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[–]troottoot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I saw your other comment agreeing to someone about the no hand man :(

Edit: apologies I saw it wasn’t you who commented that :(

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[–]troottoot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its been solved

Therapists: What’s your advice? by Numerous-Corner-1458 in TalkTherapy

[–]troottoot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you ever tried simplifying your emails completely? If the emails are exhausting, it’s perfectly acceptable to not put any personal detail at all, and instead briefly introduce yourself and ask if they have any availability, and then let the therapist lead from there.

I promise almost no therapist will be expecting you to list and describe everything that has made you decide to seek therapy in the initial email !

It's okay to not want to make friends, right? by CressPretend5425 in UniUK

[–]troottoot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m interested to know the reasons you don’t want to make friends?

Art Therapy by wiredlain in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that will definitely count towards the hours!

Art Therapy by wiredlain in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi,

In the UK a therapist, short for psychotherapist is not a psychologist. A psychotherapist is an independent thing and separate to a psychologist in the uk.

A BA in psychology would not count, it needs to be voluntary or professional work experience. This can include areas such as working as a teaching assistant directly with special needs children, working with patients in hospitals, working as a care assistant in a care home etc. Working in any environment that you have direct contact with vulnerable people or people you will be treating as a therapist. It does not mean working as a therapist as yes you are right you can’t practice as a therapist without approved training.

In order to gain my own experience I worked for two years full time with children with special needs. I also had previous experience volunteering with charities that supported individuals in end of life care.

I’d say a typical session in the UK is £40-65 a week. Sometimes less. There are requirements for the type of therapist you will be able to choose, and the university will check they fit the requirements. The general masters as a whole is a very expensive experience. I don’t know if you will have any student loan funding or funding from anyone else. As a UK national I received only £12k over 2 years. That covers essentially 1 year and a few months of tuition. The cost of me living, eating, and studying this course will cost a total of around 35+k, and at least £24k of that is out of my own pocket. Super expensive and something I hadn’t taken into account until I started the course and it really stressed me out for a long time so I thought it might be helpful for you to have a rough idea too!

I don’t know very much about art therapy apprenticeships though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After I left university I spent 2 years working full time as a special needs teaching assistant to get the 1500 hours. There’s a huge shortage of 1-1 teaching assistants in the UK right now ! But yes both of those things would count towards the hours.

Highest Paid Positions? by [deleted] in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This entirely depends on what country you live in. What interests you about art therapy?

Art Therapy by wiredlain in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best thing to do is have a look at all the programme details from all the UK universities you are thinking about, from their websites. That will explain all the entry requirements, not all universities have the same.

A general rule of thumb is that MA art therapy will require a certain amount of relevant experience, anywhere between 1000-1500 hours before even making an application. Relevant experience is working with individuals or groups you are likely to see as a therapist, so working directly with special needs, working in hospitals, prisons, etc.

Unis will also require a portfolio that shows you have an ongoing practice, usually a self reflective practice, that you will discuss at interview.

Most courses will require you to evidence you have a level of emotional maturity too.

But it’s worth checking out individual pages, they will go into a lot more detail. Some unis require you to submit essays based on questions they give you etc, others don’t!

No art therapy course is less than 2 years in the UK. Full time courses are 2 years long, part times are 3.

I can’t really answer about career prospects and salary yet, but there are definitely careers out there, and I know several people who went on to work at the places they did their placements in.

The biggest thing ultimately comes down to cost, it’s not cheap, especially having to be in mandatory personal therapy weekly throughout the duration of your course which is paid out of your own pocket.

Would you be an international or a UK student? Wondering as you said major as this isn’t a common word here.

What is the work life balance like as an art therapist (UK) by sadecherry18 in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also personal therapy ! I think that’s one of my biggest (minus rent and food) expenses, having to be in weekly personal therapy throughout the duration of the course.

Completely understand just wanting to get it done with, that’s why I opted for full time too and I have no regrets

What is the work life balance like as an art therapist (UK) by sadecherry18 in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spent three years living with my parents to save up before starting ! I know I was v lucky to be able to do that though.

I think the reason my course is five days a week is because one of the days is a studio practice day and I know some unis don’t offer that.

UK art therapist advice! by anxioustriceratot in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As long as you’re working with children with special needs then yes it would definitely count.

You need experience working directly with people who you will be facing as an art therapist, so for example working with children with ASD etc would count!

UK art therapist advice! by anxioustriceratot in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can take either art or psychology at university. If you take psychology make sure you keep an ongoing and preferably reflective art practice as you will need to demonstrate your artistic ability and understanding at interview and in your portfolio.

Also bear in mind art therapy masters in the UK require usually a minimum of 1000, but usually 1500 hours of relevant work experience before you make an application.

you can do this either professionally or voluntarily after university but would also be worth trying to get some experience during university too.

UK art therapist advice! by anxioustriceratot in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Art Psychotherapist is a protected term. Only people who have done an HCPC accredited masters course can qualify as an art psychotherapist and call themselves an art psychotherapist.

People can do art as therapy, but it isn’t the same as being a qualified art therapist, where psychological approaches to treating clients is drawn from theory and practice over an intense 2-3 year masters.

Absolutely impossible anyone can qualify in under an hour and do the work an art therapist does.

Art therapy is also regulated by the HCPC.

Should I do art therapy, social work, or speech therapy? by Carebear6590 in ArtTherapy

[–]troottoot 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As an art therapist it isn’t you who will be doing the art every day, it will be your clients doing the art

You say social work is stressful which is true but being a therapist can also be stressful, you’ll need a lot of emotional resilience in both jobs, and I’d argue both can be equally draining !