēna, Indra Majore-Dūšele, Jana Duhovska, Elīna Akmane, Jana Duhovska |
