ABSTRACT
Some training programs offer combined degrees, such as those in California, where marriage and family counseling is taught along with art therapy. And, as noted earlier, American Art Therapy Association’s new education standards now require that programs include enough counseling courses for graduates to be eligible for that credential. Although art therapy is much better known than in the past, not all communities have a choice of positions. In areas that have had training programs for many years, however, and where students have interned in various settings, there is a much greater awareness of art therapy and its benefits, and therefore more jobs. Job openings in such places may even enhance earning power. It is also possible to obtain funding from other sources for programs in art therapy. In the rapidly growing area of arts medicine, state arts councils and private foundations often support art programs in places like hospitals and hospices.
