Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate - Online Program

CIP Code

51.1508.00.14

The Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate is a fully online, 15-hour certificate program designed to provide students from different mental health educational backgrounds with the opportunity to broaden their scope of practice; thus, increasing counseling skills and increasing job opportunities by helping practitioners become more competitive in the job market. This program is for master's- or doctoral-level mental health providers as well as current graduate level counseling/mental health students. Students who complete this master’s level, online certificate will be able to provide enhanced expressive arts therapies.

Admission requirements

Meets all UTRGV Graduate College admission requirements; and be either a:

  1. Current graduate student in a counseling or related program in their final semester, or
  2. Graduate of a graduate-level counseling or related programs. (Relevant counseling programs include rehabilitation counseling, school counseling, clinical psychology, addictions/substance abuse counseling, and other mental health counseling discipline.)

Program Requirements

Required courses - 15 hours

EXAR 7310Principles of Expressive Arts

3

EXAR 7320Expressive Arts Therapy Modalities - Visual Arts

3

EXAR 7325Expressive Arts Therapy Modalities - Movement

3

EXAR 7330Expressive Arts Therapy with Special Populations

3

EXAR 7335Expressive Arts Therapy with Children and Adolescents

3

Total Credit Hours: 15