Dance and Movement Therapy I (VPUPK_009)
About Study Course
Objective
To provide the opportunity for MA students to develop the diversity and creativity of their movements, their attitude and experience in the process of dance movement therapy, to gain knowledge about the history of dance movement therapy, the contemporary situation in Latvia and the world and leading theories; to develop skills for assessment based on body and movement observation.
Prerequisites
Professional activity in arts therapy and its legal basis.
Learning outcomes
In the part of DMT history – describe and compare various DMT theories and explain the peculiarities of DMT process organisation while dealing with various groups of clients/patients.
In the evaluation part – MA students name and describe the aims and types of evaluation and assessment in dance movement therapy and the art-based instruments. Explain the application of the art-based instruments to the groups of patients/clients
In the improvisation part – observe, describe and characterise traits of body and movement habits (verification – an analysis of a video material).
In the evaluation part – demonstrate the skills to plan and conduct the art-based evaluation, to use appropriate assessment instruments in simulation and can choose DMT methods and techniques appropriately for various groups of clients/patients. MA students partially can integrate and analyse information from assessment process and make conclusions. MA students can in an argued manner discuss the approaches of dance movement therapy and their suitability for dealing with different groups of patients.
In the improvisation part – self-reflection ability, assess their own and coursemates' movement habits.
In the evaluation part – analyse and integrate the results of art-based instruments into practice, adhering to the ethical principles, can partially write the hypothesis and set the respective aims of dance movement therapy.
