Graduate Certificate in Art Therapy-ATR Track
College of Liberal and Creative Arts
Dr. Cecilia Konchar Farr, Dean
Program Director: Dr. Susan Ridley
This certificate program is intended for professionals who already hold a graduate degree in Counseling or a closely related field and who are interested in pursuing art therapy credentials. Courses are offered throughout the year within the Art Therapy and Counseling Master's program. Once accepted into the certificate program, students can begin to take courses as they fit into their individual and professional schedules. Graduate art therapy courses fulfill the educational requirements for credentials as an Art Therapist through the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB). In addition to the art therapy content, mental health courses are required and 1,500 hours of postgraduate supervised clinical work in art therapy is needed to qualify for ATR credentials. Art Therapy is a regulated mental health field that requires specific education and supervised internships. See the Art Therapy Credentials Board (https://www.atcb.org/) for further details if you are interested in becoming an art therapist.
Graduate Certificate in Art Therapy-ATR Track
Students must complete a minimum of 36 credits including supervised internships.
| ATC 501 | History and Development of Art Therapy | 3 |
| ATC 502 | Materials and Techniques of Art Therapy Practice | 3 |
| ATC 504 | Group Dynamics | 3 |
| ATC 506 | Assessments in Art Therapy | 3 |
| ATC 507 | Professional Orientation, Ethical, and Legal Issues | 3 |
| ATC 509 | Marriage & Family Counseling | 3 |
| ATC 513 | Counseling Techniques | 3 |
| ATC 515 | Social and Cultural Foundations | 3 |
| ATC 516 | Lifestyle & Career Development | 3 |
| ATC 519 | Supervised Internship I | 3 |
| ATC 520 | Supervised Internship II | 3 |
| ATC 523 | Theories into Practice | 3 |