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Would your clients and service benefit from Art Therapy? Have you thought of employing an art therapist?
Art Therapy is a psychological therapy that uses visual art as its primary medium. It is particularly useful for children, adults and older people who may find verbal communication difficult for a variety of reasons (age, severity of condition, etc.) but also very helpful for clients who use language as a defense and have been unable to engage in verbal therapies. Art Therapy is practiced in groups and individually. Art Therapy benefits both clients, (in helping them express and contain potentially disturbing issues in a way they can manage), and organisations as this often leads to better engagement and reduced conflict.
Art Therapists work with a whole spectrum of clients and within a variety of resources: many are employed in the NHS, but others work in mainstream primary and secondary schools, hospices, prisons, voluntary agencies, etc. Many Art Therapists welcome the flexibility of sessional employment and are able to tailor their input to the need of the organisation. Art Therapists can also take on roles that extend beyond the clinical work by providing supervision to other staff members, and co-working with colleagues from other professions.
If you would like to know more about setting up a post, however small, please email Val Huet, Chief Executive Officer, at val@baat.org for advice and help with job descriptions, conditions of employment and advertising.
BAAT can help you fill your Art Therapy vacancy using cost-effective advertisements in various media. More >>
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