Music Therapy and Art Therapy for the Elderly

Guaranteeing department: Department of Social Work

Guarantor: Ing. Markéta Dubnová, PhD.

Lecturer: Mgr. Josef Křivánek and Mgr. Lenka Poláková

Lecturers' Medallions:

Mgr. Josef Křivánek

Mgr. Lucie Poláková: A long-term external lecturer at the Department of Social Work of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava, a lecturer of the University of the Third Age courses (topics: Psychology and Art Therapy, Fundamentals of Psychology). A graduate of systematic training in art therapy and artephiletics (completed in 2011), a graduate of specialized training in ethnotherapy, art therapy with disabled children, art therapy for teachers, and terra therapy. For many years, she has been volunteering (oncology patients in Jihlava Hospital, low threshold facility Klubíčko in Jihlava). For three years, she worked in an aftercare programme for alcohol and drug addicts in Jihlava. She worked as an art therapist in Sdílení, o. s. (training of employees and volunteers), in the Home for the Elderly in Myslibořice and cooperates with the Regional Office and Senior Point Jihlava on other educational events of the Vysočina Region. Every year, she organises a summer stay with art therapy for families with children in Vysočina.

Mgr. Lucie Poláková (luciepolakova.cz)

MalujiDusi (maluji-dusi.cz)

Annotation: Music Therapy provides participants with an insight into music therapy, explaining the concept, subject, and aim. Practical demonstrations of forms of music therapy using available musical instruments, creating simple melodies, non-verbal communication using musical instruments, body play, voice work, movement expression using dynamics, tempo, and melody. Ethnic music is used in time, listening, and relaxation.

Art therapy provides insight into art therapy - definition, delineation, and division. Painting, terra therapy (working with clay), encaustic - spreading colours, family tree, collage, painting in the open air (by the Jihlava river), painting flowers, autogenic training, painting a copy of a painting...

The course will be open with a minimum of 20 people. (The Music Therapy course in the winter semester will be divided into 2 groups of max 12 people).

Number of semesters: 2 (winter semester - Music Therapy, summer semester - Art Therapy)

Teaching Day: Wednesday

Learning Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Group 1 only)

Course Closing: collaborative composition/artwork

Recommended Reading: to be specified in class

Registration: as of April 1, 2024 via e-application

Please note: The Centre for Lifelong Learning reserves the right to change for organizational reasons (lecturer, date, class time). Any changes will always be communicated to those interested in the course in a timely manner.

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