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 ANZACATA. Graduates are eligible for professional membership of the ANZACATA 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:
- 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