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Education
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).
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 : www.chester.ac.uk
- UNIVERSITY OF DERBY Department of Therapeutic Arts, College of Health and Social Care.
- QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH : http://www.qmu.ac.uk/courses/PGCourse.cfm?c_id=241
- UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE Department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies (STaCS)
- GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON www.goldsmiths.ac.uk
- UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON Whitelands College: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses/art-psychotherapy/index.html
- LONDON THE INSTITUTE FOR ARTS IN THERAPY AND EDUCATION (IATE) MA in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy: http://www.artspsychotherapy.org/courses/masters/ma-integrative-arts.html
- SHEFFIELD ART THERAPY NORTHERN PROGRAMMEMA Art Psychotherapy Practice: http://www.shsc.nhs.uk/training-and-courses/art-therapy-northern-programme
- WALES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES: http://courses.southwales.ac.uk/courses/ma-art-psychotherapy
Recognition
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.
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.
Employment
Visual art therapy is conducted in a variety of settings.
Research & Publication
Extensive literature.
