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Creative Arts Therapies Practice 2 (CREA90008)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Southbank)

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Semester 2 (Early-Start) - Dual-Delivery
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This subject will provide students with opportunities for extended participation in a creative arts therapies program supervised and supported by a qualified professional. They will have the opportunity to utilise a number of creative arts therapy methods in practice and receive feedback on their on-going development. They will learn and apply communication and counselling skills as part of their practice, both within sessions and within teams.

Students will also practice the integration of relevant psychological and behavioural theory into a new practice context, as well identifying and utilising particular methods of creative arts therapists. They will learn how to reflect on and articulate how the creative arts therapies can be used in this context, through both informal and formal team communication and in written form through the generation of a report about their own practice.

Placement

Students are required to complete a supervised practical placement (160 accreditation hours) and will work across a range of tasks relevant to the external partner’s objectives in discussion with a qualified professional and the subject coordinator.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • contextualise and apply practice theories relevant to contemporary creative arts therapy;
  • explain and demonstrate the importance of self-care strategies for self and others for sustainability in practice;
  • develop and implement foundational verbal processing and counselling skills across a range of practice conditions;
  • recognise and articulate the unique contribution of creative arts therapy, and self as a therapist, to the wellbeing and development of individuals and groups of people;
  • implement and document a creative arts therapy program, under supervision, to address the needs and abilities of a specific population.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • develop and implement innovative and creative ideas;
  • apply critical thinking, analytic and problem-solving skills to unfamiliar challenges;
  • show interest in and respect for others;
  • integrate personal reflection into the creative process;
  • make effective use of planning skills.

Last updated: 8 November 2024