Course code

KUR6083.LT

old course code

KUR6083

Course title in Estonian

Tantsu- ja liikumisteraapia laste ja noortega

Course title in English

Dance and Movement Therapy with Children and Adolescents

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

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

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

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

Course aims

The opportunities of dance and movement therapy to deal with problems of children and adolescents in their different stages of development, prevention and early intervention.

Brief description of the course

Introduction of the methods of dance and movement therapy in the work with children and adolescents. Different stages and tasks of development over the lifespan. Lifespan from different perspectives (physical, cognitive, emotional and social). How to create/define an understanding of normal and pathological development. The effect of genetic and environmental factors on development. Disorders in children and accompanying patterns of motor behaviour. The role of the family in a child’s development, involving the family in an efficient intervention.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
Students:
Have knowledge about the effect of dance and movement on children and specific features of their application on children;
Have an overview of more common disorders in children and adolescents;
Can plan the use of the methods of dance and movement therapy in the work with children and adolescents;
Can plan therapeutic activities at school and in the work with a child’s family.

Teacher

Helena Ehrenbusch, MA

Prerequisite course 1

Dance and Movement Therapy (KUR6010.LT)