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Blanquerna Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sport Sciences
Ramon Llull University
C/ Císter, 34, 08022 Barcelona

The purpose of the “1st National Congress of Creative Arts Therapies” is to provide a space to discuss clinical, research and training aspects of three of the creative therapies: Art Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) and Music Therapy (MT). In response to the growing demands for new approaches to today’s problems in our society, we believe that we need to inform about what therapeutic treatments through artistic mediums can offer. Art Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy and Music Therapy are already well established in the majority of European countries and in the USA, and carry a body of scientific research which demonstrates their effectiveness and potential for the treatment of a great variety of problems, thus forming part of the new therapeutic resources. We also seek to provide a space for debate about the current situation within the social, health and education fields, to explore the perspectives for the future professional in these new therapies in our country, and to promote professional exchange and enrichment.



Organising Committee

• Postgraduate/Master in Music Therapy, FPCEE Blanquerna-Universitat Ramon Llull.

Scientific Committee

Dr. José Maria Barragán, Dra. Olga Bruna, Dra. Rosemarie Cammany, Dra. Marian Cao, Sra Juliana Esquerra, Sra. Margaret Hills, Dra. Aurora Leal, Dr. Joan Obiols, Dr. Jordi Obiols, Dra. Susana Pérez, Dra. Mónica Sorín, Sra. Montserrat Teixidor.

• Professionals and students of the different creative arts therapies.
• Professionals and students from the fields of education, mental health and medicine and geriatric care who are interested in finding out more about the different creative therapies.
• Researchers and tutors of the creative therapies.
• Professionals within the public administration.

Contents

The contents of the congress will be organised around the three principal dimensions of the creative therapies: the theoretical-conceptual dimension, the technological and research dimension, and the practical-clinical dimension. These categories will be grouped within the following clinical areas :

Block A: Education
Block B: Mental Health
Block C: Geriatric care
Block D: Medicine and hospital settings

Aspects of Training and Research in the three creative arts therapies will also be included.

Lectures given by international professionals of AT, DMT and MT have been programmed.

Structure of the Congress

The structure of the congress will provide the participants with the opportunity to choose their own programme from different types of sessions and formats:

- Comunications: spoken 30 minute presentation of written material (20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of discussion). The presenter will give provide a written summary to the participants.

- Workshop: Lasting 90 minutes, with a maximum of 25 participants. The tutor will present practical activities which demonstrate new methodological and didactic viewpoints.

- Posters: Visual presentation of clinical and research projects in poster form.

Proposals for Presentations (Communication, Posters, Workshop)

Proposals must be sent by e-mail via our website.

Deadline for the presentation of proposals: 28th February 2006

Please send an original and 3 additional copies (4 in all) of the complete proposal, including the following:

A. TITLE OF THE PRESENTATION (maximum of 12 words)

B. DISCIPLINE (AT, DMT, MT)

C. FORMAT OF THE PRESENTATION (communication, poster, workshop)

D. NAME OF THE PRESENTERS AND SETTING: Include a short biography of the presenters (50 words).

E. CONTACT INFORMATION: Name, address, telephone and e-mail of the person to contact (one of the presenters).

F. SUMMARY. (maximum of 50 words; to be included in the congress programme).

G. DESCRIPTION (maximum of 300 words; including sufficient information for the scientific committee to be able to evaluate the proposal).

H. BIBLIOGRAPHY (5-10 references relevant to the content of the presentation).

I. MATERIAL NEEDED (Please specify in detail) Audiovisual material needed for the presentation: Video, DVD, PowerPoint, Hi-fi, OHP, musical instruments, art material, Others (please specify)………

** Only material that has been requested in the original proposal will be provided. Any material that has not been specifically requested must be provided by the workshop tutor.

Receipt of every proposal will be sent via e-mail.

The Congress Scientific Committee will evaluate the proposals and their decision will be notified in April 2006.



Contact

e-mail: infoTerapiasCreat@blanquerna.url.edu