Collage of the art work from VATI graduates for 40th anniversary.

    Available courses

    VATI 618a: Lesson 2 - Arts-Based Research in Action

    VATI 618a Lesson 2 is a self-directed reading course that introduces students to the stages of final project development relevant to Art Therapy. The lesson is organized around the major phases that later shape 618b, including proposal development and submission, literature review development, methodology planning, research ethics and community sensitivity, findings or project documentation, discussion and practice implications, full draft preparation, revision and feedback, APA editing, and final PDF submission.

    VATI 618a: Lesson 1 - Arts-Based Research/Research Methods

    VATI 618a Lesson 1 is a self-directed reading course that introduces students to arts-based research methods relevant to Art Therapy. The course is organized around major methodological groupings, including image- and material-based approaches, narrative and reflective methods, performance and enactment, photography and media, embodied and sensory inquiry, participatory and community-based methods, and interpretive extensions.

    EXA STUDENT PORTAL

    EXA STUDENT PORTAL


    EXA Applied Practice Expressive Arts Method & Practice (2026 2027)

    Applied Practice Expressive Arts Method & Practice 


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    Art Therapy Ethics (rev. Jun 2024)

    Art Therapy Ethics

    Trauma Informed Art Therapy (Revised - Jan 2021)

    History and Theory of Art Therapy (Revised 2025)

    History and Theory of Art Therapy

    History and Theory of Art Therapy (Revised. 2022)

    History and Theory of Art Therapy

    Art of Loss (rev. 2022)

    Adolescent Art Therapy (rev. 2022)

    Child Art Therapy (rev. 2022)

    Child Art Therapy 

    Group Art Therapy - Advanced Diploma (rev. 2024)

    Group Art Therapy

    Group Art Therapy (rev. 2024)

    Group Art Therapy

    Human Development and Art Therapy (rev. 2021)

    Family Art Therapy (rev. 2024)

    Family Art Therapy

    Family Art Therapy - Advanced Diploma (rev. 2024)

    Family Art Therapy

    VATI 601- Art Therapy Training Group

    VATI 601- Art Therapy Training Group

    VATI 603 - Art Therapy Techniques

    VATI 603 - Art Therapy Techniques

    VATI 617 - Clinical Placement (rev. 2025)

    VATI 617 - Clinical Supervision

    Abnormal Psychology and Art Therapy (rev. 2021) - Diploma

    Abnormal Psychology and Art Therapy

    Abnormal Psychology and Art Therapy (rev. 2021) - Advanced Diploma

    Abnormal Psychology and Art Therapy

    Arts-Based Research (rev. 2021)

    Equity & Diversity (rev. 2022) - Diploma

    VATI 618: Arts-Based Research/Research Methods Part 1

    Equity & Diversity (rev. 2022) - Advanced Diploma

    VATI 617 - Clinical Placement (rev. 2022) copy 1

    VATI 617 - Clinical Supervision

    Trauma Informed Art Therapy (rev. 2021) review

    Art Therapy Ethics (rev. 2021) - fully online template

    Art Therapy Ethics