Comment: | Qualified art therapists have considerable understanding of art processes, are proficient in the area of verbal communication and are able to provide a trusting and facilitating environment in which patients feel safe to express strong emotions. Their training enables them to work in a variety of settings: psychiatry, people with learning difficulties, special and mainstrem education, the social services and prisons.
The British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) is the professional organisation for art therapists in the United Kingdom and has its own Code of Ethics of Professional Practice. Comprising twenty regional groups, a European and an international section, it maintains a comprehensive directory of qualified art therapists and works to promote art therapy in the UK. They also publish a journal, Inscape, twice a year.
For further details contact the association. |
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