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	Art therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Art therapy is a type of psychotherapy using art-making and creativity to increase emotional well-being.
		Art therapists are professionals trained in both art and therapy and hold a master's degree in art therapy or a related field.
		The term art therapy generally applies to the use of the visual arts in psychotherapy, while creative arts therapy refers to the use of art therapy, dance therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, poetry therapy and psychodrama.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Art_therapy (303 words)

	Art Therapy: Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
		The growing popularity of milieu therapies at psychiatric institutions in the twentieth century was an important factor in the development of art therapy in the United States.
		While art is accessible to all (with or without a therapist to guide the process), it may be difficult to tap the full potential of the interpretive part of art therapy without a therapist to guide the process.
		When art therapy is chosen as a therapeutic tool to cope with a physical condition, it should be treated as a supplemental therapy and not as a substitute for conventional medical treatments.
	health.enotes.com /alternative-medicine-encyclopedia/art-therapy (1773 words)

	What is Art Therapy?
		Art therapy is the use of art materials for self-expression and reflection in the presence of a trained art therapist.
		Art therapists have a considerable understanding of art processes underpinned by a sound knowledge of therapeutic practice, and work with both individuals and groups in a variety of residential and community based settings, for example: adult mental health, learning disabilities, child and family centres, palliative care and the prison service.
		Art therapy is a diverse profession and it is important to ensure that those who practice it are maintaining the standards that we as a professional body uphold.
	www.baat.org /art_therapy.html (526 words)

	Art Therapy books and resources - Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Art therapy is also covered in our interdisciplinary arts therapies list, and we also publish in the related areas of dramatherapy, playtherapy, storymaking, dance and movement therapy and music therapy.
		Art Therapy and Social Action is an exciting and innovative exploration of how human service professionals can incorporate the techniques and approaches of art therapy in their work to address social problems, and examines the expanding role of art practitioner as social activist.
		Art therapy enables the client and therapist to explore issues that may ordinarily be beyond words; one such issue is the complexity of gender, which can be a subject of therapy in a range of...
	www.jkp.com /catalogue/index.php/cat/art (2172 words)

	ART THERAPY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The graduate program in art therapy, established at The George Washington University in 1971, is one of the oldest in the country and one of the first to receive approval from the American Art Therapy Association.
		While the art therapist works in varied settings and serves many types of people, we believe that art therapy must maintain a firm base in the visual arts; the expressive use of the media of drawing, painting, and sculpture is at its heart.
		It is, therefore, possible for students to specialize in art therapy with children and adolescents, in family art therapy, and in research in art therapy.
	www.gwu.edu /~artx (305 words)

	Art Therapy at Holistic Junction
		Art therapy explores not only the product but the process as well; finding understanding in the self and his or her work.
		Art therapy also brings stress relief, which is essential for cancer and migraine patients.
		Art therapy does especially well for sick, young children as they find means of coping with their symptoms, stress and traumatic experiences.
	www.holisticjunction.com /categories/HPD/art-therapy.html (157 words)

	American Art Therapy Association - Art Therapy FAQ
		Art therapy is an expanding field and employment continues to increase as art therapy becomes recognized by professionals, work settings, and clients.
		Art therapists with doctoral degrees, state licensure, or who qualify in their state to conduct private practice, have an earning potential of $75 to $150 per hour in private practice.
		The American Art Therapy Association, Inc. (AATA) promotes and regulates the educational, professional, and ethical standards for art therapists and is the official member organization for professionals and students in the field of art therapy.
	www.arttherapy.org /aafaq.html (826 words)

	Art Therapy
		Art therapy is not just for people who are mentally ill, but rather for children, adolescence and adults who are struggling with personal issues or just in search of personal growth.
		Art is used as a catharsis, an emotional journey to which self-actualization and discovery are the end result.
		Assessment at the beginning of therapy is an important first step because it is at this point that the therapist will decide if art therapy is a good option for the client or if it would be a waste of time.
	www.macalester.edu /psychology/whathap/UBNRP/aesthetics/therapy.html (2661 words)

	Art Therapy
		Art therapy offers an opportunity to explore these intense or painful thoughts and feelings in a supportive environment.
		Art Therapy can be an individual activity but is often used very successfully in group situations.
		As a professional manager of vulnerable people in the community, Art Therapy could be used to instil confidence and promote life enhancing change in the people for which you have responsibility.
	www.vickyb.demon.co.uk (582 words)

