MEC 530 - Counseling and the Creative Arts

3 Credit(s)

This course in intended as an introduction to integrating creative and expressive arts into counseling practice. Students will learn to utilize creative activities in various stages of the counseling process, including assessment, intervention, and outcome evaluation. Students will be given the opportunity to develop, present, and demonstrate therapeutic activities using the creative mediums of music, dance/movement, visual arts, literature, and drama. Special attention will be given to integrating creative activities into counseling plans in a way that is intentional, empirically supported, and developmentally appropriate.