Certificate in Creative Arts Therapy Studio (15 Credits)
Program
Overview
The Certificate in Creative Arts Therapy Studio courses offer an experiential introduction to a variety of therapeutic modalities, materials, processes, or techniques. Emphasis is placed on building foundational skills, fostering mindful engagement with the creative process, and exploring how personal experience informs the therapeutic process.
Ideal if you want to:
- Experience hands-on creative arts therapy experiences and reflective practice
- Explore topics in visual, musical, movement/somatic art, and narrative/written expression
- Learn to engage in the arts as a means of inquiry and communication rather than performance or product
Who This
Program is For
What
You’ll Learn
Through hands-on creative arts therapy experiences and reflective practice, students will learn to engage in the arts as a means of inquiry and communication rather than performance or product.
CREATIVE SKILLS
- Demonstrate foundational skills in creative arts therapy processes or techniques
- Apply therapeutic processes for personal growth and positive self-expression
Communication
- Communicate personal ideas, emotions, or experiences through creative expression and written/verbal reflection
- Reflect on how engaging in creative arts therapy processes contributes to personal growth and expressive capacity
Professional Development
- Apply personal insight into professional practice through reflective action
- Engage in lifelong learning and professional development
Curriculum
Overview
This 15-credit Certificate in Creative Arts Therapy Studio immerses students in the creative process across multiple art modalities—visual art, movement, music, drama/theater, and creative writing. It emphasizes personal growth, reflective practice, and the development of a therapeutic studio framework. Classes are offered as hybrid online/virtual and in-person courses at West Liberty University.
Interdisciplinary Design: Students experience visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and narrative modalities for a holistic creative process.
Required
CAT 200 Introduction to Creative Arts Therapy
Choose a total of 12 credit hours
(3 hours in each of the following thematic areas):
Visual Expression
Any CAT studio class focused on visual expression
Any ART courses that align with certificate program objectives
CAT 382 CAT Topics in Visual Expression
Musical Expression
Any of CAT studio music-based courses
Any MUS courses that align with certificate program objectives
CAT 379 CAT Topics in Musical Expression
Movement & Somatic Art Expression
Any of CAT courses focused on Kinesthetic/Sensory Art courses
Any THE courses that align with certificate program objectives
Any DAN courses that align with certificate program objectives
Any Yoga and Mindfulness courses
CAT 380 CAT Topics in Movement & Somatic Art Expression
Narrative & Written Expression
Any of CAT courses focused on therapeutic writing
CAT 381 CAT Topics in Narrative & Written Expression
ENG 260 Intro to Creative: Writing
ENG 360 Creative Writing: Poetry
ENG 361 Creative Writing: Fiction
ENG 362 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
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