10 advantages of the "Art therapist" course

The art therapy course is designed to be completed alongside a full-time job.

Summary of the most important advantages of further training in art therapy:

  1. There are various directions or methods in art therapy that are suitable for specific areas of interest and application. The most important methods are Movement therapy, dance therapy, painting therapy, design therapy, music therapy, drama therapy, speech therapy, puppetry therapy.
  2. The courses are designed to be taken alongside work, so that it is possible to continue your current job
  3. No prior medical knowledge is required to join a course; this is acquired during the training course
  4. The internship integrated into the art therapy course makes it possible to establish relationships with potential employers
  5. The training courses are recognized by health insurance companies from a certain level and treatments can be billed via corresponding supplementary insurance policies
  6. Since 1.1.2018, courses that prepare students for the federal higher professional examination have been financially supported by the federal government. Graduates can be reimbursed up to 50% of the course costs paid after completing the higher professional examination.
  7. People with basic medical training or further training can have individual modules credited and thus shorten their training
  8. Parallel to the training in art therapy, the students also look at their own topics in supervision sessions, so that the training also contributes to their own further development.
  9. The duration of the training can be adapted to personal possibilities by taking modules more intensively or with more time between them.
  10. According to experts, the need for well-trained art therapists will continue to increase as the complexity of our modern lives overwhelms more and more people.

Overview of art therapy schools "Art therapist (HFP)"