Art Therapy

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Therapy is a four-year, pre-professional degree integrating three areas of study; studio art, psychology, and creative arts therapy courses. Art therapy at Endicott is primarily a studio visual art experience, yet maybe augmented with opportunities in dance, drama, music, and poetry. Students enter at their own levels of artistic development and, through a proven year of foundation courses, grow increasingly comfortable working in a variety of media. Over the course of study, each student is encouraged to discover his or her own treasury of personal creative resources, and in turn, share therapeutic properties with others. Students are encouraged to participate in national organizations such as the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), or the Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH). Although alumni have proven to be successful in securing meaningful positions in relevant fields, becoming a registered art therapist (ATR) is dependent upon completion of appropriate graduate education and post-graduate supervised experience. Board Certification (ATR-BC) is granted to registered art therapists who pass a written examination and requires continuing education. Art therapy is a program for artistically talented students who want to apply their creativity for the well-being and benefit of others.

Recent art therapy Internship sites include:

Boston Shriners Hospital
CITYarts
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
ESF Dream Camp Foundation
Express Yourself, Inc.
Hasbro Children’s Hospital
Hearthstone Alzheimer’s Foundation
Maine General Medical Center
Medicine Wheel Productions
National Institute of Mental Health
Ronald McDonald House
Saint Francis House
The Children’s Connection
United South End Settlements
Windrush Farm
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital