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The Profession Of An Art Therapist

By Myrtle Cash


An art therapist is an expert when it comes to art therapy. This individual uses creative procedure in boosting the physical mental and emotional well being of patients diverse in age. This person has a good mastery of psychology and human development and operates in his or her own clinic. The clients are of all genders, age groups, class, couples, singles, families and groups in general.

Such a therapist is known to work independently at a clinic, general hospital, schools or other government institutions. In other cases though, they might be many as per the circumstances at hand. He or she uses non spoken signs generated through painting and artistic work. Through this means, results can be easily noted and the patient will have some improvements as compared to the way he or she was initially.

All these require extensive training and passion for the job. It is not that easy because anyone wishing to undertake this kind of work has to be attentive with any little things that come up, and should not form assumptions before completion of the exercise. It is a profession that requires full attention. If the person does not possess this, then he or she does not qualify to undertake these studies.

In the end of the entire exercise, there is relief to many people with disorders and mentally disturbed conditions due to home disputes, disagreements and tribulations. All these are resolved to boost the aptitude of individuals, arouse confidence and awareness in them as a means of attaining insight.

The specialist makes use of three main components within the aspect of life namely; human development, visual painting and mindset in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. When all these three components are put together, the results are relief from nervousness, despair, substance misuse and mayhem, distress, rational and emotional disorders, relationships issues and family matters, predicaments of the nerves, culture and sentiments, and marital abuses.

The job description is mainly the use of brushes and paints in coming up with images that have a positive impact in solving the mental problem exhibited by this individual. Here, this expert is able to assess what the patient is suffering from and offer treatment using this process. The materials and method chosen by this expert have to be relevant to the problem at hand.

As per the mandate and regulations of the professional body in this industry, the specialist is required to keep records in form of charts and regular reports as a way of monitoring progress in the therapy sessions for each client. This may be useful when called upon to witness, testify on behalf of the client in any given instance.

All in all, education is a must for an art therapist. The minimum qualification is the baccalaureate degree from a distinguished college in the US or abroad although; a masters in this field is the best option and advantageous. This one only requires two years to complete for those within the above mentioned class.




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