ART THERAPY ON THE MAP 

THE STATE OF ART THERAPY IN FINLAND

National Association(s)

The Association for Art Therapists in Finland
Founded in 1979.   www.kuvataideterapia.fi

Finnish Art Therapy Association (FATA)
Founded in 1974.  www.suomentaideterapiayhdistys.fi

Education

• Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Socionomy/BA-level (120/60 ECTS). 
• The Finnish Art Therapy Association and Helsinki University Vantaa Institute for Continuing Education offer professional training in Visual Art therapy. Specialized training in Psychodynamic Art Psychotherapy (for educated psychotherapists, 40 ECTS) and Art therapy (80 ECTS)
• The Finnish Art Therapy Association and the University of Turku have a 4 year long Psychoanalytic Art Psychotherapy program (90 ECTS) . Due to the Finnish regulations of the psycho therapeutic professions, the requirements for entering the training include a degree (of at least a BA level) in social- or healthcare, 2 years work experience in mental health care and sufficient studies in art.
• The Association for Art Therapists in Finland and the Finnish Association for Mental Health offer training in Visual arts therapy, 4 year long (75 ECTS). The requirements for entering the training are a degree (of at least a BA level) in social- or healthcare, 2 years work experience in mental health care and sufficient studies in art. 
  
• Executive education unit of Aalto University, APRO, runs a 3 years (60 ECTS) Group art therapy program. Students have previous studies (minimum BA level studies) in fine arts, applied arts (movies, graphic design etc.), art education, education, social work, occupational therapy, psychiatric nursing or psychology. In addition they need to have at least one year long previous basic studies in art therapy. 
• Inartes Institute (Finland) in co-operation with European Graduate School (Switzerland) provide an extensive training program in Expressive arts therapy (120 ECTS), including visual arts therapy.

Recognition

No state recognition.

Employment

Visual art therapy is conducted in a variety of settings:

• psychiatry
  
• social service
  
• education
  
• voluntary sector.
  

Research & Publication

One PhD dissertation about art therapy in schools:
Hautala, P-M. 2008. Lupa tulla näkyväksi. Kuvataideterapeuttinen toiminta kouluissa. Jyväskylä. Jyväskylä University Printing House.
Four lower level dissertations (between MA and PhD)
Kivelä, Merja 1995. Kuvan merkitys taideterapiassa. Lisensiaatintyö. Helsingin yliopisto. Sosiaalipsykologian laitos.
Leijala, Mervi 1991. Kuvailmaisuryhmä koulutusmenetelmänä. Tutkimus kuvailmaisuryhmästä itsetuntemuksen kehittämismenetälämänä, ryhmäprosessista ja sen heijastumisesta kuvallisissa tuotoksissa. Lisensiaatintyö. Jyväskylän yliopisto, psykologian laitos.
Mantere, Meri-Helga 1991. Mielen kuvat. Kuvallinen ilmaisu terapeuttisessa kontekstissa. Lisenssiaattityö. Helsinki: Taideteollisen korkeakoulun julkaisusarja A9.
Nopola-Pihlajamäki, Kukka 2005. Naisen irtaantuminen väkivaltaisesta suhteesta. Lisenssiaattitutkimus. Helsingin yliopisto, Psykologian laitos.

Research articles:
Hautala, P-M. 2005. Art - Therapeutic Education As a New Way to Teach Adolescents with Learning Difficulties. Arts – Creativity – Therapies Vol. 5. European Arts Therapy. Different Approaches to a Unique Discipline Opening Regional Portals. LIT VERLAG. Munster
Hautala, P-M. 2006. Art therapy in Finnish Educational setting. Arts – Creativity – Therapies Vol. 6. European Arts Therapy. Different Approaches to a Unique Discipline Opening Regional Portals. LIT VERLAG. Munster.
Hautala, P-M. 2011. Art Therapy in Finnish Schools education and research. In book: Cao, Marian (toim.) Arteterapia. Papeles de arteterapia y educación artística para la inclusión social. Madrid.
Rankanen, M. (2011a). The Space Between Art Experiences and Reflective Understanding in Therapy. In Lapoujade C., Ross M. & Scoble S. (eds.) Arts Therapies and the Space Between. (pp. 66 - 83). ECArTE. Plymouth: University of Plymouth Press.
Rankanen, M. (2011b). Jaettuja maisemia; taideterapian tiedon- ja taidonalaa jäsentämässä. Synnyt 3/2011, 17-40. http://arted.uiah.fi/synnyt/index.php?page=3_2011
Rankanen, M. (2014). Clients’ positive and negative experiences of experiential art therapy group process. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 41, 193-204.

Art therapy handbooks:
Girard, Ihanus, Laine & Ropponen (eds.) 2008. Suhteessa kuvaan - kuvataideterapian teoriaa ja käytäntöä. Helsinki: Artteli.
Hautala, P-M. & Honkanen, E. (eds.) 2012. Kuva kantaa. Kuvataideterapia kasvatuksen, opetuksen, hoidon ja kuntoutuksen tukena. Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisuja
Leijala-Marttila M. & Huttula K. (eds.) 2011. Taidepsykoterapia. Psykoanalyyttinen näkökulma. Helsinki: Duodecim.
Rankanen, H. Hentinen & M-H. Mantere. Taideterapian perusteet. Helsinki: Duodecim.