Good reasons to be a member:
to get up-to-date information of all kinds about:
- advanced training
- national and international congresses, meetings, conferences ...
- current publications
- professional political issues
- vacancies
to exchange ideas with colleagues
- to enrich your own practice
- for collegial inter- and covision
- for the planning and implementation of joint projects
to be able to borrow literature from the specialist library:
- trade journals
- Books
- Lecture manuscripts
in order to be able to establish international contacts, because our association is probably the only European association of artistic therapists in which so many foreign diplomas are represented and in which so many different languages are spoken (Luxembourgish, German, French, English, Portuguese, Spanish , Italian, Dutch, Serbo-Croatian, Danish, etc.)
to take part in conferences and training courses at a preferential price
to promote the quality assurance of our work
to get support for research projects
to be placed on a list that can be consulted by potential clients seeking a qualified artistic therapist
to actively participate in the establishment and recognition of our profession - the more and the better organized we are, the more weight we have!
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As an active member In accordance with the applicable guidelines, upon written application for admission , all those persons are admitted who can prove to a certain extent completed training in an artistic form of therapy. The membership fee is currently 100 euros. Job seekers pay half.
You can be accepted as a student member if you are in training to become an artistic therapist. In addition to the completed application form, we need a valid certificate of enrollment. The membership fee is currently 50 euros.
If you are neither a trained artistic therapist nor an artistic therapist studying, but would like to support our cause, you can become a supporting member of the ALAtD with 50 euros or a voluntarily higher amount. This means that you can take part in all of our events at a reduced price.
Education
Arts therapies training is based on two pillars: artistic competence on the one hand and therapeutic competence on the other. The training often takes the form of a postgraduate course at a university or a qualification at a private institution at the level of a master’s degree, i.e. a previous artistic, educational / psychological or similar degree is a prerequisite. These studies can take place as a two-year full-time course or part-time over a period of several years. However, there are also mostly 4-year full-time courses that end with a Bachelor's degree, in which both competencies can be acquired in parallel. The ALAtD has aligned itself with the standards specified by the EFAT for the recognition of the profession of art therapy. (Please refer to the Criteria for membership in the ALAtD as an active member)
As a personal requirement you should bring:
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emotional stability
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an artistic education or experience in the medium of choice
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Interest in people and their expression
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Ability to empathize (empathy) with simultaneous distancing ability
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Openness and the ability to reflect
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Willingness to take a critical look at yourself
What you should know about the current professional situation:
The profession of art therapist is currently not well known in Luxembourg or where it has yet to be fully recognised or protected by state. Therefore, health insurance companies do not cover the costs of outpatient treatment. This means you are not guaranteed to be paid according to your level of study if you are employed in an institution. Finding a job requires a lot of commitment and dedication.
Warning notice about " Laboratoire de recherche en Psychologie Clinique, Psychologie de la Santé et Art-thérapie (PCSA)"
Official statement of the Hôpitaux Robert Schuman and the ALAtD