	MAAT: Michigan Association of Art Therapy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Michigan Association of Art Therapy (MAAT) is a non-profit organization ratified in 1977 by the state of Michigan.
		The Michigan Association of Art Therapy promotes the public awareness of the field of Art Therapy and the progressive development of the therapeutic use of art through advancement of research and standards of clinical practice and the maintenance of criteria for training future Art Therapists.
		Art therapy offers an opportunity to explore personal problems and potentials through both verbal and non-verbal expression and to develop physical, emotional and learning skills through art experiences.
	www.micharttherapy.org (257 words)

	ACS :: Art Therapy
		Art therapy is a form of treatment used to help people with physical and emotional problems by using creative activities to express emotions.
		Art therapy has been used with bone marrow transplant patients, people with eating disorders, emotionally impaired young people, disabled people, the chronically ill, chemically addicted individuals, sexually abused adolescents, caregivers of cancer patients, and others.
		Art therapy is considered safe and may be useful as a complementary therapy to help people with cancer deal with their emotions.
	cancer.org /docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Art_Therapy.asp?sitearea=ETO (1036 words)

	Home - ATCB
		Art therapy is a human service profession which utilizes art media, images, the creative art process and patient/client responses to the created art productions as reflections of an individual's development, abilities, personality, interests, concerns, and conflicts.
		Art therapy is an effective treatment for the developmentally, medically, educationally, socially or psychologically impaired; and is practiced in mental health, rehabilitation, medical, educational, and forensic institutions.
		Populations of all ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds are served by art therapists in individual, couples, family, and group therapy formats.
	www.atcb.org (240 words)

	About Art Therapy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Art Therapy may be conducted as part of a group process or as individual counselling.
		Art Therapists work in psychiatric or general hospitals, in geriatric or oncology wards, in schools, shelters, hospices, rehabilitation centres, nursing homes, forensic units, counselling centres, community agencies and child welfare agencies.
		Art Therapy as a therapeutic modality is not limited to a single psychological model nor a school of thought, but practitioners may utilize a variety of approaches including Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioral, Humanistic, Educational or other therapeutic approaches.
	www.oata.ca /aboutart.htm (539 words)

	ArtLex's Art page
		At least art involves a degree of human involvement — through manual skills or thought — as with the word "artificial," meaning made by humans instead of by nature.
		Arts Education Partnership (formerly the Goals 2000 Arts Education Partnership) is an American national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement of America's schools.
		Partnership organizations affirm the central role of imagination, creativity and the arts in culture and society; the power of the arts to enliven and transform education and schools; and collective action through partnerships as the means to place the arts at the center of learning.
	www.artlex.com /ArtLex/Art.html (4779 words)

	Art Therapy
		Art Therapy is a method of psychotherapy where people can express their feelings when they are in confusing time; Communicating their emotion through art such as drawing, painting, clay or markers.
		This method of therapy is used for all types of people, at all ages.
		The Art Therapy uses a lot of basic skills, and techniques to help guide the patient through the healing process.
	www.aclary.com /arttherapy.htm (303 words)

	Art Therapy, Music Therapy Graduate Programs outside U.S.A. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Art therapy can be used for healing as well as prevention of developmental, emotional, psychological or physical issues, problems or disorders.
		Art therapy is a human service profession which provides children as well as adults with an opportunity to explore their personal problems through the use of art.
		Art therapy may be used either as a primary or adjunct therapy in settings such as psychiatric centres, nursing homes, drug and alcohol treatment clinics, schools, half-way houses, prisons, developmental centres, residential treatment centres and general hospitals.
	www.gradschools.com /listings/out/art_therapy_out.html (1747 words)

	Art Therapy \| Principal Health News
		Art therapy has been recognized as an effective "mind-body intervention" by the National Institutes of Health's Office for Alternative Medicine.
		Art therapy helps them face their illnesses and express their deep feelings.
		Working with an art therapist during her long recovery, Mary made several paintings that gave her a sense of pride and accomplishment: Finally, she had found something that she could do better after the fire than before.
	www.principalhealthnews.com /topic/art (979 words)

	7MetaSearch.com - [Art Therapy]
		According to the American Art Therapy Association, art therapy is based on the belief that the creative...
		Art therapy is a human service profession which utilizes art media, images, the creative art process and patient/client responses to the created art productions as reflections of...
		She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1992, a Master of Arts in Art Therapy from the George Washington University in 1999, and...
	7metasearch.com /r.asp?q=Art+Therapy (382 words)

	BUCKEYE ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION
		The Buckeye Art Therapy Association is the Ohio association for art therapists.
		BATA is one of the oldest, largest and most active state art therapy associations in the country.
		It is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of the therapeutic use of art; the development of criteria for the training of art therapists; the advancement of research in the field; promotion of state licensure and the provision of means to exchange information and experiences.
	www.buckeyearttherapy.org (277 words)

