ART THERAPY ON THE MAP 

THE STATE OF ART THERAPY IN CZECH REPUBLIC

National Association(s)

The Czech Association for Art therapy - Česká arteterapeutická asociace - ČAA
Founded in 1994.  www.arteterapie.cz

Education

• The University of South Bohemia, the Pedagogical Faculty. Art Therapy Graduation degree: Bachelor's degree
• The Psychotherapy institute SUR (2003), European standards of a psychotherapy training (EAP). It is a dynamically oriented Art Psychotherapy training, five years self-experienced (550 hours+ theory(220)+ + supervision(100))training outcomes: group psychotherapist, with focused on art therapy
• There are courses of art therapy at the pedagogical/psychological universities of Brno and Olomouce, Plzen and Prague. None with an art therapy degree.
• Several Private courses guaranteed by the art therapy association with a duration  of 200-300 hours:
• Group art therapy/getting into art therapy/ Eco art therapy/Arbeit am Tonfeld/ Jeu de peindre

Recognition

No state recognition. 

Employment

Visual art therapy is conducted in a variety of settings:

• in private sector
  
• in public health care, psychiatric care
  
• social services, etc.
  

Research & Publication

J.Slavik, M.Lhotová, J.Zenata and translations of J.Rubin, H.B.Landgarten, M. Libermann, V.Kast, I.Riedl, J.Campbell, J.Sickova
Research :
-“Transformation of Art in Art Therapy”, PhDr Marie Lhotová
-“Speech intervention  (Logopedie) and work on the clay field “,    Mgr.Barbora Richtrova
- Project colours: “Integration of migrants with the help of arttherapy” for Czech-Republic Dipl.KT Beate Albrich/Fokus Praha