Art Therapist
Help improve clients’ well-being through involvement in art.
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What's it like to be an Art Therapist?
An Art Therapist is a qualified psychotherapist that uses art to improve people’s well-being. They use art and the artistic process as a tool in their counselling, professional development and psychotherapy services. Art Therapists could work in private practice, psychiatry clinics, special needs schools, nursing homes, prisons, hospitals, or similar institutions.
Tasks and duties
- Designing programs to meet the needs of different clients based on data gathering and interviews with the client’s loved ones.
- Assessing client’s mental health using their artistic process and using the data from the artwork to make recommendations for art therapy.
- Developing custom treatment and selecting artistic materials that involve studio art therapy and counselling.
- Providing an outlet for self-expression to help clients cope with cognitive or emotional impairments.
- Documenting client’s response to therapy and writing case studies.
How to become an Art Therapist
To work as an Art Therapist, you will need to complete a degree that is recognised by the Malaysian Association of Psychotherapy (MAP) and register with the Lembaga Kaunselor.
- Complete a bachelor degree in a relevant field, such as psychology, social work, or fine arts.
- Complete a postgraduate degree or certificate in Art Therapy that is accredited by the MAP (Malaysian Association of Psychotherapy).
- Obtain a licence from the Lembaga Kaunselor in accordance with the Malaysia Counsellors Act 1998.
