POST-DIPLOMA PUPPET THERAPY 4º VERSION 2025
Who is it intended for?
It is aimed exclusively at former students of the Course of Puppet Therapy who have completed and passed the entire program.
What is the Post-diploma Puppet Therapy?
It is a virtual program that aims to give continuity and update the knowledge acquired in the course. We will work with a theoretical-practical methodology; we will review academic articles; we will update our knowledge; and we will deepen in the views of new authors that allow a better understanding of the use of puppetry and contemporary animated forms for therapeutic and transformative purposes. Updated theoretical material will be provided for reading, study, and group discussion. All practical exercises will be reviewed and discussed in class.
What language will the program be taught in?
In English
How many meetings?
6 sessions
What days will the classes be held?
On Saturdays
On what dates will it be held?
January 18th – 25th
February 8th – 22nd
March 8th – 22nd
At what time?
From 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Spanish time.
How will it take place?
Online via Zoom
Will the classes be recorded?
Yes, in this version the sessions will be recorded and can be reviewed during the whole period of the course.
Will there be evaluations?
No, it is a study program that will not have grades.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes, a certificate of participation will be provided and signed by me as the person in charge.
How do I receive the certificate?
Once the course is finished, you will receive your certificate via email.
Who sponsors and supports this program?
The Commission on Education, Development and Therapy of UNIMA International.
Led by Andrea Markovits
PhD student at the University of Barcelona (UB), focusing on the application of art for psychosocial improvement and therapeutic contexts.
Founder and director since 2017 of the International Puppet Therapy program, now known as Puppet Therapy BCN. She holds a Master’s degree in Arts in Health and Art Therapy from Finis Terrae University, and has studied puppet and object theatre at the School of Puppetry and Drama in Tel Aviv. Additionally, she holds a Postgraduate degree in Dramatherapy from the University of Chile and is a special education teacher with theatre studies.
In 2024, she has been invited to provide Puppet Therapy and Trauma Training at the School of Therapeutic Figures in Olten, Switzerland. In 2023, she participated in the “Objects Speak of War” course, organized by Unima Ukraine for puppeteers in Kyiv. In 2022, she was invited to create the Puppet Therapy Academy at the Chuncheon Puppet Festival in South Korea. Since 2023, she has been leading various international bilingual trainings on Therapeutic Animated Forms in Barcelona.
She has worked as a puppet and drama therapist at the Reuven Feuerstein Centre in Jerusalem (ICELP) and has volunteered as a puppeteer with children affected by the Syrian Civil War. Additionally, she has performed puppet shows for the National Association for the Habilitation of Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities program.
Her research on memory with puppets has focused on the relatives of the disappeared and victims of political violence in Chile, a project sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the Arts of Chile and the PRAIS Program. She has been invited to present at various international puppetry and therapy conferences, as well as in postgraduate programs at universities.