Arts therapies are an established psychological clinical intervention delivered by Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Registered Arts Therapists help people whose lives have been affected by injury, illness or disability through supporting their psychological, emotional, physical, communicative and social needs.
The umbrella term ‘arts therapies’ includes different professions: music therapy, art psychotherapy and dramatherapy.
Arts therapies are evidence-based psychological therapies.
Arts Therapists are registered health professionals through the HCPC.
Useful websites:
The British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT) is the professional body for music therapists and a comprehensive source of information about music therapy.
The British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) is the professional body for art therapists and a comprehensive source of information about art therapy.
The British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth) is the professional body for dramatherapists and a comprehensive source of information about dramatherapy.
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is the regulatory body for all Allied Health Professionals.
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