Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

Students should expect to spend at least two days per week over the
course of at least nine months at an approved clinical practicum site and must
concurrently enroll in Practicum Seminars throughout their field training. A
minimum 700 total clock hours of clinical practica are required, which is further
outlined in program descriptions within this catalog. The Director of Training
and Community Service works in collaboration with students in identifying
clinical experiences which meet the standards and requirements of the
program. Students should refer to the Practicum Handbook, available on
Scholar 360, for detailed information.
M.A. in Counseling Psychology:
Art Therapy (M.A.T.)
The Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology: Art Therapy program
combines core counseling education and training, the theories and techniques
of Alfred Adler, and education and clinical training in the field of art therapy. This
program was approved in 1999 by the American Art Therapy Association and
the State of Illinois. The program requires 61 credit hours in coursework
including 700 hours of art therapy practicum. The art therapy program can be
completed in two years with a fulltime course load over three terms for each of
the two years.
This program provides students with the academic and clinical training
needed to meet the education requirements to apply for registration as an art
therapist and to seek counselor licensure in the state of Illinois.
Upon completion of graduate studies, a graduate may work toward
completing requirements in order to apply for art therapy registration (ATR).
Post-education, the ATR requires 1,000 hours of clinical art therapy (direct client
contact) including at least 100 hours of supervision or at least one hour of
supervision for every ten hours of direct client contact. A minimum of 500 hours
of this work experience needs to be supervised by a credentialed art therapist.
Up to 500 hours may be supervised by a clinical supervisor who is credentialed
in a related field (e.g. social worker, counselor, or psychologist). After an art
therapist is awarded an ATR, she/he may work to complete additional
requirements in order to apply for the Board Certification examination. With
successful completion of this examination, an art therapist is awarded the
credential of ATR-BC.
Immediately upon graduation from this program, a graduate may apply to
take the Illinois Licensed Professional Counselor examination. After receiving
this license (LPC), a practitioner may work to complete additional requirements
in order to apply to take the Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
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