As created by Nicole Joyce
BACP Accedited Practitioner

It is truly exciting to be able to offer this Art Therapy course, as created by Nicole Joyce in conjunction with Denise King. The course is a natural progression from the Certificate in P.C.A.T Skills Course and is offered to students who:

• Have a Diploma in Counselling (minimum 250 training hours).
• Have a Certificate in P.C.A.T Skills (minimum 80 training hours).
  Other creative therapy training will be considered, but will require a pre-course practical art therapy assessment.
• Can apply the course learning to the work setting

• The course will enable students to deepen their understanding of P.C.A.T theory and to widen this core model by exploring other humanistic approaches.
  
  
• The focus will be on experiential learning through Person-Centred exploration of art work and a variety of other creative medias including, clay, sand, puppetry, masks and toys, leading to increased self-awareness and a deeper sense of individual spiritual beliefs.
  
  
• The students will have plenty of opportunity to further enhance P.C.A.T skills and to develop new creative skills including Art Dialogue. The enhancement of the students intuitive faculties whilst applying the skills creatively with self, peers and clients will be considered of prime importance.

Course Tutor - Nicky Joyce (BACP Senior Registered Counsellor)

Co-Tutor - Denise King (BACP Accredited Counsellor)

On successful completion of the Diploma Course, the student will qualify for a Diploma in Person Centred Art Therapy, but will not be able to claim to be an art therapist

The course is recognised and certificated by ABC who are a professional awarding body.

These courses do not lead to registration with HPC (Health Professions Council) who approve course programmes independently of other accrediting professional bodies. This means that the award holder will not be entitled to use the protected title of Art Therapist or Art Psychotherapist within any context.