	Art Therapy Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The AATA home page is designed to inform art therapists involved in legislative activities of issues affecting the practice of art therapy.
		The National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations (NCATA), founded in 1979, is an alliance of professional associations dedicated to the advancement of the arts as therapeutic modalities.
		Art therapy in Canada maintained by Petrea Hansen.
	www.sofer.com /art-therapy/links.html (108 words)

	American Art Therapy Association - Research Resources
		If you have a dissertation, know of an art therapy research article, or have a research publication you would like to be listed, please contact the Research Committee through the AATA National Office at info@arttherapy.org.
		A Systematic Analysis of Art Therapy Assessment and Rating Instrument Literature Betts, D. The Work of the Art Therapist: An Interactionist Perspective Gussak, D. The Psychopathology of Everyday Art: A Quantitative Study Hacking, S. Perspectives on Clinical Outcomes Assessment: A View for the Allied Health Professions.
		As the medical community's awareness grows about the positive impact of the creative therapies on the physical and psychological well-being of cancer patients, art therapy programs are being implemented in many medical settings.
	www.arttherapy.org /atresres.html (2050 words)

	Creative Arts Therapy
		Our Master of Science Creative Arts Therapy Program is embedded in a psychotherapeutic orientation, preparing those educated in art or music to be effective and ethical professionals specializing in the fields of Art Therapy or Music Therapy.
		The Creative Arts Therapy Program is committed to fostering intellectual, ethical and aesthetic values as outlined by the American Art Therapy Association, the Certification Board for Music Therapists, and Nazareth College.
		The Creative Arts Therapy Program provides opportunities for students to develop physical, emotional, and /or learning skills through didactic education, rigorous supervision, clinical experience, and professional development, while simultaneously encouraging a commitment to values informed by ethical and holistic exploration.
	www.naz.edu /dept/creativearts_therapy (227 words)

	LA Weekly - Art Therapy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Paradoxically, art therapy's very efficaciousness has contributed to its shaky rep. There's no end to lay practitioners offering their strategies of collage making and body-image mandalas in workshops, books and private practice, regardless of accreditation.
		This isn't an exhibit to convince anyone from The Art World of the legitimacy of the therapeutic model, and, indeed, the work on display may seem unsophisticated to those who have fully absorbed TAW lessons that craftsmanship and subjective emotional experiences are irrelevant to contemporary art history.
		Her early ink and charcoal sketches show a tremendous facility and economy of line; her posters and typographical experiments stand up to the highest Bauhaus standards; her furniture, weavings, lamps and costume designs are consistently innovative and accomplished; and her paintings are progressively more idiosyncratic and self-assured.
	www.laweekly.com /ink/03/20/art-harvey.php (1950 words)

	Art/Ceramics Therapy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Art therapy is the use of non-verbal expression with art materials to foster mental and physical health through self-expression.
		Art therapy focuses on the identification of specific issues and concerns revealed in the artwork.
		Art is a natural form of expression for all people from early childhood to the elderly.
	www.comnet.org /far/far4a.html (287 words)

	The Ontario Art Therapy Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Ontario Art Therapy Association, founded in 1978, is a government chartered non-profit organization.
		Its mission is to serve its members and the public by establishing standards of Art Therapy education, professional competence and ethical practice.
		The Association is mandated to provide for the development, the promotion and the maintenance of the profession of Art Therapy in Ontario.
	www.oata.ca (115 words)

	Homepage - Creative Arts Therapies - Concordia University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Known for its celebration of the arts, Montréal is home to the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, as well as numerous small, private galleries, each with its distinctive flavour.
		Concordia's own gallery is the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, and exhibitions of student art take place all year in the student-run gallery in the Visual Arts building.
		The Deaprtment of Creative Arts Therapies supplements this general orientation with its own orientation day which introduces students to the program, as well as providing time to socialize and meet other students in the program.
	art-therapy.concordia.ca (1386 words)

	British Association of Art Therapists
		Welcome to the web site of the British Association of Art Therapists or BAAT as we are known.
		BAAT run various short courses for art therapists, prospective arts therapists and the general public.
		The next Introduction to Art Therapy course will be held on 9th September in London >>.
	www.baat.org (165 words)

	MA in Art Therapy
		Art Therapy with Dually Diagnosed Individuals in Harm Reduction Setting: The Use of Puppets to Assess and Enhance Motivation for Change
		The Master of Arts in Art Therapy (MAAT) provides a balanced and comprehensive art therapy education emphasizing the identity of the artist/art therapist and prepares graduates to provide professional art therapy services in a variety of settings.
		MAAT graduate courses are open only to students admitted into the art therapy program.
	www.artic.edu /saic/programs/degrees/graduate/maat.html (539 words)

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