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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