Creative Arts Therapies Courses
CATS Courses
Description:
This course provides an introduction to the foundations and primary concepts of dance/movement therapy and explores their relevance and applications to other creative arts therapies modalities through experiential, somatic, and theoretical approaches.Description:
This seminar introduces creative arts therapists to the various psychopathologies, their symptomatologies, etiologies, current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) diagnostic criteria, and treatments.Notes:
Credit received for CATS 610 cannot be applied towards a graduate program in Psychology.
Description:
This course introduces basic skills, practices and limits relevant to counselling and psychotherapy for creative arts therapists. It provides the opportunity to explore, develop, and practice the skills required for effective therapeutic interventions across varied theoretical orientations and treatment approaches. The course focuses on the therapeutic relationship and the therapeutic frame.Component(s):
"Lecture"; "Workshop"Description:
This course presents cross-cultural competence as an ethical obligation, providing an overview of multi-cultural counselling theory. Students explore challenges and opportunities arising in creative arts therapies clinical practice within an environment of cultural diversity as it relates to both the therapist and the client.Notes:
- This course is marked on a pass/fail basis.
Description:
This course covers ethical standards and requirements for clinical practice as established by both professional mental health and creative arts therapies associations. Students become familiar with expectations of professional and personal conduct as well as models for ethical decision-making. Students also gain an understanding of their personal value systems in relation to their work as creative arts therapists and how those values may inform ethical decision-making within their clinical practice.Notes:
- This course is marked on a pass/fail basis.
Description:
This course covers ethical standards and requirements for research as established by both professional mental health and creative arts therapies associations. Students become familiar with expectations of professional and personal conduct with respect to research in the field, including research protocols for both the Department of Creative Arts Therapies and Concordia University.Notes:
- This course is marked on a pass/fail basis.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: CATS 691.Students develop their proposals for this paper as a course requirement for CATS 691, to be submitted for approval to the Research and Ethics Committee in the winter term of their first year in the program.Description:
The research paper is the formal culmination of graduate studies in the creative arts therapies. This paper includes a literature review, and may also include methodology, specific procedures, research population or sample, data collection and analysis, as appropriate to the topic approved by the Creative Arts Therapies Research and Ethics Committee. The Committee will then assign one faculty member in the Department to supervise each paper.Notes:
- The nine-credit component appears on the student record only once the final version of the research paper has been submitted to the Thesis Office and the Graduate Grade Activity Report Form, granting a grade of PASS, has been submitted to the Office of the Registrar.
Description:
This course presents an overview of qualitative, quantitative, and arts-based research theories and methodologies, and their realization within the creative arts therapies. Students develop critical research literacy skills and explore ethical issues involved in conducting research and mobilizing knowledge.Component(s):
"Research"Art Therapy Courses
Description:
This course provides grounding in significant schools of psychological thought and their relevance to art therapy. It also promotes advanced knowledge and understanding of the therapeutic relationship and process from a psychodynamic perspective.Description:
This course emphasizes an understanding and experience of the purpose and process of various assessments in art therapy. The theory and practice of art therapy assessment in both clinical work and research are reviewed within the context of different populations.Description:
Through experiential art workshops and readings, symbols and the symbolic/metaphoric function are examined with reference to various psychological models, including Freudian psychoanalysis, Jungian analytical psychology and Hillman’s archetypal/imaginal psychology. Students develop an understanding of art therapy methodology by exploring personal imagery.Description:
This course provides a dialectical, experiential and practical examination of the major approaches to group dynamics, including psychodynamic, humanistic, systemic, and theories of communication. Stages, theories and clinical applications of group art therapy processes are explored.Description:
In this course, students acquire skills in the implementation of the principles of art therapy within a selected setting. Students learn observation and assessment procedures, treatment planning, skills in establishing and maintaining the therapeutic relationship, on-going evaluation, methods of clinical documentation, and professional reporting in multidisciplinary teams. Individual and group supervision are provided. A minimum of 150 practicum hours is required.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: ATRP 613.Description:
This course is a continuation of ATRP 613. A minimum of 200 practicum hours is required.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"Description:
This course is designed to refine students’ clinical skills and deepen understanding of the practice of art therapy from a psychodynamic perspective. Through role-play experience and clinical discussion in a seminar format, therapeutic issues which students encounter during their fieldwork are explored.Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: ATRP 613 and ATRP 614.Description:
This course is designed to promote the consolidation of students’ abilities in the practice of art therapy, to further develop clinical skills, and deepen therapeutic understanding. Individual and group supervision are provided. Case presentations, readings and clinical analysis of therapeutic issues are integral to this course. A minimum of 200 practicum hours is required.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"Description:
