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2010 Conference
We are looking forward to the 2010 Annual Conference to be held in Sacramento, CA on November 3-7, 2010. Please hold the date! To learn more about the conference and to register, please click here.
To view the schedule at a glance, please click here.
Please click here to join our Meet Up page.
CAREERS
Art therapists are skilled in the application of a variety of art modalities including: drawing, painting, sculpture, and other media for assessment and treatment of people of all ages in a variety of settings, including: hospitals; rehabilitation; psychiatric; medical; residential; educational; assisted living facilities; as well as in private practice.
ExploreHealthCareers offers free, objective, and reviewed information on health careers in art therapy.
Career Center/Job Board
Looking for a Career in Art Therapy?
Our Art Therapy Career Center/Job Board is your premiere resource for making online employment connections in the field of art therapy. Job seeking professionals can ensure their resumes are being seen by those in the industry who matter most to them. The Art Therapy Career Center offers job seekers free and confidential resume posting, automated weekly email notification of new job listings, and the ability to save jobs for later review. Begin to expand your career now by posting your resume.
The Art Therapy Career Center offers employers targeted access to Art Therapist professionals, along with quick and easy job posting and online job activity reports.
Click here to access the Art Therapy Career Center.
Art Therapy Locator
The American Art Therapy Association offers members a number of special locator services to help atrract cliets and others to their practice. Find An Art Therapist is linked to the home page of this site. To receive the member discount and learn more about being listed on this site, please log into the members only section of our web site. There you will also have the opportunity to log into the newly devleoping free lcoator service for members.
To find a credentialed Art Therapist through the Find An Art Therapist program, please click here.
Begin Your Career
Interested in the field of Art Therapy? Currently a Student?
The educational requirements for the field of art therapy are reviewed and monitored by the Educational Program Approval Board of the American Art Therapy Association. Click here for information on the educational requirements of becoming an Art Therapist, and links to approved educational institutions and programs, and for resources.
Scholarships are made annually through a highly competitive American Art Therapy Association Scholarship Program, with awards being announced and made in the fourth quarter of each year. For information about scholarships available through the American Art Therapy Association, click here.
Ambassador Program
Would you like to be a spokesperson for the art therapy profession? Are you a credentialed profession with experience or training in working with the media? If so, we would like to invite you to participate in the Association’s Ambassador Program!
We welcome your involvement in helping to communicate to the public, the media and others about the importance of the field of art therapy. The Ambassador’s Program consists of credentialed, experienced art therapists who serve as media contacts in their particular area of expertise or specialization. Many Ambassadors work in private practice so they can boast their profession and gain positive exposure for their practice.
Please send your resume and specialty area/s to ambassador@arttherapy.org. Note that Ambassadors must be active members of the American Art Therapy Association and must be a credentialed ATR-BC. Media requests are matched with Ambassadors according to geographic location and area/s of expertise. Each Ambassador participates in training and is given pre-reading to assist in their work. If selected to address an issue, you will be provided with information regarding the request and appropriate contact information.
We hope that this new service enables you to get visibility for your expertise and the profession of art therapy. Please let us know if you’d like more information by sending an email to ambassador@arttherapy.org.EDUCATION
An art therapist holds a minimum of a master’s degree in art therapy. Please click here for information about art therapy educational programs in colleges and universities across the country that meet the required standards set by the Education Program Approval Board of the American Art Therapy Association. Join the Scholars blog to hear from other students. Discover scholarship opportunities, get low cost student insurance, link to archive articles of the Journal and receive other benefits as a Student member of our Association.
Institute for Continuing Education in Art Therapy (ICT/AT)
ICE/AT provides expanded professional development opportunities through online courses that help you earn continuing education credits and assist you in keeping your credentials current and increase your knowledge of the field.
A new Ethics Course has just been posted! You can earn 6 CECs! Click here to download the Course Catalog, or login to ICE/AT http://arttherapy.trainingcampus.net/ to view the ‘Product Catalog’.
Members of the Association receive a 28% discount on the regular online course fee! To receive the special member pricing, you will need the discount code. Please login to the Members Only section of our web site and visit the ‘Institute of Continuing Education in Art Therapy’ link on the left-hand side navigation bar then scroll down to find ICE/AT. If you need assistance, please email Barbara Florence.
Login to the Institute for Continuing Education in Art Therapy (ICE/AT) today: http://ArtTherapy.TrainingCampus.net
Consider becoming a course author. Click here to download the ICE/AT Author Kit.
Scholarships for Students
Application Directions - In order to apply for scholarship awards, applicants must be a member of the American Art Therapy Association. Awards are granted only to active student members of the Association and those who have been accepted or are attending an American Art Therapy Association approved Graduate Art Therapy Program.
Scholarships are awarded in November each year at the American Art Therapy Association Annual Conference. Winning recipients are notified in the fall about the decision on their application.
The application process is closed for 2010. Please click here for more information about 2011 Scholarship opportunities.
Continuing Education Credits
Earn your continuing education credits through the American Art Therapy Association at State or Regional conferences, and at our Annual Conference. If you are an instructor conducting a CEC eligible course, please click here for the Continuing Education Credits Information and Application Packet.
If you have attended and completed a CEC eligible course at a State or Regional conference, please click here to inform us of the course that you have completed and to coordinate payment.
Webinars
Membership Benefits and Web Site Virtual Tour
September 15, 2010 | 1:30PM – 2:30PM ET
Presenter: Barbara Florence, Director Member Benefits & Resources, American Art Therapy Association
Description: This session will provide an overview of the benefits of membership with the Association, and provide a web site virtual tour including accessing programs, information and services. The session also includes a demo on logging into the Members Only section, renewing membership online, updating profiles, and accessing publications and organizational information.
For more information contact: Barbara Florence at bflorence@arttherapy.org.
The American Art Therapy Association is pleased to present its upcoming Webinar Series. Webinars provide participants with the ability to view a presentation from their personal computers, and hear the presenters by dialing into a conference call line. Participants can ask questions using an online tool bar feature. The conference call line will not be open to discussion, due to the number of participants.
Signing up is easy, just click on the link provided after each Webinar description below, and complete the simple online registration form. You will then receive a confirmation email that will provide the link to join the Webinar from your computer along with the conference call dial in information. The confirmation email also provides an option to add the Webinar to your Outlook Calendar. One day before the Webinar you will receive a reminder email, followed by a second reminder email one hour before your session. If this is your first Webinar, you may want to click on the link to ‘join the webinar’ five minutes prior to the start of the session in case your computer requires that you download the connectivity-ware onto your system.
Additional Webinars will be announced, including a series which will offer Continuing Education Credits (CECs) in partnership with the Institute for Continuing Education in Art Therapy (ICE/AT).
For additional information, contact Barbara Florence, Director, Member Benefits & Resources or phone (703) 548-5863.
Mentor Program
The American Art Therapy Association Mentor Program helps ensure that experience and information can be passed on by leaders in the field to those just beginning their career. Please click here for more information on the American Art Therapy Association's Mentor Program.
For student members of the Association who are currently enrolled in graduate level art therapy degree programs, and interested in finding a mentor to help you navigate to a successful career in art therapy, please register by sending an email to mentor@arttherapy.org. Or, for recent art therapy graduates who are New Professional Members of the Association, email mentor@arttherapy.org
If you are a seasoned art therapist interested in helping a graduate-level art therapy student who would value your advice and involvement, please let us know so we can match you to a student either in your area or virtually. Send your name to: mentor@arttherapy.org.
