Diploma in the Therapeutic and Educational Application of the Arts (Level One) (Advanced Diploma in Professional Development, London Metropolitan University validation) (sandplay therapy, art therapy, puppet therapy, music therapy, drama therapy techniques and lots more)
Course Cost: £6,300 (you can pay in monthly installments)
Duration: One year one day a week (Thursday or Friday) or two years over weekend days
When: Starts October for a year
Course content:
The course is divided into two sections:
Part One is designed to enable students to tap into their own creativity in order to reach a deeper level of connection with themselves and others; to appreciate the potential of the human imagination per se; to develop knowledge and understanding of the nature of the inner world, of dreams and the many different forms and uses of human imagery. Part Two focuses on the supervised practise of facilitation skills and on the three-way communication between therapist, client and art image.
Theoretical Course Units (25% of course content)
The theoretical course units adopt frameworks and concepts from Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis, Self Psychology and Neurobiology.
Practical Course Units (75% of course content):
The Therapeutic Application of: Art, Drama/Poetry, Sculpture/Clay, Poetry, Sandplay, Music, Dance/Movement.
Please note: This course is also the assessment year for the following courses: Masters Degree / Diploma in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy or Masters Degree / Diploma in Integrative Child Psychotherapy.
MA in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy Leading to UKCP & HPC registration as an Art Psychotherapist (after Diploma in The Therapeutic & Educational Application of the Arts - A few direct entry places)
Course Cost: Year One - £6,300, Year Two - £6,300, Year Three qualifying year - £3,027 (you can pay in monthly installments)
Duration: Monday attendance for 2 years, then once a month for the final qualifying year. A few weekend days
When: Starts October
Philosophy, Aims and Objectives
Students will explore the fundamental interconnection between the artistic process and psychotherapy, in terms of their mutual concern with in-depth communication of emotional experience, and with transformation and change. The course focuses on the three-way process of psychotherapist, client and art object. Students therefore will be schooled in facilitating the richest possible relational and imaginal discourse between therapist and client. The course also aims to provide students with a thorough grounding in various theoretical models and schools of thought relating to the therapeutic relationship: the central issues of being with another; the dialogic encounter; the meeting of two subjective worlds and the study of transference and countertransference.
The Artistic Process - Full Engagement with the Art Image
The course supports the notion of the client’s full and direct engagement with the art image; that is, 'to become present in and with the art image, rather than acting simply as a notemaker or observer of the arts' (Ross, 1992). This is considered far more effective than simply 'talking about' the mental image or art image, which often results in the client reaching only a tepid or dulled awareness of their 'formed feeling'.
Theoretical Foundations
The course is Integrative in its theoretical approach, focusing in particular on the work of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Eric Berne, Fritz Perls, John Bowlby (Attachment theory), Daniel Stern, James, Hillman, Heinz Kohut, Allan Schore, Jaak Panksepp.
Modules
Module A: The Fundamentals in The Theory and Practice of Integrative Arts Psychotherapy
Module B: Clinical Skills in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy
Module C: The Therapeutic Relationship
Module D: Psychotherapeutic Concepts for Understanding Human Experience
Module E: The Artistic Experience and Emotion with Reference to Psychotherapy
Module F: Reflection and Analysis of Artistic Experience in Psychotherapy and Society
How to Apply:
You will need to attend one of our Taster/Interview days. We run one every month.
Cost for Taster/Interview day: £75. Pay now online or telephone 020 7704 2534.
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Taster/Interview Day Booking Form
Application Form
