辅修艺术治疗

Surely you’ve heard of the art of healing, but what about the healing ability of art? If you have a desire to help others and you believe in the power of artistic expression to promote wellbeing, UNE’s Art Therapy program may be the perfect minor for you. The only art therapy minor for undergraduates in Maine, this cross-disciplinary program combines elements from the fields of 心理学 and art, weaving them into a level of academic specialization not commonly seen at the undergraduate level. The perfect complement to a wide variety of majors, the minor explores the intersection between the creative process and the therapeutic process, giving you the ability to help others with the power of their own creativity.

The only undergraduate minor program in art therapy in the state of Maine, the Art Therapy minor at UNE serves as the perfect complement to many of our academic majors. As a student in this interdisciplinary minor, you will engage in active learning with both 心理学 and arts faculty as part of your program of study, which will provide you with a unique opportunity to experience graduate level specialization at an undergraduate level.

从实践经验中学习

Whether you’re engaged in the art component of the program by doing collage work, 陶瓷, 绘画, 画, 等., or you’re participating in role playing to learn various counseling skills, the Art Therapy minor is brimming with hands-on experiences that translate to real-world skills.

You may even opt to gain research experience in your minor by working with a faculty member to investigate the psychological and physiological effects of art making on anxiety. Or you may choose to participate in an internship that enables you to implement art-inclusive counseling. 可能的实习地点包括: 

• 辅助生活中心 
• 学校和儿童发展中心
• 社区娱乐项目
• 儿童虐待和忽视预防项目
• 家庭暴力干预计划
• 社区行为健康机构

UNE’s Art Therapy minor is applicable to professional careers in diverse ways. If your ultimate goal is to become an art therapist, the program will introduce you to the practice of art therapy, helping you to develop skills that will foster placement in graduate programs. But having a minor in Art Therapy is beneficial to a number of careers, 包括教育领域, 心理学, 社会工作, 职业治疗, and in any other career that uses art as part of the therapeutic process.

艺术治疗职业的数字

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