This isn’t therapy for artists, though given the lives of so many of them, they may need it more than anyone else. But trust us, or at least the psychologists, when they say that art can heal. No, it didn’t do much for Van Gogh (or his ear), but it can work wonders for others dangling on the precipice.
It’s a stressful world out there, and while a little Prozac and a comfortable leather couch may help a lot, sometimes they're just not enough. Consider Art Therapy, then, to be the meeting of Freud and Picasso, or the couch and the paintbrush.
Art Therapy is a combination of the analytical and the creative. As an Art Therapy major you’ll learn all the tools of the trade that come with being a therapist of those with mental, emotional, and developmental disorders. You’ll get to tap into that creative vein of yours as you help your patients learn to communicate their thoughts and feelings through the stories they draw and paint. After all, the mind expresses itself in many ways, not just through words. Sometimes it takes a blank canvas, a paintbrush, and a therapist to figure that out.
Abnormal Psychology
Art History
Assessment in Art Therapy
Child Development
Clinical Applications in Art Therapy
Counseling
Foundations in Studio Art
Imagery and Metaphor
Painting and Drawing
Principles of Psychology
Psychology of Personality
Quantitative Reasoning
Theory of Art Therapy
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