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

www.art-therapie-tours.net

 

 

University Diploma in Arts Therapy

Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy, Poitiers.

 

University Coordinator : Professor Jean-Jacques Giraud

Professor at the Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy (University of Poitiers)

Professor at the Université Européenne du Travail (Brussels, Belgium)

 

Course Director : Richard Forestier

Head of research at the School of Arts Therapy of Tours (AFRATAPEM)

Professor at the Université Européenne du Travail (Brussels, Belgium)

 

General information

Arts Therapy is the use of the Artistic potential of each individual for therapeutic and humanitarian goals. The Art Therapist aims to apply his/her artistic skills, accompanying people suffering from illness, physical and mental problems as well as developmental disorders.

 

Aims

Professional : the completion of a specialised Art therapy course in accordance with the current French Code of Working Practise (Livre XI Code du travail)

Educational : Teaching is directed towards research into the existing relationship between Art and Medecine, as well as an examination of the specific application of Art Therapy within a multi-disciplinary Healthcare team (for example the singular nature of evaluation methods in Art Therapy).

 

Target Groups

-Arts professionals with projects in the Social or therapeutic fields

-Health, Social or Educational  workers possessing artistic skills which they wish to apply in their professional activity.

 

Conditions of entry

Candidates must comply with ONE of the following conditions:

 

- In possession of a Certificat de formation théorique d’Intervenant Spécialisé en Art-Thérapie (Specialised Practitioner of Art Therapy pre-University Certificate) from the Tours School of Arts Therapy (AFRATAPEM ; tel : +33 (0)2 47 51 86 20)

- In possession of  a Certificat d’Aide culturelle à la personne (CAPERIA  TEL : +33 (0)2 47 51 40 20)

- In possession of  a French Licence or equivalent Batchelor’s degree*

- currently enrolled in a Medical school (equivalent French level D1)*

- currently enrolled in a School of Pharmacy (2nd Year)*

- be a qualified Doctor or Pharmacist.*

 

In each case candidates must be able to provide proof of the following : an artistic skill and professional Arts Therapy training or training in another appropriate area of Health care. Each application is subject to approval by a commission.

 

*Subject to approval by commission

 

Organisation

Place : Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Poitiers (Medical School)

Dates : from October 2006 to July 2007 (dates to be confirmed). Candidates unable to present their dissertation before December 31 and who require a dispensation must re-enrol in the University and pay all appropriate fees.

 

Dates

134 hours of theoretical classes :

Unit 1 : Art and Medecine 22 hours 23-26/10/2006

Unit 2 : Arts Therapy ; theoretical models ; 35 hours 28/02-02/03/2007

             Arts Therapy, therapeutic protocol (part 1), 35 hours 26-30/03/2007

Unit 3 : Arts Therapy, therapeutic protocol (part 2), 28 hours 25-29/06/2007

             Case studies, 14 hours 2-3/07/2007

 

20 hours dissertation preparation 4-6/07/2007

140 hours Internship and 1 hour individual session

 

Evaluation

Internship report (25% total mark) : the report is approved by the internship coordinator and the educational commission.

Dissertation (50% total mark) : the dissertation must  be approved by the  educational commission and written to University and Scientific dissertation standards.

For more information on dissertations (Artistic techniques adapted to specific pathologies), click here : Mémoires

Oral presentation (25% total mark) : the oral presentation is held in front of panel made up of University teaching staff and professionals.

 

Course fees

Fees for diploma : 736.52€ + University enrolment fees (for information : 223.20€ - 2006/7)