Lesson 5: How to become an Art Therapist

What if I want to be an Art Therapist?

Educational Requirements (United States)

• Masters degree in Art Therapy from accredited program: https://arttherapy.org/art-therapy-masters-education/ Links to an external site.
• Art therapists are required to be certified by the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB)
• May take exam to become a registered art therapist (ATR).
• Meet any State licencing requirements

Resources

• American Art Therapy Association - www.arttherapy.org Links to an external site.

Includes educational requirements, conference information, job bank and information on local chapters

• British Association of Art Therapists - http://baat.org/ Links to an external site.

Professional journals:

            Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association

            The Arts in Psychotherapy

            International Journal of Arts in Medicine

 

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: Lesson 5 Exercise: Becoming an Art Therapist