Art therapy methodology in different target groups Field of study: Art Therapy
Programme code: W3-S1AR19.2024

Module name: Art therapy methodology in different target groups
Module code: S1_AR_MA
Programme code: W3-S1AR19.2024
Semester: winter semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 5
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The course focuses on the development of skills in the practical application of therapeutic knowledge and art therapy in the broadest sense, encompassing all components of art included in the curriculum in the art segments. Practical aims of the module include: personal development through understanding, tolerance and acceptance in deepening relationships with people; increase in communication skills; mastery of methods enabling a process of profound transformation in oneself and others; mastery of techniques of therapeutic work. The aim of the training is to acquire the ability to plan and conduct art therapy activities aimed at different target groups (people with disabilities, with experience of illness, social problems, etc.), planned in specific clinical approaches, composed with hybrid, polymodal techniques by combining various artistic strategies and therapeutic currents.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
The student is involved in activities combining artistic, educational and therapeutic activities, seeing in them the potential for social entrepreneurship, is aware of the need to take on various roles and functions for various groups of recipients in need of support [AR_MA_01]
 ART_K07 [4/5]
The student develops his/her professional and personal competences necessary to achieve therapeutic goals [AR_MA_02]
 ART_U01 [5/5]
The student is able to use the theoretical assumptions of art therapy and clinical trends to prepare therapeutic plans, including extensive artistic intervention, justified by psycho-pedagogical goals [AR_MA_03]
 ART_U06 [4/5]
The student uses group processes to build a future interdisciplinary therapeutic team or participate in it in various roles; is able to use various knowledge and social resources to create professional art therapy interventions [AR_MA_04]
 ART_U18 [5/5]
The student uses psycho-pedagogical knowledge and knowledge of art therapies to create artistic practical interventions in the chosen modality or multi/polymodal with their therapeutic goals [AR_MA_05]
 ART_U06 [3/5] ART_U08 [2/5]
The student has knowledge about the groups of art therapy recipients and the relationships occurring in them, as well as internal and external processes characteristic of art therapy, taking into account the ethical aspect [AR_MA_06]
 ART_W11 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [AR_MA_ĆW] 45 Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Activating method – peer learning [b08] 
Value-based methods – affective methods [c08] 
Value-based methods – expressive methods [c09] 
Creation/production – creative workshop [e03] 
Simulation [e07] 
Self-education [f01] 
Individual work with a text [f02] 
Conceptual work [f03]  		exam AR_MA_01 AR_MA_02 AR_MA_03 AR_MA_04 AR_MA_05
lecture [AR_MA_WY] 30 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01] 
Description [a03] 
Problem-based lecture [b01] 
Lecture-discussion [b02] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Working with another teaching tool [d03] 
Self-education [f01] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		exam AR_MA_03 AR_MA_05 AR_MA_06
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Developing practical skills [a03] Preparation for classes
activities involving the repetition, refinement and consolidation of practical skills, including those developed during previous classes or new skills necessary for the implementation of subsequent elements of the curriculum (as preparation for class participation)
Consulting materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus [a04] Preparation for classes
agreeing on materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus, supporting the implementation of tasks resulting from or necessary for class participation
Production/preparation of tools, materials or documentation necessary for class participation [a05] Preparation for classes
developing, preparing and assessing the usefulness of tools and materials (e.g. aids, scenarios, research tools, equipment, etc.) to be employed in class or as an aid when preparing for classes
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Verification / adjustment / discussion of syllabus provisions [b02] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
consulting the content of the syllabus, possibly in the presence of the year tutor or members of the class group, and, if necessary, reassessing the provisions concerning special conditions for class participation, e.g., space and time requirements, technical and other requirements, including conditions for participation in classes outside the walls of the university, classes organized in blocks, organized online, etc.
Determining the stages of task implementation contributing to the verification of learning outcomes [c01] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
devising a task implementation strategy embracing the division of content, the range of activities, implementation time and/or the method(s) of obtaining the necessary materials and tools, etc.
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Development of a corrective action plan as well as supplementary/corrective tasks [d02] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reviewing and selecting tasks and activities enabling the elimination of errors indicated by the academic teacher, their verification or correction resulting in completing the task with at least the minimum passing grade
Undertaking, on one’s own initiative and individually, activities aimed at expanding the scope or depth of the teaching content, also beyond the walls of the University [e01] Activities complementary to the classes
a set of activities undertaken independently and on the student's own initiative, aimed at expanding the depth and scope of knowledge and skills, their revision and repetition, retention or verification, also activities carried outside the university, e.g., in a culture promoting or educational institution, a laboratory, in the open air, etc.; also self-education
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