ART THERAPY ON THE MAP 

THE STATE OF ART THERAPY IN LUXEMBOURG

National Association(s)

Association of Qualified Arts Therapists in Luxembourg/
Association Luxembourgeoise des Art-thérapeutes Diplômés ALAtD
Founded in 2008.  www.alatd.lu

Education

From 1999 four 3-year cycles of training in arts therapies originally for teachers as part of a continuing education offer; after the creation of the University of Luxembourg in 2003 it was decided not to integrate the course into the regular course offer, but to confer a “DESS- Diplômes d’Études Supérieures Spécialisées” (Diploma of Higher Specialized Studies) during a transitional phase. According to the University and the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education the DESS does not correspond to a Master’s degree.
Most Luxembourgers, however, study in the neighboring countries: Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, UK and come back with private certificates, university diplomas, Bachelor and Master degrees, and therefore have very heterogeneous training backgrounds.

Recognition

No state recognition. 

Employment

Visual art therapy is conducted in a variety of settings:

• in a neuropsychiatric rehabilitation clinic,
• on several acute psychiatric wards,
• in a rehabilitation clinic,
• in several psychotherapeutic centers and homes for children and adolescents;
• Project contracts in palliative care and in oncology financed through cancer foundations,
• in nursing homes;
• in private practice;

Employment often on the grounds of the basic profession or what is seen as equivalent (occupational therapy for instance); Salaries according to level of studies.
Growing interest: the association receives about 1-2 employment offers per year.

Research & Publication