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Art therapists work in many different environments, including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Hospitals and clinics (medical and psychiatric)
  • Outpatient mental health agencies and day treatment facilities
  • Residential treatment centers
  • Domestic violence and homeless shelters
  • Community agencies and nonprofit settings
  • Correctional facilities
  • Elder care facilities
  • Art studios
  • Private practice
  • Schools
  • Colleges
  • Universities
  • An art therapist may work as part of a team that includes physicians, psychologists, nurses, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, rehabilitation counselors, social workers, and/or teachers. Together, they determine each client’s therapeutic goals and objectives and implement a treatment plan.
  • Other art therapists work independently and maintain private practices with children, adolescents, adults, groups, and/or families.

Information from http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/40/ecat01-art-ther.pdf