PSBB089 Art therapy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Lubomír Vašina, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Lubomír Vašina, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/12, only registered: 0/12
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to verify studentś knowledge of the basic of the course of the subject of psychology so that they can apply it their practice.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to critically evaluate various kinds of theories about human being in health and illeness. Arteterapie gives the students opportunity to build up thesaurus of knowledges about a human being with dysbalance and dysfunction, about a human being in profylaxis, prevention, in intervention and sanogenesis, in integration and self-realization.
Syllabus
  • 1. Philosophical, theoretical and practical basic of arte-therapy.
  • 2. Strength and limits of arte-therapy.
  • 3. Basic paradigms of the arte-therapy:symbioza-identita-role; separation-fission-individuation; personality-societa-transcendence.
  • 4. Self defenses and complex defensive character.
  • 5. Introspection, transfer and counter-transfer, empathy,reflection and self-reflection.
  • 6. Relaxation, imagination and meditation in arte therapy.
  • 7. An eclectic approach to arte-therapy.
  • 8. Arte-therapy with children.
  • 9. Arte-therapy with adolescents.
  • 10. Arte-therapy with adults.
  • 11. Ethics in arte-therapy.
Literature
    required literature
  • VAŠINA, Lubomír. Arteterapie (Art therapy). Brno: Institut mezioborových studií, 2014, 72 pp. ISBN 978-80-88010-02-9. info
Teaching methods
Lecture (1) and practical art-therapy exercises (2).
Tools: crayon, plasticine, paper.
Assessment methods
Oral exam and a hand-painted picture to the specified theme.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Zapisují studenti jen 2. a 3. ročníku.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Jen pro 2. a 3. ročník.
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