SZ9BP_IMOR Gestalt Theatre - course of personal development

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Andrášik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Andrášik, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Dana Jakubjanská, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The subject aims at opening a safe space for the personal development of participants through using the Gestalt Theatre method. The course is self-experiential, not methodological. A secondary aim is to provide insight into the method to students of pedagogical and psychological fields and open horizons for applications of Gestalt Theatre in helping professions.
Learning outcomes
1) reflected self-experience 2) practical application of drama and theatre techniques in context of personal development 3) basic principles of Gestalt therapy and its application within helping professions context
Syllabus
  • Gestalt Theatre - self-experiential work
  • Gestalt therapeutical approach - basic principles and applications in educational environment
  • Theatre and applied improvisation - basic principles
  • Key concepts from drama therapy
  • Working with a group and its dynamics
Literature
  • ANDRÁŠIK, Tomáš, Nela WURMOVÁ and Barbora KRČMÁŘOVÁ. IMPROVing Spontaneity: Gestalt Therapy Perspective on Improvisational Theater as a Therapeutical Intervention. Gestalt Review. United States: Penn State University Press, 2024, vol. 28, No 1, p. 24-53. ISSN 1084-8657. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5325/gestaltreview.28.1.0024. URL info
  • ANDRÁŠIK, Tomáš. Gestalt Theatre – Integrace aplikovaného dramatu do Gestalt terapie (Gestalt Theatre – Integration of Applied Drama into Gestalt Therapy). Psychoterapie. Masarykova univerzita, 2020, vol. 14, No 2, p. 147-169. ISSN 1802-3983. Web časopisu Psychoterapie Anglický překlad článku / English translation - Research Gate info
  • Gestalt therapy in clinical practice : from psychopathology to the aesthetics of contact. Edited by Leslie S. Greenberg - Gianni Francesetti - Michela Gecele - Jan Roubal. First edition. Siracusa: Instituto di Gestalt, 2013, 748 stran. ISBN 9788898912094. info
  • ROUBAL, Jan. Gestalt terapie (Gestalt Therapy). In Vybiral,Z., Roubal, J. (Eds.). Současná psychoterapie. 1st ed. Praha: Portál, 2010, p. 164-194. 615.8 – Psychoterapie. ISBN 978-80-7367-682-7. info
Teaching methods
Reflected self-experience
Assessment methods
attendance 80%, active participation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2+2 dny.
Teacher's information
Block option course, once a year.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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