Master of Expressive Arts Therapy

The practicum will take place in the second year for full-time students or during the second and the third year for part-time students. The practicum comprises 500 to 750 hours of prescribed work in healthcare, education, or community settings. These hours comply with the regulations set by the IEATA and/or ANZATA. Graduates are eligible for professional membership of the ANZATA upon completion of 750 supervised practicum hours.

Objectives of Practicum

• To acquaint students with expressive arts therapy values and assumptions
• To embark on a process of continuous self-assessment and self-analysis for the purpose of learning
• To develop a professional stance and attitude in their work
• To acquire basic professional helping skills

Students may complete their practicum requirements in the healthcare, education or community settings in which they are employed. Other students will be assigned a placement in one of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration's and the Centre on Behavioral Health's collaborating partner sites.

Example of participating sites in 2016-17 academic year:

• AFTEC (Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection)
• Action Care
• Benji's Centre
  
• Caritas Charrette Centre
• Caritas Lok Kan School
• Centre on Behavioral Health (Expressive Arts Clinic)
• Community Rehabilitation Network
• Fu Hong Society
• Heart2Heart
• Hong Chi Association
• Hong Kong Christian Service
• Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing
• Mental Health Association
• Nesbitt Centre
• New Hong Association
• Providence Garden of Rehab
• Sovereign Art Foundation
• St. James' Settlement
• The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention
• Tuen Mun Hospital
• Tung Wah Group Hospital (Elderly Service) ... and more