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Art Psychotherapy

Roehampton Campus, United Kingdom

Masters Degree / 24 months

34650 £ / years

Overview

Develop the skills, practical experience, and confidence to begin a rewarding career as a professionally-qualified and registered art psychotherapist. This course is designed for experienced artists and professionals who have worked within clinical settings and would like to build a rewarding career as an art psychotherapist.


Timetabling

To ensure our students can make the most of our great campus while they are here, as well as combine study with work, caring and other commitments, we are scheduling teaching on most of our postgraduate degrees on no more than three days a week. The exact timings will depend on your modules, which will be confirmed either before or during enrolment.

These are the committed days for 2024/25*:

Full-time

Year 1: Monday and Tuesday

Year 2: Wednesday

Part-time

Year 1: Tuesday

Year 2: Tuesday

Year 3: Wednesday

*On exceptionally rare occasions these days may change, and if so the University will endeavour to notify applicants at least one month before the start of term.


Your curriculum 

You will be taught by leading experts who will equip you with the skills, experience, and confidence to work as an art psychotherapist in challenging, yet rewarding environments.

  • Our graduating students are eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
  • Registered practitioners work in a variety of different settings including psychiatric hospitals, social services, special education, prisons and the voluntary sector.


Learning

Your learning will be split between supervised clinical placements and taught days on campus.

A vital part of the programme is a supervised clinical placement which allows you to complete one hundred mandatory days of practice during your training. Placements are available in a variety of settings that include mental health (both in the NHS and other psychiatric hospitals and day centres), disabilities services or in hospitals or social services, special education, or a range of other settings.

 

Careers

Our graduates go on to work as art therapists in fields.

These include:

  • healthcare
  • education
  • adult mental health
  • the third sector.

They work in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals.

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