arts 565
arts in healing
janelle junkin, ma, mt-bc
summer II
2015
This intensive course introduces the student to the field of creative arts therapy and methods employed in therapeutic interventions. A focus will be given to the specific nature of the arts in healing trauma, and the role of the arts in fostering hope and resilience in young people in crisis or at risk. Course learning Outcomes:
- Articulate the roles the arts play in healing.
- Define trauma and PTSD and list the signs & symptoms, including brain and physiological sequeli.
- Within the student’s professional expertise, demonstrate the application of arts as healing in trauma, conflict, crisis and catastrophe situations through appropriate design of arts interventions.
- List, recognize and facilitate manifestations of hope & resilience through art-making with youth
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of self-care and list two current strategies for doing so.
- Demonstrate and display characteristics of effective therapeutic facilitators of art experiences.
- List the various risk and protective factors and intentionally integrate the latter into design of art experiences