Kutenai Art Therapy Institute

EMPLOYMENT SURVEY

January 2009                                                                                                           

Full-time Agency Employed as Art Therapist.

Hired as an art therapist by a mental health agency to work full-time.

12%

Full-time Agency Employed - Some Art Therapy.

Working full-time in an agency, art therapy included.

24%

 

Full-time Private practice

Set up art therapy private practice and generates full-time work.  This might include contract work.

6%

Part-time Agency Employed as Art Therapist.

Hired as an art therapist by a mental health agency to work part-time.

Part-time Private Practice

Set up art therapy private practice and generates part-time work.  Might be employed elsewhere.

24%

Teaching

Involved in art therapy education.

Employed Full-Time in an Educational, Therapeutic, or Human Services Setting

Art therapy training used and valuable in work, although not employed as art therapist; and/or training was factor in being hired.

12%

Employed Part-Time in an Educational, Therapeutic, or Human Services Setting

Art therapy training used and valuable in work, although not employed as art therapist; and/or training was factor in being hired.

24%

No Art Therapy

For a variety of reasons involved in other pursuits.

6%

Volunteer

Volunteering art therapy in an agency/hospital.

12%

Note: These results are shown as percent of respondents, and several individuals represent more than one category. 

In the category of No Art Therapy: This person has chosen to work in other fields.

  PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT for GRADUATES AND THESIS STUDENTS - 2008  (Many of our thesis pending students currently work full time)

·         Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services

·          Nelson Community Services Centre

·         Paetzold Rehabilitation Centre

·         North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society

·         Salvation Army

·         Yellowhead Community Services Society

·         Private Practice

·         Kaslo Hospital

·         Kaslo Senior Citizens Centre

·         Mobile school bus as an art therapy studio

·         Craigwood Youth Services

·         Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

·         Volunteer work in schools, parenting agencies, prisons, community art studios

Comments included in returned surveys:

  "As a Child and Youth worker, I used skills I learned while training in Art Therapy. On rare occasions I am able to incorporate a therapeutic art exercise into my work with youth."

"Using art therapy and spirituality (non-denominational), I work mostly with single mothers."

"Mostly I am working as a volunteer, or paid by grants when they are available. I am providing art therapy group sessions with hospital residents, and group life review sessions with independent senior citizens. I also work on on one with children, occasionally."

"Applications for employment pending." (Recent graduate.)

"I am the Champlain at the Centre (Salvation Army), but also do Art Therapy with men in the addictions program."

"I work 25 hours/week as a victim services worker and at this time run an art therapy group for at risk teen girls and one for seniors as part of a prevention strategy."