Listed below are all the colleges that run accredited courses for training to practice as an Art Therapist or Art Psychotherapist.
State Registration of the profession ensures that for clients’ protection it is now illegal to use either of these titles without having completed the full training programme and qualified at one of these venues.
The colleges also run summer schools, short introductory courses, foundation courses, the diploma in Art Therapy or Art Psychotherapy, the MA and many other courses. Details on application to:
Queen Margaret College
Art Therapy Dept Dept, Queen Margaret College, Leith Campus, Duke Street, Edinburgh EH6 8HF, Scotland www.ed.ac.uk
University of Hertfordshire
Dept of Arts Therapies, Faculty of Art & Design, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield Campus, College Lane, Herts AL10 9AB, England
Tel: +44 (0)1707 285339/284800 www.herts.ac.uk
University of Sheffield
Art Psychotherapy Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies, University of Sheffield, Leary Greave Road, Sheffield S3 7RG, England
Tel: +44 (0)1142 222 9644 www.sheffield.ac.uk
University of London
Art Psychotherapy Unit of Psychotherapeutic Studies, University of London, Goldsmiths College, 23 St James, New Cross, London SE14 6AD, England
Tel: +44 (0)207 919 7230 www.goldsmiths.ac.uk
University of Derby
Art Therapy Dept, School of Health & Community Studies, University of Derby, Western Road, Mickleover, Derby DE3 5EX, England
Tel: +44 (0)1332 592729 www.derby.ac.uk
