CAT 500 - Human Development and Assessment Across the Creative Arts Therapies

This course covers the application of general psychological human growth and development approaches and theories and then how they apply to creative arts therapy. This course presents an overview of the Creative Art Therapies methods of assessment to integrate stages of human growth and development across the lifespan. Students will become familiar with commonly used creative arts therapy and psychological batteries and methods of observation used in art and music therapy to understand the relationships among assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of typical and atypical clients and populations. Open to students in Creative Arts Therapy programs. Open to students in the MSW graduate program or other graduate programs with permission of instructor.

Prerequisites & Notes
Open to students in Creative Arts Therapy programs. Open to students in the MSW graduate program or other graduate programs with permission of instructor. Term cycle: summer. Yearly cycle: all years.

Credits: 3