CSPH 5561: Overview of the Creative Arts in Health and Healing

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Explain music therapy, art therapy, dance/movement therapy, and poetry/spoken word therapy in terms of basic principles, typical techniques, and at least one population who benefits from the use of each therapeutic modality.
• Analyze and explain similarities and differences among the different modalities in terms of their theories of wellness and illness, client-therapist interactions, and use in clinical/hospital versus community settings.
• Analyze and critique the research surrounding each of these creative arts therapy modalities, and the various clinical populations/arenas where this research occurs.
• Analyze and discuss the role of race/ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation, ability/disability, age, and socioeconomic status in these creative arts therapies, especially with regard to therapists’ skill sets in working with diverse clients, and which clients have access to the therapies. 
• Engage in and experience the relationship between self and creatthe ive arts process.