To which country to study art therapy? Although it is generally called "art therapy" in China, this discipline actually has two different development threads: one is the art of healing originated in Italy (Terapeutica Artistica), and the other is the art therapy in the United States.
In terms of working environment, art therapists receive medical treatment in hospitals, while art therapists can serve in communities. From the perspective of service objects, art therapy is aimed at the special population with brain damage or heart disease and emergency trauma, while art therapy is aimed at the general population who need to improve their cognitive and emotional barriers.
At the same time, art therapy and art therapy can be divided into academic school and psychological consultant school. Art healing is more inclined to art history and humanities and social science theory, aiming to integrate art with psychoanalysis, aesthetics, philosophy and other disciplines, and stimulate broader theoretical production. If you apply for a PhD based on a master's degree, you can consider neurology, social health and psychology.
In the field of art therapy dominated by the United States, the art intervention therapy based on professional clinical research has a history of more than 80 years, forming a relatively complete teaching system and professional norms, which is more practical. Taking Europe and the United States as an example, the survey shows that the average annual salary of new graduates of this major can reach about 400000, and the hourly salary can reach 300-1500 euros, about 2000-10500 yuan.
It is very important to engage in art therapy related work and obtain endorsement from professional institutions. It is an important criterion for school selection whether the certificates issued by the Association can be obtained through learning and whether these certificates can be mutually recognized in different regions. In terms of professional learning system, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom belong to the same family, which provides great convenience for employment.
List of major national art therapy associations
U.S.A
American Art Therapy Association
American Art Therapy Association
britain
British Art Therapy Association
British Association of Art Therapists，BAAT
Canada
Canadian Association of Art Therapists
Canadian Art Therapy Association
Australia
Australian Association of Art Therapists
Australian and New Zealand Art Therapy Association
Germany
German Association of Art Therapists
German Association of Art Therapists
In China, the art therapy profession is a little late. At the end of 2021, the first art therapy specialty was officially established in the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
At present, Fudan University, China Conservatory of Music, Beijing Dance Academy, Beijing Normal University, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Theater Academy, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, etc. also carry out relevant research and education in psychology, fine arts or drama and other professional fields. However, compared with the rapid development of foreign countries, there is a general lack of professional teachers in domestic related majors The lack of internship opportunities and other issues are still in a long initial stage.
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