Division of the ranks of art therapists
1 Jan 1970
In the 1970's there bgan to be a division in the theories of practicing art therapists. Some practiced "art as therapy," and some practiced "art psychotherapy." The "art as therapy" art therapists used the healing power of making art and favored the process over the product. The "art psychotherapists," used art as a healing tool within the framework of verbal psychotherapy.