In this subject you will participate in group supervision and complete work-based learning in the form of a clinical placement as a trainee Art Therapist over 200 hours (85 hours of which are direct client contact) plus a minimum of 22 hours of small group supervision totalling 222 hours. The placement component is designed to meet the registration requirements of the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).
In addition to placement and supervision classes, you will participate in a range of activities to prepare for placement, including an expression of interest interview to support the placement matching process, and a Preparation for Placement Workshop.
This placement is aimed to develop your skill base as a health professional in a clinical or community-based setting. You will be expected to deliver art therapy services that are tailored to the needs of the specialised client group and organisational context.
To develop clinical competencies as a trainee art therapist, you will discuss and critique clinical learning occurring on placement in a small-group supervision class. Here you will engage in reflective discussion and art making to develop strategies for managing this initial period in professional development within your placement setting, alongside other trainee art therapy students and facilitated by an art therapist-educator with clinical expertise. You will share and present material from your work with individual clients and groups, to begin to develop an understanding of art therapy practice, clinical reasoning, client experience, therapeutic engagement, and the therapeutic relationship.
