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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Inese Paiča
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Psychology
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Psychology; General Psychology

Objective

To provide an opportunity to acquire knowledge of arts (visual art, music, dance and movement, drama) techniques and methods used in psychological assessment and counselling in different work environments. To develop skills to apply art techniques and methods as well as symbols and metaphors in the process of psychological assessment and psychological counselling. To develop the ability to create an individual psychological counselling strategy using artistic methods in individual work and group in different professional work environments.

Prerequisites

Personality psychology, psychological assessment, psychological counselling.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Students describe creative methods and techniques used in psychological assessment and psychological counselling in different work environments, explain their possibilities and limitations.

Skills

To set targets for psychological help. Choose the most appropriate methods of psychological help. To develop a strategy of psychological counselling according to the set goals.

Competence

Using their acquired knowledge of creative methods and techniques, students demonstrate an art-based psychological assessment and psychological counselling methods/techniques through modelling. By analysing their consultant skills during modelling, students recognize their professional limitations and capabilities.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
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Health psychology, VPMp2Master’sLimited choice