Theatre therapy and drama in support of development Field of study: Art Therapy
Programme code: W3-S1AR19.2024

Module name: Theatre therapy and drama in support of development
Module code: S1_AR_TIDWR
Programme code: W3-S1AR19.2024
Semester: summer semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
Treści modułu skoncentrowane są na teatroterapii oraz działaniach dramowych stosowanych w obszarach wsparcia rozwoju jak również w działaniach wspierających, reedukacyjnych oraz resocjalizacyjnych. Dokonane zostanie rozróżnienie istoty technik teatralnych i dramowych. Podjęte zostaną rozważania na temat idei teatru J. Grotowskiego, działalności A. Boala, technik dramowych, relacji intersubiektywności w teatrze oraz w dramie, języka teatru (pojęcia - ostensja, metonimia, metafora, metakomunikacja); form teatru osób z niepełnosprawnościami. Fundamentalne znaczenie będzie miała aktywność praktyczna studentów oparta na tworzeniu dramy i scen parateatralnych, których wykorzystanie w pracy z grupami może przynieść szereg korzyści związanych z poprawą funkcjonowania społeczno-emocjonalnego i komunikowania.
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 demonstrates knowledge of art therapy, with particular emphasis on theater and drama therapy [S1_AR_TIDWR_01]
 ART_W06 [1/5]
The student knows the basics of theater therapy and its key models: active and receptive. [S1_AR_TIDWR_02]
 ART_W07 [1/5]
The student is able to use art therapy activities, the key tools of which are theater and drama, and expression of movement. [S1_AR_TIDWR_03]
 ART_U08 [1/5]
The student has the ability to understand empathetically and think flexibly, as well as to efficiently reformulate the course of classes adequately to the observed needs of the participants and the existing situation. [S1_AR_TIDWR_04]
 ART_K06 [1/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [S1_AR_TIDWR] 30 Activating method – educational games [b03] 
Activating method – staged drama/drama [b06] 
Drama performance [c04] 
Value-based methods – affective methods [c08] 
Value-based methods – expressive methods [c09] 
Production exercise – workshop [e02] 
Creation/production – creative workshop [e03] 
Self-education [f01]  		course work S1_AR_TIDWR_01 S1_AR_TIDWR_02 S1_AR_TIDWR_03 S1_AR_TIDWR_04
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
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)
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
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
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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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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