Engages student in a deep, experiential understanding of the creative process as essential to practice of art therapy and how one might view and integrate counseling theories through such a lens. Students will practice counseling skills through course based role play opportunities and will explore and practice incorporating art therapy skills within the practice of establishing and developing the therapeutic relationship. This integration will challenge students to apply knowledge of creativity, symbolism, metaphor, and artistic language within the therapeutic relationship and to demonstrate belief in the value of using art making as a means to exploring self. Multicultural considerations, as well as application within group and individual formats, will be interwoven in the course material. Prerequisite: ATP-504, Art Therapy in Counseling and enrolled in the Graduate Art Therapy Program (MA). [ 3 credits ]