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Oct 12, 2024
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2020-2021 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Expressive Arts Therapy Minor
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Upon completion of the program requirements, students will earn a minor in Expressive Arts Therapy and will be able to:
- articulate a general understanding of how the expressive arts can heal and the difference between healing and curing;
- understand and utilize the A.R.T. (Access-Release-Transform) process for themselves and guide others in using the process for healing;
- apply the A.R.T. process using a wide range of modalities and approaches (drawing, movement, sound, play/drama, storytelling, poetry, masking, and journaling);
- articulate a general understanding of recent studies that discuss the application and efficacy of expressive arts therapy as a complementary treatment to traditional medical interventions;
- use the expressive arts to care for the caregiver;
- direct others in the use of the expressive arts as they seek healing;
- create lesson plans utilizing multiple expressive arts modalities tailored to specific client populations and specific clinical settings;
- create both quantitative and qualitative assessment tools to evaluate client/agency satisfaction with and the efficacy of modalities and presentation methods use during the residency;
- discuss historical and current trends in the practice of professional counseling;
- appreciate the need for advocacy on behalf of individuals, groups, and the profession;
- recognize legal and ethical issues in counseling, including understanding and applying the American counseling Association standards, as well as the American Psychological Association’s Ethics code. (Core Goals);
- discuss and distinguish between the various theories of human development, and discuss/distinguish between various counseling theories;
- exhibit an understanding of the diversity and variability inherent in community counseling based on the individual differences of clients served;
- compare and contrast different counseling and assessment approaches used in a variety of treatment settings including, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, hospitals, public clinics, private practice, etc.; and
- articulate and demonstrate how expressive arts therapy modalities interface with issues, client populations, and clinical settings studied in the two student-selected electives that complete the Expressive Arts Therapy minor.
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Total Credits for the Minor: 18 Credits
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