Course code

KUR6078.LT

old course code

KUR6078

Course title in Estonian

Kunstid teraapias

Course title in English

Arts in Therapy

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To create opportunities for the acquisition of knowledge about theoretical foundations of arts therapies, principles of therapeutic intervention and experiential learning through practical exercises.

Brief description of the course

Defining arts therapies. Helping and therapy, opportunities and limitations. General characteristics of art therapies. Images, symbols and metaphors. Important processes/components of arts therapies: creative projection, triangular relationship, distance and perspective, embodyment, nonverbal communication, therapeutic-creative space, active presence. Therapeutic process and creative process. Diversity of arts therapies background theories. Therapeutic relationship. Ethical principles, informed consent, confidentiality in a therapeutic relationship. Levels of application and target groups of art therapies.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge about the development of art therapies, psychotherapeutic application of arts, therapy process, ethical requirements;
- has skills in using simple activity and solution-focused counselling techniques in therapeutic application of arts;
- has ability to distinguish between art therapies and other therapies and similar domains.

Teacher

Eha Rüütel, PhD

The course is a prerequisite

Study programmes containing that course

Special Education (KAEPB/15.HR)
Arts Therapies (KUKTB/09.LT)
Arts Therapies (KUKTB/00.LT)