EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY
ALTERNATIVE TRAINING COURSES

The Center for Creative Arts Therapy offers coursework required by the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) for the Registered Expressive Arts Therapy credential. These include the following (17 credits total needed):

Required Courses (offered LIVE)

1. Creative Arts Therapies (3 credits)

2. Expressive Arts Therapy (3 credits)

   • Expressive Arts Therapy with Individuals (1 credit)​

   • Expressive Arts Therapy with Groups (1 credit)

   • Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy (1 credit)

3. Psychodrama or Sociodrama (3 credits)

4. Arts-Based Courses: Art, Music, etc.  (3 credits)

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Required Courses (offered ONLINE)

1. Creative Interventions for Mental Health Professionals (1 credit)

2. Advanced Electives in Expressive Arts Therapy (OR Drama Therapy) (2 credits)

3. Artistic Inquiry: Translational Projects (Research & Ethics (2 credits) *

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* Must be completed by Internship Track B Students ONLY!

To become a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, one needs a minimum of 50 hours of arts experience (combination of coursework and personal hours spent on professional and personal development in the arts).

Must be documented in the narratives, transcript(s), and course description(s). 

To become a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT) one needs a minimum of three of the following four categories below and the applicant must have completed a minimum of 25 hours of instruction per category:

1. Development Across the Lifespan

2. Theories of Personality

3. Abnormal Psychology or Psychopathology

4. Ethics/Professional Practice

The Center for Creative Arts Therapy offers multiple internships in Expressive Arts Therapy towards the 1,200 hour Expressive Arts Therapy Training requirements:

1. INTERNSHIP TRACK A (Masters in Psychology, Educational Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Related Mental Health Discipline):

   • Minimum of 200 hours of Direct Client Contact doing Expressive Arts Therapy​

     • 150 hours may be individual EAT therapy hours

     • At least 50 hours MUST be group

   • Minimum of 25 hours of Individual Supervision (1 hr to each 8 hrs of direct client contact) or 50 hours of Group Supervision

2. INTERNSHIP TRACK B (Masters in the Arts, Music, Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, etc.):

   • Minimum of 500 hours of Direct Client Contact doing Expressive Arts Therapy​

     • 375 hours may be individual EAT therapy hours

     • At least 125 hours MUST be group

   • Minimum of 50 hours of Individual Supervision (1 hr to each 10 hrs of direct client contact) or 100 hours of Group Supervision

3. POST-GRADUATE HOURS:​

   • Minimum of 1000 hours of Direct Client Contact doing Expressive Arts Therapy​ (equal to approximately 20 hours per week for 12 months, or an equivalent time over a longer period of time, not to exceed 48 months - or four years​​

   • Minimum of 50 hours of Individual Supervision or 100 hours of Group Supervision

   • Post Degree hours can not be earned until completion of graduate program and internship hours.