AFRATAPEM - Ecole
d’Art-thérapie de Tours
School of Arts Therapy
3 rue Calmette – 37540 St Cyr/Loire
FRANCE
Tél. +33 (0)2 47 51 86 20
Fax +33 (0)2 47 51 76 23
Specialised Practitioner of Arts Therapy pre-University Course
General information
The main
aim of the course is to train Arts Therapists, that is to say, to provide
individuals possessing skills in Artistic fields with the theoretical and
methodological knowledge, allowing them to apply their artistic skills to a
therapeutic process, accompanying people suffering from illness, physical and
mental problems as well as developmental disorders.
Conditions of Entry (subject to validation by Training
organisation)
- Higher
education qualification (Art School, Music school, etc.)
- or confirmed experience in the fields of Health, Social
work, Culture or Education.
- or work
in the public domain such as exhibitions, performances, plays etc. subject to
validation by Training organisation.
AND
- Equivalent
of Batchelors Degree (French licence 3)
- or
Professional experience in the fields of Health, Social work, Culture or
Education proving skills and experience
linked to the aims of the Course.
IN ALL CASES, ATTENDANCE OF
PRESENTATION – SELECTION SESSION IS OBLIGATORY.
Course structure
The course includes : 210 hours of teaching of theory and
specialised practical activities plus 105 hours internship in the workplace.
1/ Teaching
of theory and specialised practical activities :
210 hours
6 modules lasting 35 hours each (5 consecutive
days) :
- General lectures : Medecine,
Psychology, Pharmacology (introductory course), Biology, Physiology,
Aesthetics, Introduction to Art History, Theory of Art Therapy.
- Technical
lessons : Practical Art Therapy, Methodology,
Observation and evaluation in Art Therapy, Case studies.
- Specialised
practical activities :
- Complementary artistic skills : students study 2 introductory artistic modules
in fields different from their own.
- Preparation for writing of
Dissertation.
2/
Practical internship in workplace : 105 hours
Students
undertake an internship aimed at confirming their interest in the field and
testing their theoretical knowledge.
Internships
must be organised by students before being approved by the Course Director.
Students remain under the authority of an internship Director.
Programme
Module 1 : Introduction to Arts Therapy – 35h
- General
principles of Physiology and Psychology in relation to Art Therapy.
- Human
mechanisms involved in impression and expression.
- The
Artistic Act
- The
foundations of treatment protocol.
- Presentation
of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team in a social and medical context.
Module 2 : basics of Arts Therapy – 35h
- Specificity
of Art Therapy : conceptual and methodological
notions
-
Introduction to Human Biology, Physiology, and Psychology.
- The
foundations of Aesthetics
- The
potential effects of Art : the artistic
phenomenon.
- Case
studies and practical work.
Module 3 : Therapeutic methods in Arts Therapy – 35h
- General Medical
principles ( health, treatment, therapeutic protocol).
- Nosology, Semiology, Psychiatric
Data.
- Main
areas of the field of Medecine concerned by Art
Therapy ( Psychiatry, Physical Medecine,
Palliative Care, …………)
- Introduction
to Pharmacology
- Practical
work.
Module 4 : Arts Therapy Treatment Protocol – 35h
- Determining
therapeutic aims.
- The
originality of applying artistic skills to a therapeutic situation.
- Physical
pathologies
- Prsentation of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team –
medical and paramedical.
- Clinical
observations and basic principles of evaluation in Art Therapy – the
Observation sheet (part 1).
- Case
studies and class work.
- Practical
work.
Module 5 : the Arts Therapy Session – 35h
- Following
and planning a course of treatment
-
Observations and principles of evaluation (part 2)
- Epistemology
of Art
- Classwork
- Case
studies
- Complementary
Artistic techniques (introduction)
Module 6 : Preparation for the writing of Scientific Publications
– 35h
- Ability
to present a problem.
- Developing
a plan.
- Hypothetical
propositions.
- Discussion
of a Scientific Work.
- Proposal
for a synthetic model of activity in Arts Therapy.
- Classwork
- Examination.
Internships – 105h
Aims :
to put into practice evaluation methodology during a course of treatment.
Introductory
course in artistic skills
Reserved for students enrolled on the 2007 course.
Evaluation and validation
The
Specialised Practitioner of Arts Therapy pre-University Certificate is awarded
to students who have successfully completed the following :
1/ Written examination (with at
least a pass result for each question) and a plan for a dissertation to be
completed at the end of the course.
2/ The
internship must be validated by the Course Director.
This Certificate entitles the holder to a place
on the D.U. Art-Thérapie
/ Arts Therapy University Courses of the Faculties of Medecine
of either Tours University or Poitiers University.
Practical information
There are a
limited number of places on the course.
Lectures
and lessons take place in Tours.
Accommodation
and food is available nearby.
Access to Course
- Individual
applicants : enrolling on the course requires the
completion of a specific contract (Contrat de
formation professionnelle – article L 920.13 du Code du Travail) between the
student and the Training Organisation.
- Employees : It is possible that fees and costs be
covered by specific grants and bursaries from employers (FONGECIF,
UNIFORMATION, PROMOFAF, ANFH, AFDAS)
- Jobseekers : Contact local French Job Centre
IN ALL
CASES, STUDENTS MUST BECOME MEMBERS OF THE AFRATAPEM ASSOCIATION.