Are you passionate about helping those who are suffering right now from mental health problems? All too often superb professionals and parents with such warmth in their hearts can be left feeling helpless and hopeless because they just don't have the knowledge and skills to support children and young people properly.
This flexible training programme co-run by The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (Academic Partner of the University of East London) and Centre for Child Mental Health will support you develop the skills you need to make a real difference.
As part of this course you will also receive a Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
How to Apply: Complete an online application form and we'll be in touch.
Who it is for: Anyone working with children and young people or parents who would like to develop their skills, or those looking for a stepping stone to a career in Art Therapy.
Duration/Format: 10 x 2 hr pre recorded modules & 2 x webinars (watch anytime to suit you), plus 7 x live online days (Saturdays): 29th March 2025, 26th April 2025, 10th May 2025, 22nd June 2025, 5th Jul 2025, 12th July 2025, Sunday 13th July 2025 (assessment day).
Admission Requirements: Anyone working with children and young people, no prior experience required.
Next Start Date: 29th March (live online days), self study modules can be started anytime.
Fees: £995
About the training
- Gain a wealth of knowledge about the causes and healing of child and adolescent mental health problems.
- Learn key art therapy skills: sand play, art, poetry, clay, art imaged-emotion cards, use of puppets. Everyday words fail to do justice to what a child wants to say, whereas a picture or image really does speak 1000 words.
- Learn how to enable children/young people to use arts and imagery to name their feelings and communicate far more effectively in order to process important life events.
- Includes second award: Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (part one)
- Progression route for those participants who want to go on to become a nationally recognised and registered art therapist or child psychotherapist.
Part One: Child and Adolescent Mental Health
As this is a rolling programme, you can complete part one at any time. Once accepted on the course, you will be given access to all 10 x 2 hours sessions (recorded). Alternatively, depending which month you join, you can choose to attend session/s live streamed instead.
- 10 x 2-hour child and adolescent mental health forums (one or two Thursday evenings a month or watch the recording in your own time). For dates, please see: www.childmentalhealthcentre.org/online-courses
- 2 additional mental health webinars on therapeutic relational skills (watch in your own time)
- Assessment: Multiple choice to assess your assimilation of the course content.
- On successful pass of the Part 1 assessment you will receive a Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
- Please note it is fine to begin part two before you have completed part one.
Part Two: From Mental Health Theory to Therapeutic Practice: Art Therapy Interventions
Day run from 10.00am-4.30pm
- Day 1 Sat 29th March 2025
- Day 2 Sat 26th April
- Day 3 Sat 10th May
- Day 4 Sun 22nd June
- Day 5 Sat 5th July
- Day 6 Sat 12th July
- Sunday 13th July (assessment day)
- 2 additional art therapy webinars (watch in your own time)
- You will need to pass assessments from Part One and Two to gain the award.
The final day will include an assessment. You can attend the training without doing the assessment and will receive a Certificate of Attendance rather than the full award.
If you have any questions about the course feel free to email us at
