The Business of Art Therapy

Navigating Career Paths, Creativity, and the Changing Landscape of the Field

Buch | Softcover

180 Seiten

2026
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-76230-2 (ISBN)

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The Business of Art Therapy provides art therapists with the necessary knowledge, skills, and confidence to successfully establish and expand their career development. This guide covers a variety of topics, including the basics of starting an art therapy-related business, navigating grants and fundraising, finding a specialty and niche, leveraging skills for non-traditional roles, and expanding one's knowledgebase with further specialization. It also explores alternative ways to generate income, offers support and guidance on managing student loan debt and personal finances, and provide insights into the growing field of international art therapy, as well as how to invite up to date technology as a professional resource. Recognizing that art therapists may pursue various career paths, the book also discusses alternative careers that leverage their skills and training. With its practical advice, tools, and resources, this book serves as a comprehensive guide for both aspiring and experienced art therapists seeking to succeed in their chosen field.

Cheryl Walpole Tiku, LPC, LCAT, LPAT, ATR-BC, is a licensed therapist and consultant whose work spans private practice, program development, and digital mental health innovation.

1. The Palette of Realities: Art Therapy's Economic Realities and Inspirational Landscape 2. Expanding the Practice: A Path Toward Consulting and Training Facilitation 3. Navigating the Global Canvas: Exploring the Possibilities of International Art Therapy 4. The Art Therapist Entrepreneur: From Person to Practice, Becoming the Business 5. Weaving Career Stability: The Traveling Art Therapist: How to Build a Creative Business from Anywhere 6. Open House Brooklyn: Community Arts Initiative & Expanding the Role of Art Therapist 7. Nature to Nurture: Art Therapy and Animal Assisted Therapies and Interventions Beginnings and Possibilities 8. Shifting Pieces, Creating New Images: How One Creative Arts Therapist Became a Hospital Workforce Wellness Leader

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.6.2026
Zusatzinfo	1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 9 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Finanz- / Wirtschaftsmathematik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Ergotherapie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-032-76230-6 / 1032762306
ISBN-13	978-1-032-76230-2 / 9781032762302
Zustand	Neuware