This program is designed to prepare students, in consultation with other rehabilitation team members or in private practice, to use drawing and other art media forms to treat, assess, and rehabilitate individuals with mental, developmental, emotional, or physical disorders. This program frequently includes in depth instruction in art, art therapeutic techniques, history and theory of art therapy, patient assessment and diagnosis, psychopathology, legal and ethical practice issues, cultural diversity issues, and professional standards and regulations.
Below are colleges and universities providing majors, degrees, and training programs in Art Therapy.
- Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT
- Alverno College Milwaukee, WI
- Anna Maria College Paxton, MA
- Arcadia University Glenside, PA
- Bethany College Lindsborg, KS
- Capital University Columbus, OH
- College of New Rochelle New Rochelle, NY
- Converse College Spartanburg, SC
- DePaul University Chicago, IL
- Edgewood College Madison, WI
- Emmanuel College Boston, MA
- Harding University Searcy, AR
- Long Island University: C. W. Post Campus Brookville, NY
- Marygrove College Detroit, MI
- Marywood University Scranton, PA
- Mercyhurst College Erie, PA
- Millikin University Decatur, IL
- Mount Mary College Milwaukee, WI
- Prescott College Prescott, AZ
- Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN
- Springfield College Springfield, MA
- St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY
- University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
- University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI
- Vincennes University Vincennes, IN