ART THERAPY ON THE MAP 

THE STATE OF ART THERAPY IN IRELAND

• National Association(s)
• Education
• Recognition
• Employment
• Research & Publication

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• IACAT - Irish Association of Drama, Art and Music Therapists
  https://www.iacat.ie/

​​IACAT is a full organisational member of EFAT

• ACAP - Association of Child Art Psychotherapists
  https://www.acap.ie/ 

​​​ACAP is a full organizational member of EFAT ​

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• NIGAT - Northern Ireland Group for Art as Therapy (BAAT is the professional Body for Art Therapist in Northern Ireland)
  http://nigat.net/artist-homepage/    

• One recognized MA training in the South of Ireland: 
  Crawford College of Art and Design, CIT, 
  46 Grand Parade, Cork City, Ireland
• One recognized MSc training programme in the South of Ireland: 
  Child Art Psychotherapy Professional Masters, a four-year Professional Masters (two-year MSc plus two-year Post-MSc clinical training)
  at the School of Medicine, University College Dublin, UCD : https://www.ucd.ie/courses/x997
• One recognized MA training in the North of Ireland : 
  Belfast School of Art, Ulster University, Northern Ireland

Southern Ireland - No State recognition at present
Northern Ireland - HCPC registered in UK

Art Therapists are employed all through the public and private health and educational services throughout Ireland. The majority of these positions are part time or sessional employment. Art Therapy is still a largely unknown profession but as we move closer to state recognition this will improve our visibility within services.