Master of Arts in Clinical Art Therapy and Counseling

Long Island University Post (StudyGroup)

This program provides education and training in Art Therapy and Clinical Mental Health Counseling. The degree is a total of 60 credits, 48 credits taken in the current Clinical Art Therapy program and 12 credits taken from the Department of Counseling and Development.The program has been designed to allow graduates to be eligible for licensing as a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) in New York State, and to sit for the Art Therapy Credentials Board Examination (ATCBE) as part of national registration. The curriculum is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Individual students should check with their home states for specific educational requirements regarding licensure.We offer small and intimate class sizes that range from 8 to 22 students. The curriculum's focus is on the diagnostic and therapeutic value of painting, drawing, and sculpture as applied to a variety of populations (children, adolescents and adults). The art process is also emphasized and art is created in all foundational seminars. The course of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture for the Art Therapist, culminates in a gallery opening where students present their work.Emphasis is placed on creating a clinical art therapy community in which students, faculty, the Art, and Counseling Departments, as well as the New York area artist community, contribute to a cohesive and stimulating training experience. The program offers 30-40 active art therapy internship sites for students to fulfill the required 700 internship hours. Research is one of the hallmarks of this program. Our students are required to take nine credits in research and thesis. Students have presented their findings at national conferences and our faculty is known within the art therapy community for their efforts across a range of clinical topics.