Creative Arts Therapists

There are many ways to explore a career as a creative arts therapist. Visit the Web sites of creative arts therapy professional associations for information on careers. Talk with people working in the creative arts therapy field and perhaps arrange to observe a creative arts therapy session. Look for volunteer or part-time work assisting therapists. A summer job as an aide at a camp for disabled children, for example, may help provide insight into the nature of creative arts therapy, including both its rewards and demands. Such experience can be very valuable in deciding if you are suited to the inherent frustrations of a therapy career.

Visit https://arttherapy.org/art-therapy-action and https://www.adta.org/become-a-dance-movement-therapist to learn more about different types of creative arts therapies.

Check out the following publications to learn more about the field:

• Art Therapy Today: https://www.naylornetwork.com/artt-nwl/index.asp
• American Journal of Dance Therapy: https://www.adta.org/american-journal-of-dance-therapy
• Journal of Poetry Therapy: https://poetrytherapy.org/Journal-of-Poetry-Therapy
• Various music therapy journals and publications: https://www.musictherapy.org/research/pubs/#Music_Therapy_Matters