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Objectives:

Practice identifying community needs that can be addressed through art making and create a piece of art that addresses an identified community need. Compare and contrast a couple forms of expressive therapies.

Introduction

For much of the course we have been looking at the practice of art therapy but the visual arts are only one type of expressive therapies. The arts are found in many therapies such as music therapy, dance movement therapy, and more.

Due by the end of this lesson

• Discussion 10
• Visual Journal Submission 10
• Knowledge Check Quiz
• Course Project Delivery (points count towards project grade)

Videos

Please watch this video that will introduce you to another form of expressive therapy.

Required Readings

Please read the following by Thursday:

• Lister, S., Tanguay, D., Snow, S., & Damico, M. (2009). Development of a Creative Arts Therapies Center for People With Developmental Disabilities. Art Therapy, 26(1), 34-37. doi:10.1080/07421656.2009.10129316
  • Download here: 
• American Dance Therapy Association. (2015). Media Kit Contents: What is Dance/Movement Therapy? Retrieved from https://adta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/What-is-DanceMovement-Therapy.pdf
  • Download here: 
• American Music Therapy Association. (1998). Retrieved from https://www.musictherapy.org/about/musictherapy/

Assignments

Course Project Delivery

At this point, you should have delivered your project to the organization you identified earlier in the semester. Please submit in Canvas.

Discussion 10: How do we compare art therapy with other expressive therapies?

In what ways do you think music therapy and dance/movement therapy relate to art therapy? Explain at least two similarities and one difference.

Please post your original response to the discussions by the end of Thursday.

Participation Expectations for Thoughtful Contributions in Discussions

Each original response to the discussion for the lesson must be at least 150 words long and specifically reference some concept or content reference in the coursework for the lesson. Read peer responses and reply to at least ONE individual.

Your responses should reflect one or more of these types:

• agreement with original response
• an alternative perspective with rationale
• respectful challenge with counter argument

Visual Journal Submission 10

Students will maintain a weekly journal throughout the semester. The journal will incorporate quick visual responses (some written material may be included) at least one day a week. Two- or three-dimensional images are appropriate.

Visual responses will be about student’s daily life, course content and student’s feelings related to course content. Submit a .pdf file each week to show instructor visual progress (this file will include at least one or more entries in the journal). Rather than the psychological content, grades will be assigned based upon demonstration of thorough effort, completion and introspection.

Please upload your file by the end of Sunday.

Visual Journal Criteria

Visual Journals will be graded as follows:

• Excellent: Journal entry is clearly developed; specific drawings and examples are appropriate and clearly develop idea; conclusion (or progress if conclusion comes at a later entry) is clear; ideas flow together well; well-organized and good craftsmanship.
• Good: Journal entry is mostly developed; generally very organized but better connections between ideas and/or craftsmanship is needed.
• Fair: Concept and ideas are loosely connected; lacks clear connections; craftsmanship and organization are choppy
• Poor: Presentation of ideas is choppy and disjointed; doesn't flow; development of journal entry is vague; no apparent order to drawing entry

Knowledge Check Quiz 10

The knowledge check quizzes are optional, but completing them will help you become aware of how well you comprehend the content each lesson and prepare you for the assessments later in the course. 

Complete the Knowledge Check Quiz in Canvas.