M.P.S. in Art Therapy-Special Education Creative arts therapists are increasingly employed in special educational settings. The Department of Creative Arts Therapy offers a program enabl-ing students to apply for a New York State Provisional Teaching Certificate upon graduation. This gives art therapy students who are clear that they want to work in schools or special education settings the proper qualifications to obtain employment. Many states have reciprocity agreements with New York State, so that the teaching certificate will be valid in many other locations. The program is intended to train art therapists who want to work with special education populations, not art teachers.
Classes are the same as for other art therapy students.
A Bachelor's degree is required for admission. For the art therapy program, a degree in art or psychology is preferred. For the dance therapy program, a degree in dance or psychology is preferred. All prerequisite courses may be taken on an undergraduate level, but must be taken from an accredited institution, for academic credit. Studio classes will be accepted for movement experience.