• If you have a BA in a related field, contact an accredited art therapy program to find out enrollment requirements. You can check out nationwide programs through the AATA Approved Education Programs listing.
  
• The ATCB has made some changes concerning registration and course requirements.  With the new registration specifications (mainly option C), it is now possible to complete all of the required course work and practicum within Minnesota.  The ATCB said that it is now acceptable to complete the core curriculum through independent study at an institution that is not recognized as a certification program.  Furthermore, those 24 credits can now be included in a masters program instead of having to be 'in addition to'. For further information, here's a link to their website:  www.atcb.org/optionC.htm

Workshops and Classes

• Metro State University
  St. Paul, MN   651.772.7777
• St. Mary’s University of MN 
  612.874.9877
• University of Illinois offers summer workshops
• MNATA art therapists: See Directory and/or the latest MNATA newsletter

Master Level Art Therapy Programs

• Adler Graduate School
  Richfield, MN  (612) 861-7554
   www.alfredadler.edu
  Ev Haas - Admissions Coordinator
• Mount Mary College in Milwaukee 
• University of Wisconsin-Superior
  

  ADLER GRADUATE SCHOOL offers either a Marriage and Family Therapy Track or Professional Counselor Track that integrates a 24 credit Art Therapy training program into it. Upon completion of the 60 credit total and 700 hours of supervised internship, graduates who complete their post degree work experience and supervision may be eligible to obtain their LMFT or LPC and Art Therapy Registration (ATR). For more information go to the Adler Graduate School web site http://www.alfredadler.edu/ or Contact Evelyn Haas,  Admissions Coordinator at 612-861-7554