Re:art therapy jobs

I wish you a lot of luck in finding a job as an art
therapist. I hope that you are married to a rich dentist.
In my experience, I have found it extrememly frustrating to
have spent thousands of dollars on a graduate degree that
MIGHT get me a job at $10 or $12 an hour. I find that many
facilities want a recreation therapist or TSS (therapeutic
staff support) which is a bachelor's position.

I have an MA in art therapy but will persue an MA in
counseling psychology to survive. It is unfortunate that
there are schools cranking out art therapy students for
which there are few jobs. Read the AATA journal;
it's depressing.

I love the creative arts as therapy, but I would never
recommend a career as an art therapist to anyone.

Good luck to you!

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