Creative and Physical Activities in Mental Health Promotion (0cr)

Objective

The students
• understand the meaning of mental health and mental health promotion in human life
• are able to use activity based methods as a tools for supporting mental health with clients in different stages of life
• are able to utilize diverse creative methods through personal involvement and experiences to motivate clients towards enhancing their physical activity and mental well-being

Content

• Creative and physical activities in promoting mental health and well-being of people in different stages of life
• Methods of play, music, mind-body work, dance-movement therapy and empowering photos in mental health well-being.

Qualifications

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass (S)
The students
• can explain the meaning of mental health in human life
• are able to present the main activity based methods and tools for mental health promotion
• are able to apply the knowledge and experiences they have got from the summer school week to their own studies of professional competence.