Expressive Arts Certificate

The Expressive Arts Certificate will provide students with the required knowledge and skills around the use of the arts (e.g., music, theater, art, dance/movement, storytelling) to apply to their practice with various groups and at all levels (micro, mezzo, macro) of practice.

Why Study This Program

This certificate is for students enrolled in or who have completed a Master’s degree in one of the following disciplines: Social Work, Psychology (all concentrations), Educational Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Fine Arts, or related mental health discipline. Students enrolled in the certificate program will have previously completed coursework in psychopathology, ethics/professional practice, theory, and child and adult development.

What You Will Learn

The Expressive Arts Certificate will provide students with the required knowledge and skills around the use of the arts (e.g., music, theater, art, dance/movement, storytelling) to apply to their practice with various groups and at all levels (micro, mezzo, macro) of practice. Additionally, upon completion of the certificate and then a subsequent 200 (social work, psychology, educational psychology, marriage and family counseling, related mental health discipline) or 500 (fine arts or another discipline) hour supervised internship in chosen art modality, the individual will be eligible to apply as a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist and/or Registered Expressive Arts Consultant through the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association.