Distance Learning Program

Overview

The purpose of the Toronto Art Therapy Institute Distance Learning Program is to positively encourage the growth of the profession of Art Therapy by supporting those who live in more remote communities in Canada or countries in which no training programs in art therapy exist to become fully qualified Art Therapists. Our aim to provide the highest quality of Distance Learning education in Art Therapy available. Our program is approved by both the Canadian Art Therapy Association and the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. We accept 8 students per TATI Distance Learning Program.

The Toronto Art Therapy Institute Distance Learning Program is considered a full-time program as students complete the equivalent of four graduate level courses each semester. Each week the course instructors send out details about that week’s lecture which could involve many processes including sychronous learning, discussion, viewing a video, listening to a presentation, taking part in a forum, posting your artwork, etc. Each group of students will be learning together for the full 16 months of coursework.

Due to the Canadian Art Therapy Association requirement for distance learning programs to include 176 hours of on-site learning, students attend on-site classes for two sessions of two weeks each. Each week will include 40 hours of intensive learning.

Distance Learning Ciriculum 2019

Semester one

January 7 – April 29, 2019

The History and Development of the Profession of Art Therapy
Petrea Hansen-Adamidis, RCAT, DTATI, RP

Bi-Weekly January 7- April 29, 2019:

Group Art Therapy Experiential
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

February 4 – February 25, 2019:

Ethics and Art Therapy
Anu Lala, DTATI, RCAT, RP

February 25 – March 26, 2019:

Principles of Group Process
Beth Merriam, MA, ATR-BC, RP

February 25 –April 29, 2019:

Practicum Preparation
Helene Burt, DA, RCAT, ATR, RP
Esther Zeller Cooper, DTATI, RCAT, RP
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP
Karen Letofsky, Executive Director, Distress Centres Toronto

Semester Two (On-Site Semester)

May 6 – May 17, 2019 / Each day classes are from 9:00 – 6:00 (with one hour for lunch):

Monday May 6, 2019:

Art Therapy Experiential Group
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

Tuesday May 7, 2019:

Introduction to Symbolic Thinking According to C.G. Jung
Lenore Walker, DTATI

Wednesday May 8, 2019:

Art Therapy with Older Adults
April Penny, DTATI, RCAT,RP

Thursday May 9, 2019:

Art Therapy Experiential Group
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

Friday May 10, 2019:

Art Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders
Sonya Thursby, DTATI.

Sunday May 12, 2019:

Introduction to CBT and DBT in Art Therapy
Shelley Kavanagh, DTATI, RCAT, RP

Monday May 13, 2019:

Use of Mask in Art Therapy
Naomi Kates, DTATI, RCAT<RP

Tuesday May 14, 2019:

Art Therapy Experiential Group
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

Wednesday May 15, 2019:

Integrating Puppetry and Art Therapy
Ruth Danziger, D.CREATE

Thursday May 16, 2019:

Medical Art Therapy
Ruth Luginbuehl, MD, DTATI

Friday May 17, 2019:

Art Therapy Experiential Group
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

Semester Three

July 29 -November 15, 2019:
- Child and Adolescent Development and Art Therapy
  Sarah Brodie, MA, RP
Bi-Weekly July 29 – November 15, 2019:
- Art Therapy Experiential Group
  Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP
July 29 – September 20, 2019:
- Postmodern Psychotherapies
  Helene Burt, D.A., RCAT, ATR, RP
August 26- September 20, 2019:
- Art Therapy Assessment Techniques
  Ninat Friedland, MA, RP
September 23- October 18, 2019:
- Art Therapy, Spirituality, Grief and Loss
  Claudia McKnight, DTATI, RCAT, RP
October 21-November 22, 2019:
- Art Therapy with People Who Have a Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
  Beth Merriam, MA, ATR-BC, RP
October 21- November 15, 2019:
- Trauma-Informed Art Therapy for People who have Survived Abuse and Violence
  Suzanne Thomson, DTATI, RCAT, RP
NOVEMBER 25, 2019 -APRIL 3, 2020 WITH A BREAK FROM DECEMBER 23, 2019- JANUARY 6, 2020

Semester four

Research Methods in Art Therapy 24 Hours
Ninat Friedland, MA, RP

November 25, 2019-April 3, 2020:

Social and Cultural Issues in Art Therapy 32 Hours
Helene Burt, D.A., RCAT, ATR, RP
Art Therapy Experiential Group 32 Hours
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

January 6, 2020 – April 17, 2020:

Peer Supervision 40 Hours
Suzanne Thomson, DTATI, RCAT, RP

March 2 – March 6, 2020:

Addiction and Art Therapy 1 Hour
(A two hour component of Art Therapy
With Diverse Populations)
Helene Burt, DA, RCAT, ATR, RP

March 9-March 27, 2020:

Phototherapy Techniques 4 Hours
(A four hour component of Unique Techniques in Art Therapy)
Helene Burt, DA, RCAT, ATR, RP

READING WEEK: MARCH 16 – 20, 2020

Semester Five (ON-Site Semester)

April 20 – May 1, 2020

April 20, 2020; 9:00 am-6:00 pm:

Art Therapy Experiential Group
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

April 21, 2020; 9:00 am-6:00 pm:

Peer Supervision
Suzanne Thomson, DTATI, RCAT, RP

April 22, 2020; 9:00 am-6:00 pm:

Art Therapy Experiential Group
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

April 23, 2020; 9:00 am-6:00 pm:

