ART THERAPY ON THE MAP 

THE STATE OF ART THERAPY IN SWEDEN

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

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Swedish National Association for Art Therapists - Svenska Riksförbundet för bildterapeuter - SRBt : www.bildterapi.se
Founded in 2006.     

• There used to be a 60 ECTS Art Therapy Master level degree training programme at Umeå University.

Applicants for Art therapy training needed to have a Bachelor's degree in health and medical care, social work or special education, a minimum of at least one year full-time studies (or its equivalent) at a school of art, experience of personal art therapy or psychotherapy (minimum 30 hours). Now only a short introductory course, one-term part time studies is offered.

• NIARTE: Private training: http://www.niarte.se/​

No state recognition. 

Main practice area - Psychiatric units. 

Dissertations

• Blomdahl, C. (2017). Painting from Within-Developing and Evaluating a Manual-based Art therapy for Patients with Depression. University of Gothenburg, Göteborg. http://hdl.handle.net/2077/52419
• Egberg Thyme, K. (2008). What do you see?: studies on time-limited psychodynamic art psychotherapy. (PhD), Umeå University, Umeå. http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:141824/FULLTEXT01.pdf
• Eksell, B. (2015). Creativity as a Means to Expression of Emotions by Older Adults Walden University. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1690
• Gunnarsson, B. (2008). The Tree Theme Method: an occupational therapy intervention applied in outpatient psychiatric care. Lund: Department of Health Sciences, Division of Occupational Therapy and Gerontology, Lund University. https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/ws/files/4176148/1267585.pdf
• Holmqvist, G. (2018). Bildterapi – en väg till inre förändring och förbättrad hälsa (Art Therapy - a path to inner change and improved health). (PhD), Halmstad University, Halmstad. http://hh.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1162015/FULLTEXT02.pdf
• Skåreus, E. (2007). Digitala speglar: föreställningar om lärarrollen och kön i lärarstudenters bilder. Umeå: Institutionen för estetiska ämnen, Umeå universitet. http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A140660&dswid=-5760
• Öster, I. (2007). Bildterapi vid bröstcancer: Kvinnors berättelser i ord och bild. Umeå University, Umeå. http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:141024/FULLTEXT01.pdf