This course is designed to offer students a didactic and experiential overview of the field of art therapy. Material covered will include history, theory, and practice of art therapy processes and approaches as well as a survey of populations, settings, and applications. Lectures, readings, seminar-style discussion, audiovisual presentations, experiential exercises, and guest presentations comprise the structure of this course. Students complete Volunteer work in this course. Students must have current FBI Clearance, Child Abuse Clearance, Pennsylvania State Criminal Record Check, and a TB Test to take this course.

Explore how art therapy theories, tools, techniques connects to diverse fields through coursework, and experiential learning while studying in Rome.