9:00 am-1:00pm:	Advanced Media and Techniques	Esther Zeller Cooper, DTATI, RCAT, RP, TWS
2:00pm- 6:00 pm:	Jungian Sand Play Therapy	Regina Cowan, RN, BScn, Med, ATC, ISST(c)

April 24, 2020; 9:00 am-6:00 pm:

Art Therapy Experiential Group
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

April 26, 2020 9:00am – 6:00pm:

Art Therapy with Diverse Populations

9:00M -11:00AM:	Art Therapy with Immigrant and Refugee Women	Anu Lala, DTATI, RCAT, RP
11:00 am -1:00pm:	Healing Circle: Expressive Arts Therapy and Community Arts at Sanctuary	Melodie Ng, DTATI
2:00pm-4:00pm:	Being in Community: Art Therapy with Women who have Experienced Violence and Abuse	Jacqueline Compton, DTATI, RCAT, RP
4:00 pm – 6:00pm:	Art Therapy with Youth who are Incarcerated	Barbara Collins, DTATI, RCAT, RP

April 27, 2020; 9:00 am -6:00 pm:

Mindfulness and Art Therapy
Suzanne Thomson, DTATI, RCAT, RP

April 28, 2020; 9:00 am-6:00 pm:

Art Therapy Experiential Group
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

April 29, 2020; 9:00 am-6:00 pm:

Art Therapy Experiential Group
Sharlene Friedman, DTATI, RCAT, RP

April 30, 2020; 9:00 am-6:00 pm:

Public and Private Practice in Art Therapy; Finding, Attaining and Creating Employment as an Art Therapist
Suzanne Thomson, DTATI, RCAT, RP

May 1, 2020; 9:00 am-6:00 pm:

Art Therapy with Diverse Populations

9:00 am-11:00 am:	Art Therapy with People with Cognitive Disorder	Ellen-Elizabeth Paonessa, DTATI, RP
11:00 am-1:00pm:	Art Therapy with People with Addiction	Jennifer Page, DTATI, RP
2:00 pm-4:00pm:	Art Therapy with Young Mothers	Erin Kuri, MA, CCC, OATR, RP
4:00pm-6:00pm:	Art Therapy with Youth who have Sexually Offended	Shelly Kavanaugh, DTATI, RCAT,RP

Tuition Fees

Fees are $7,800.00 per academic year. An academic year is eight months. Fees are paid in one deposit and four installments throughout the 16 month program. The cost for the entire program is $15,600.00.

An additional fee of $1000.00 is required for Thesis/Major Project Advisement to be paid at the end of coursework or earlier depending on when the student begins their thesis or major project.

Optional Fees

Additional fees are required in the case of a student requesting an extension beyond the two years allocated for completion of the thesis or major project. Students are given two years to complete their thesis or major project following the completion of their coursework. During this period readers and advisers will be paid for by TATI. After the two year period students are required to pay $100.00 per semester to maintain their TATI student status and students must pay their readers or advisers any on-going or outstanding fees.

Tuition fees are tax deductible.

The Toronto Art Therapy Institute is a Private Career College which receives no government funding.

We are not registered with the Ontario Student Loans Program (OSAP) due to changes in their policies which would require TATI to be responsible for the loans of students who default on their loans.

January 2020 Program

Important Dates

Applications for January 2020 Program will be accepted between September 3 and September 27th, 2019.

Prerequisites

To apply to the Toronto Art Therapy Institute, you need to have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university as a prequisite. Other requirements are:

Official School Transcripts, mailed directly from the Educational Institution to our office.
A written autobiography with emphasis on personal life experience rather than educational or occupational information.
A written Statement describing why the applicant wishes to enter training.
Three letters of reference: 2 professional and/or educational by persons who have supervised your work; 1 character reference from someone who is not a relative or friend. Must be signed originals.
Your C.V. and A DVD with a portfolio of your artwork.

We also require a non-refundable $190.00 CAD Application Fee. Money Order or Cheque.

International Students

Toronto Art Therapy Institute Policy:

If you apply to either the On-Site or Distance Learning programs at TATI, you may meet our English-language requirements if you have successfully completed, or are in the process of successfully completing, one of the following:

Note: time spent in ESL courses will not be counted towards meeting these requirements. Language requirements will not be waived based on letters written by students or as a result of completing senior-level high-school English courses.

These are general guidelines only. TATI reserves the right to request a successfully completed language proficiency test. Language test scores are reviewed in combination with academic credentials to determine your admissibility to TATI.

Language Requirements
Proficiency in English Minimum Score Requirements for the Speaking and Writing Proficiency in English English Language Proficiency Minimum Test Scores Required for Entry to TATI.

TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language
Computer: 220
Paper: 560
iBT: 83

IELTS: International English Language Testing Service
Score in Academic: 6.5

Prerequisite for all applicants
An undergraduate degree from a reputable university is required. Students may be required to have their degrees evaluated by International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)

Ontario AgriCentre
100 Stone Road West, Suite 102
Guelph, Ontario N1G 5L3
Canada
Tel: +1 519 763-7282
Toll-free: +1 800 321-6021
Fax: +1 519 763-6964
Email: info@icascanada.ca
Web site: www.icascanada.ca

Other organizations that provide this service are:

World Education Services
www.wes.org/ca
University of Toronto Comparative Education Service:
utoronto.ca/ces/cesforms.htm

Practicum

As with the on-site program, students are required to complete 700 hours of practicum and a thesis or major project in order to qualify for graduation.

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