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Study Course Description

Art Therapy

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
VPUPK_064
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
Contacts

Riga, Dzirciema Street 16, vppk@rsu.lv, +37167061587

About Study Course

Objective

To provide audio and speech therapy students with an opportunity to get acquainted with art therapy, its methods and their specificity in different specialisations, to raise awareness of the mutual collaboration possibilities between audio speech therapists and art therapists as a multi-disciplinary team, during practical classes by using simulations to acquire methods and techniques that can be used in the profession within their competencies.

Preliminary Knowledge

Not required.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.A student names and characterises the specialisations of arts therapies, their main theoretical policies, theoretical approaches, the groups of patients the art therapists work with, characterises how an audio speech therapist could collaborate with an art therapist in a multi-disciplinary team, compares the differences between the arts therapy and the therapeutic art.

Skills

1.Chooses the most appropriate collaboration possibilities with an art therapist, applies the methods and techniques of arts therapy within their competencies.

Competences

1.Student formulates and substantiates what the arts therapy means, what its specialisations are and how it differs from audio and speech therapy, explains the further collaboration possibilities.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

60.00% from total grade
10 points

Writing an essay "My as a Prospective Audio Speech Therapist's Experience in Arts Therapies" and its timely submission to the lecturer by the set date (60% of the final grade). Requirements for the essay: it should reflect the experience, gained during practical classes, but it should also clarify how they as prospective prfessionalists see the collaboration with an art therapist in a multi-disciplinary team. On the basis of the literature acquisition, the learnt and experienced lecture material, the essay must explain how music therapy differs from speach therapy.

Assignments submitted late will affect the overall grade.

In accordance with Clause I 3.9 of the RSU Study Regulations, attendance at classes is mandatory and is recorded. Make-up for missed classes must be arranged with the lecturer."

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

40.00% from total grade
10 points

Test aboiut theoretical conceopts based on lectures materials.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Visually plastic art therapy
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Visually plastic art therapy
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Music therapy
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Music therapy
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Dance movement therapy
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Dance movement therapy
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Drama therapy
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Drama therapy
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Mārtinsone K. & Krevica, E. (sast.) (2014). Mākslu terapija dažādām klientu / pacientu grupām. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa Universitāte.

2.

Mārtinsone, K. (red.) (2011). Mākslu terapija. RaKa: Rīga. (akceptējams izdevums)

3.

Mārtinsone, K. (sast.) (2020). Mākslu metodes un tehnikas profesionālajā darbībā. Rīga: RaKa.

4.

Mārtinsone, K. (sast.) (2010). Pētījumi mākslu terapijā. Rīga: Drukātava. (akceptējams izdevums)

5.

Vassiliki, K. (2006). Arts therapies : a research-based map of the field. Edinburgh : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone

Additional Reading

1.

Brooke, S. (2006). Creative arts therapies manual : a guide to the history, theoretical approaches, assessment, and work with special populations of art, play, dance, music, drama, and poetry therapies. Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas Publisher Ltd

2.

Mārtinsone K., Mihailova S., Mihailovs I.J., Majore-Dūšele I., Paipare M. (2008). Mākslu terapija un tās attīstības konteksti (integratīvi eklektiskā pieeja Latvijā). Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte.

Other Information Sources

1.

Art therapy

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DKT

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Mūzikas terapija

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Drāmas terapija