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Stowarzyszenie Psychiatria i Sztuka - Association Psychiatry and Art: http://psychiatriaisztuka.pl/
Arteterapia Terapia przez Sztukę - Association of Art Therapy: http://arteterapia.pl/
Kajros - Stowarzyszenie Arteterapeutów Polskich - Association of Polish Art Therapists : http://kajros.pl/ Fundacja ARTEVITAS im. prof. Wity Szulc - ARTEVITAS Foundation: https://artevitas.pl/en/
Arteterapia Terapia przez Sztukę - Association of Art Therapy: http://arteterapia.pl/
Kajros - Stowarzyszenie Arteterapeutów Polskich - Association of Polish Art Therapists : http://kajros.pl/ Fundacja ARTEVITAS im. prof. Wity Szulc - ARTEVITAS Foundation: https://artevitas.pl/en/
Art therapy education in Poland includes:
- Bachelor's degrees (e.g. University of Silesia in Katowice (https://us.edu.pl/wydzial/wns/arteterapia/)
- Master’s degrees (e.g. University Ignatianum in Krakow (https://www.ignatianum.edu.pl/)
- Postgraduate programs provided by various universities and educational institutions
- At the doctoral level (PhD) and the highest academic degree in Poland habilitation (dr hab. / associate professor); art therapy is not recognized as an independent scientific field and for this reason it is incorporated into officially approved disciplines such as Pedagogy, Fine Arts or Psychology and others
- KAJROS Association of Polish Arts Therapists offers specialized two-year courses in Clinical Art Therapy (http://kajros.pl/arteterapia-kliniczna/) and Dramatherapy (http://kajros.pl/teatroterapia/)
While there is no state recognition for art therapy, the occupation is listed in the official government occupational classification under code number 323013.
Visual art therapy is conducted in a variety of settings:
- in medical settings,
- psychiatric hospitals,
- occupational therapy workshops,
- at special schools,
- private practice,
- oncology service,
- at schools,
- social settings, etc.
A wealth of literature on art therapy is available in Poland.
Among the authors some names are worth to be mentioned: Wiesław Karolak, Eugeniusz Józefowski, Wita Szulc, Aleksandra Plaskota, Iwona Bugajska-Bigos, Anna Steliga, Janina Florczykiewicz, Maja Stańko and others.
Among the authors some names are worth to be mentioned: Wiesław Karolak, Eugeniusz Józefowski, Wita Szulc, Aleksandra Plaskota, Iwona Bugajska-Bigos, Anna Steliga, Janina Florczykiewicz, Maja Stańko and others.