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Drama Therapy Methods 1 (CREA90005)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Southbank)
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About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Overview
Availability | Semester 1 (Early-Start) - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Drama Therapy Methods 1 introduces students to creativity and play-based methods and theories that underpin all of drama therapy.
Through experiential learning and classroom practice students will identify core facilitation skills necessary to run a session or series of drama therapy sessions. Further, they will be introduced to meta processes of change, as well as core underlying therapeutic processes of change in drama therapy.
In addition, students will receive classroom practice in facilitating these methods.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion on the subject students should be able to:
- Identify and examine developments in the use of creativity and play based drama therapy methods;
- Facilitate introductory play and creative arts therapy activities;
- Identify core facilitation skills necessary to work with individuals and groups;
- recognise and describe core processes of change in drama therapy: Play, embodiment, dramatic projection, active witnessing, distancing, empathy, life drama connection;
- Identify and describe the conditions necessary for change to occur in drama therapy
Last updated: 29 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CREA90006 | Dance Movement Therapy Methods 1 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CREA90011 | Dance Movement Therapy Methods 2 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CREA90016 | Dance Movement Therapy Methods 3 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CREA90021 | Dance Movement Therapy Methods 4 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 29 October 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Essay describing developmental play theories as used in drama therapy.
| First half of the teaching period | 20% |
Video - Practical demonstration of facilitating an introductory play and creative arts therapy activities. Equivalent to 2000 words.
| Mid semester | 40% |
Written reflection on core drama therapy facilitation skills.
| End of semester | 20% |
Essay describing core processes of change.
| During the assessment period | 20% |
Last updated: 29 October 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Coordinator Kat McFerran Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours comprising two 3-day on campus intensives (6-hour class per day). Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 22 February 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 5 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021
Last updated: 29 October 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Creative Arts Therapy
Last updated: 29 October 2023