This course promotes an understanding of the theory and practice of art therapy with children and adolescents. Clinical applications of art therapy within diverse child and adolescent populations are examined with reference to the systemic, psychodynamic and cognitive models. Appropriate use of artistic media and play techniques are studied.Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: CATS 691.Description:
This course is designed to foster the acquisition of knowledge and methodological tools in arts-based, qualitative and quantitative methods relevant to the field of art therapy. Emphasis is placed on the use of the practical tools necessary to conduct reliable and valid research.Drama Therapy Courses
Description:
This course provides grounding in significant drama therapy theories. It also promotes advanced knowledge and understanding of the therapeutic relationship and process from several drama therapy and psychotherapeutic perspectives.Description:
This course focuses on developing skills in adapting methods of dramatic improvisation for the purpose of therapy, including exploration of projective, playback and psychodramatic techniques. Attention is given to the theory of distancing in terms of therapeutic process and dramatic form.Description:
This course provides a dialectical, experiential and practical examination of the major approaches to group dynamics, including psychodynamic, humanistic, systemic, and theories of communication. Stages, theories and clinical applications of group drama therapy processes are explored.Description:
In this course, students acquire skills in the implementation of the principles and practices of drama therapy within a selected setting. Students learn observation and assessment procedures, treatment planning, skills in establishing and maintaining the therapeutic relationship, on-going evaluation, methods of clinical documentation, and professional reporting in multidisciplinary teams. Individual and group supervision are provided. A minimum of 150 practicum hours is required.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: DTHY 613.Description:
This course is a continuation of DTHY 613. A minimum of 200 practicum hours is required.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"Description:
This course is designed to promote the consolidation of students’ abilities in the practice of drama therapy, to further develop clinical skills, and deepen therapeutic understanding. Individual and group supervision are provided. Case presentations, readings and clinical analysis of therapeutic issues are integral to this course. A minimum of 200 practicum hours is required.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: DTHY 613; DTHY 614; DTHY 623.Description:
This course is a continuation of DTHY 623. A minimum of 250 practicum hours is required.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"Description:
Sociodrama and psychodrama practices are examined for their use as treatment modalities in drama therapy. Seminars and experiential methods of instruction integrate their practice into the aims and principles of drama therapy.Description:
This course focuses on the methodologies, processes, and assessment techniques as they relate to drama therapy, play and play therapy with children and adolescents, and their families.Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: DTHY 644.Description:
This course explores assessment tools developed in the field of drama therapy, including those based on such dramatic media as storytelling, role-plays, puppets and masks. The theory and practice of drama therapy assessment in both clinical work and research are reviewed within the context of different populations.Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: CATS 691.Description:
This course is designed to foster the acquisition of knowledge and methodological tools in arts-based, qualitative and quantitative methods relevant to the field of drama therapy. Emphasis is placed on the use of the practical tools necessary to conduct reliable and valid research.Music Therapy Courses
Music Therapy Graduate Diploma Courses
Description:
This course introduces students to basic materials, methods, and techniques used to engage people in music therapy processes. Students engage in and learn how to design a range of music therapy experiences that include receptive (e.g., music listening, moving/drawing to music); re-creation (e.g., singing or playing pre-composed music); improvisation (e.g., spontaneous creation of music using voice, various instruments); and composition (e.g., songwriting, beat making). Students also develop individual and group leadership and facilitation skills and learn to compile appropriate repertoire/materials for working with people of all ages in various settings.Component(s):
"Lecture"; "Workshop"Description:
This course provides an introduction to phenomena involving music and human behaviour, including physical, acoustical, perceptual, psychological, neuropsychological, and pedagogical aspects.Description:
This course provides in depth coverage of music therapy clinical practice with diverse adult populations. This includes assessment techniques, intervention methods and strategies, improvisation, counselling skills, and an overview of the various populations.Description:
This course provides in depth coverage of music therapy clinical practice with diverse child and adolescent populations. This includes assessment techniques, intervention methods and strategies, improvisation, and an overview of the various populations.Description:
This practicum course is the first in a series of practica that cumulatively fulfill the (200-hour) preclinical and (1,000-hour) supervised clinical internship requirements of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists. Students learn to plan, facilitate and evaluate individual and/or group music therapy sessions with a diverse array of people within specific community, education, and/or healthcare contexts in person and/or online. A minimum of 300 practicum hours is required. Individual, dyad, and group supervision are provided.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"Description:
