What are the salaries for art therapists in schools?
14. What will it take to make art therapy a routine service in schools? The current convergence of education and health care reform, along with the movement in the human service arena toward service integration models, provides a timely opportunity to redefine student services in schools. Art Therapists` unique knowledge and skills can assist in meeting todays challenges to help children become more receptive to academic involvement and can help to maximize their social and emotional potential. As a specialized discipline, it is possible for Art Therapy to stand at the nexus of these reform movements. However, it will be necessary to bridge several gaps which exist in the efforts to establish the notion that art therapy belongs in the schools: (a) improving the state certification/credentialing requirements for art therapists working in schools; (b) establishing consistent curriculum methods in graduate level art therapy preparation; (c) developing national guidelines for comprehensive
