Art Therapy integrates knowledge of the use of art materials and creative process with psychological theories, therapeutic methods, and research. It focuses on how art therapy is used in different contexts within mental health, somatic care, social work, or in educational or cultural contexts.
You will learn how to develop interventions and methods to work with prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, or recovery, based on different clients’ needs and evidence from previous research.
The specialisation also introduces how different assessment and evaluation methods can be used to study user experience, art therapy process or outcome.
Throughout your studies, you will reflect on personal experiences in relation to art therapeutic relationship and methods, professional practice, and ethics.
The study includes practical training under professional supervision.
Students are expected to become creative and reflective actors who can influence the current practice of prevention and rehabilitation of health-related challenges.
The programme has an international, interdisciplinary and professional perspective on art therapy practice and research.