This practicum course is the second in a series of practica that cumulatively fulfill the (200-hour) preclinical and (1,000-hour) supervised clinical internship requirements of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists. Students continue to learn to plan, facilitate and evaluate individual and/or group music therapy sessions with a diverse array of people within specific community, education, and/or healthcare contexts in person and/or online. A minimum of 300 practicum hours is required. Individual, dyad, and group supervision are provided.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following courses must be completed previously: MTHY 510 and MTHY 511.Description:
This practicum course within diverse settings is the final in a series of practica that cumulatively fulfill the (200-hour) preclinical and (1,000-hour) supervised clinical internship requirements, as stipulated by the professional program approval association (the Canadian Association of Music Therapists). With a greater focus on clinical work in this practicum, students may have the opportunity to concentrate on a practice context of their choice, preparing for future careers and/or graduate studies in music therapy. A minimum of 600 practicum hours is required. Individual, dyad, and group supervision are provided. Students are also required to attend classes which may be offered as weekend intensives.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"Description:
This course explores the basic applications of clinical improvisation processes in therapy and assessment. The specific focus is determined by identified student strengths and needs, and may include Nordoff and Robbins techniques, advanced piano techniques, analytical music therapy, and others.Music Therapy MA Courses
Description:
In this course, students examine music therapy and related literature in order to deepen their understanding of the influences on their own clinical and conceptual work. Cultural, musical, and theoretical frameworks are analyzed; these include psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive behavioural, and other frameworks. Emphasis is placed on the integration of theory and music therapy process, assessment, intervention, and evidence-based practice.Component(s):
"Online"Description:
Examination of current theories and practices in clinical music therapy supervision and in university teaching and learning. Through lectures, demonstrations, and applied practice, students develop the necessary advanced professional competencies for clinical supervision and for excellence in teaching and learning. Topics include, but are not limited to, learning styles, teaching strategies, infusion of technology in instruction, and the creation of effective learning communities.Component(s):
"Online"Description:
This advanced experiential seminar/workshop focuses on developing competencies in various musical styles, traditions, and mediums (e.g., piano, guitar, voice, other instruments) conceptualized within assorted music therapy improvisational methods/approaches. Students identify and develop personal musical strengths and resources through individual and group music practice, interactive online lectures and labs, and reflexive music-based assignments. Practical applications of acquired musical competencies are realized within students' practicum
Component(s):
"Online"Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: MTHY 602, or equivalent.Description:
This advanced experiential seminar/workshop is a continuation of MTHY 602. It focuses on further developing and refining competencies in new and varied musical styles, traditions, and mediums (e.g., piano, guitar, voice, other instruments) conceptualized within assorted music therapy improvisational methods/approaches. Students identify and develop personal musical strengths and resources through individual and group music practice, interactive online lectures and labs, and reflexive music-based assignments. Practical applications of acquired musical competencies are realized within students’ practicum settings.Component(s):
"Online"Description:
This course offers advanced clinical experience in the students’ areas of specialization. Close individual and group supervision for students are provided. Case presentations, readings, discussion of ethical issues related to students’ work are integral to this course.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"; "Online"Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: MTHY 623.Description:
This course provides further advanced clinical experience in students’ areas of specialization. Close individual and group supervision for students are provided. Case presentations, readings, discussion of ethical issues related to students’ work are integral to this course.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"; "Online"Description:
This course offers advanced clinical experience in the students’ areas of specialization, with a required minimum of 100 placement hours. Close individual and group supervision for students are provided. Case presentations, readings, discussion of ethical issues related to students’ work are integral to this course.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"; "Online"Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: MTHY 633.Description:
This course provides further advanced clinical experience in students’ areas of specialization, with a required minimum of 100 placement hours. Close individual and group supervision for students are provided. Case presentations, readings, discussion of ethical issues related to students’ work are integral to this course. As part of this capstone course in the Advanced Music Therapy Practice option, students complete a public presentation which reflects a major integration of their practical work.Component(s):
"Practicum/Internship/Work Term"; "Online"Description:
This course is designed to foster the acquisition of knowledge and methodological tools in qualitative and quantitative methods relevant to the field of Music Therapy. Particular emphasis is placed on acquisition of the practical tools necessary to conduct reliable and valid research to prepare students for the development of future research papers/projects in Music Therapy.Component(s):
"Online"Description:
This course involves completing an advanced capstone project on an approved topic directly related to the discipline, profession, and/or practice of music therapy. With guidance from faculty members within the context of relevant core courses, students produce a paper and culminating presentation that reflects a deep and applied understanding of the topic.Notes:
- This course is marked on a pass/fail basis.