ART THERAPY ON THE MAP 

THE STATE OF ART THERAPY IN UNITED KINGDOM

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

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British Association of Art Therapists - BAAT
Founded in 1977.      www.baat.org

In order to work as an Art Therapist in the UK, it is mandatory to possess the post-graduate MA/MSc in Art Therapy or Art Psychotherapy validated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Applicants for art therapy training is often graduates in Art and Design but qualified teachers, social workers, psychologists and other professionals with a commitment to the practice of the visual arts are also considered.
Validated courses are in the following locations (listed alphabetically): Chester; Derby; Edinburgh; Hatfield (Hertfordshire); London (Goldsmiths); London (Roehampton); London (IATE); Sheffield; Wales (Newport).

• UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER, MA Art Therapy Faculty of Health & Social Care

• UNIVERSITY OF DERBY, College of Arts, Humanities and Education
• QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH
• UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE Department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies (STaCS)
• BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON 
• GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 

• UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON Whitelands College

• LONDON THE INSTITUTE FOR ARTS IN THERAPY AND EDUCATION (IATE) MA in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy
• SHEFFIELD ART THERAPY NORTHERN PROGRAMMEMA Art Psychotherapy Practice

• WALES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES

State regulated with the Health and Care Professionals (HCPS) (www.hspc-uk.org)
In order to practise in the UK as an art therapist or art psychotherapist (both titles are protected by law), practitioners are legally bound to be registered with the HCPC.

Visual art therapy is conducted in a variety of settings.

Extensive literature.