Completion of or concurrent enrollment in a 5000 level required Art Therapy course is required for enrollment in this course. Therapy Fieldwork II A tutorial offering supervision for students in intermediate and advanced stages of clinical internships. Students spend from twelve to twenty-four hours per week advancing their clinical skills in treatment and assessment, with individuals and groups. This class builds on the skills acquired in Fieldwork I and furthers the student's understanding of the therapeutic relationship which involves the client, their art, and the therapist. This course assists in consolidating the professional identity of the art therapy student.
Students work on their own art in a studio environment, facilitated by an art therapy instructor.
Explorations of the boundaries of artist as therapist and therapist as artist will be discussed in both the professional and personal realms. This studio course will engage in critiques specific to the discourse of art in art therapy and the boundaries which overlap between personal expression and public displays of art. You must be a Masters of Art in Art Therapy student to take this class. Topics covered in this course address a broad range of cultures, populations, settings, and approaches. Books and articles are discussed, with a focus on the interface between the theory and the practice of art as therapy.