Dear art therapy community,
Hello, my name is Shelly Witiak. I am a founding teacher at a six-year-old progressive high school in Virginia and am in the process of pursuing a graduate degree in art therapy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. More information about the program can be found here: http://www.smwc.edu/academics/
In order to develop my art therapy and counseling skills, I must successfully complete one hundred (100) supervised practical experience hours along with my Clinical Art Therapy II class this Fall. This practicum requires one (1) hour of face-to-face ATR supervision per every ten (10) clinical hours. Our program offers a small stipend to supervisors for the face-to-face hours.
At least fifty (50) of the one hundred (100) hours must be direct client contact hours, and spent working in the company of a registered art therapist. Practicum work usually begins with a period of observation, and then continues with help in preparation, treatment planning and conducting art therapy sessions. The remaining fifty (50) hours would be considered “other non client contact hours.” These hours can be those spent setting up and cleaning up the studio space, attending treatment team meetings, and writing progress and process notes about each clinical experience. I would prefer a practicum in Northern Virginia, but will consider other options.
