Next Intake Commencing 14th January 2025

Are you interested in a career that combines creative arts and compassion? The Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Practitioner Course offers an opportunity to align art with the heart. This course empowers you to work independently, set flexible hours, and earn a substantial income while making a positive impact on people's lives, helping them live happier, healthier, and more creative lives.

In a rapidly growing industry centered around holistic health, this course has the power to transform lives. Through a supportive and enjoyable online learning experience, you'll have the chance to explore a variety of creative arts, healing modalities while mastering the essential skills and confidence of a Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapist. The course provides professional, evidence based practical training, equipping you with the necessary tools to excel as a practitioner.

By enrolling in this course, you'll gain comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience. You'll learn to integrate various art forms, such as creativity, arts, music, dance, drama, meditation, sand play and creative writing, and holistic counselling that promote emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.

Remember that success in any career, especially one focused on helping others, requires dedication, continuous learning, and a genuine passion for the work. If you possess a strong interest in the intersection of creative arts and healing and a desire to make a positive impact on people's lives, the Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Practitioner Course can serve as a transformative stepping stone toward a rewarding and heart-centered career.

It assists children to express and process emotions, managing stress, self-regulate, and developing confidence and the ability to focus and concentrate. 

HICAT is also extremely beneficial to children on the autism spectrum, children with behavioural issues and their families. Aged care is another area where Holistic Integrated Creative Art Therapies make a powerful impact. Regular participation in arts therapies can completely change the quality of life for many older people and assist in treating social issues like loneliness and loss of purpose through to conditions like dementia and hypertension. 

Working with aged care clients is the most rewarding, inspiring and fulfilling career. Holistic Integrated Creative Art Therapists are in high demand in the corporate sector where they can contribute to positive work environments, less workplace stress and reduced workplace bullying. 

HICAT also helps to stimulate creativity and awaken leadership skills. Builds confidence, and assertiveness. This improves productivity and profitability making it a popular team-building program for smart corporate managers. 

This training is perfect for those who are creative and want to start a prosperous new career. It would also be very beneficial to teachers and healthcare workers who want to diversify their skill sets. Suitable for all ages over 18 years, including mature-age students. No previous experience or qualifications are required. No artistic ability is necessary Add a new dimension to your current qualifications or launch a new career as a holistic practitioner.

☼ Art Therapy (paint, watercolour pencils, charcoal & oil pastels) 

☼ Tactile Therapy (sculpture, clay, construction) 

☼ Sand-play & Environmental Art-making 

☼ Music, Tribal Rhythms 

☼ Medicine Drums & Sound Therapy 

☼ Dance & Movement Therapy 

☼ Role Play, Storytelling, Creative Writing & Drama Therapy Theory

☼ The cause & effects of stress 

☼ The mind/body connection 

☼ Physiology of the brain 

☼ Left brain/right brain 

☼ Unconscious beliefs and mental patterns 

☼ Exploring Emotions 

☼ History of art therapy 

☼ Creative therapies & health 

☼ Why creative art therapies are effective 

☼ Creative art therapies as emotional healing 

☼ Creative art therapies for recovery & rehabilitation 

☼ Art & developing intuition 

☼ Drawing from within 

☼ Colour & emotions 

☼ Sound, vibration & the bodies cells 

☼ The creative process 

☼ Art appreciation 

☼ Interpretation & Diagnosis 

☼ Compassion & Non-judgement 

☼ Learning Styles 

☼ Personality types 

☼ Managing groups 

☼ Supporting clients 

☼ Working with PTSD 

☼ Working with anxiety disorders 

☼ Working with grief & loss 

☼ Working with children 

☼ Working with depression 

☼ Working in medical settings 

☼ Developing community art projects 

☼ Meditation for every day 

☼ Meditation in action through art 

☼ Meditation with music and movement 

☼ Gratitude & art journaling 

☼ Holistic counselling skills for creative arts therapists 

☼ Networking & referring 

☼ Ethics, safety & professionalism 

☼ Setting up your practice 

☼ Creating a specialised practice 

☼ Resources, materials & equipment 

☼ Marketing for creative arts therapists 

☼ Legalities, insurance and joining associations

 
You will learn about positive psychology and explore the link between emotional, physical and psychological well-being. You will have ongoing support through our graduate's social media group to keep you informed, connected and inspired. 

Unlock Your Potential: Transformative Learning Awaits When You Study With Us
• Participate in All Activities: Gain hands-on experience in every aspect of the course to build confidence in your teaching abilities.
• Design a 10-Week Therapy Workshop or Program: Develop an in-depth therapeutic program that meets diverse client needs.
• Develop a 6-week Children's Workshop/Program: Tailor your skills to engage and support children in stress, emotions and relaxation.
• Create Sessions, Classes, and Workshops: Design and structure your offerings to meet the needs of your clients.
• Facilitate Workshops: Learn how to create and lead workshops effectively.
• Write an Elemental Movement Meditation Script: Craft unique scripts that integrate movement with meditation for a holistic experience.
• Guide Meditation Sessions: Acquire meditation techniques to lead your students confidently.
• Master Holistic Counselling Skills: Enhance your practice with a holistic approach to counselling.
• Hone Active Listening Abilities: Improve your communication skills with active listening techniques.
• Create Effective Flyers: Learn the art of visual communication to promote your services. 

• Create Articles and Resources: Develop written materials that support your practice and your clients.
• Market Yourself: Learn essential marketing strategies to promote your practice.
• Set Up Your Business: Get practical advice on establishing and managing your own business.
• Hold Space for Others: Cultivate the ability to support others in a meaningful and empathetic way.
• Lead from the Heart: Embrace a heart-centred approach in your role as a practitioner.

 

You will be able to join the IICT and the CMA, for your professional association and insurance. You will also receive membership to the Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapists Association (HICATA) and the International Meditation Teachers and Therapists Association (IMTTA), free for your first year.

 
You will be able to get public liability and professional indemnity insurance. You will emerge from this training course with the wisdom and confidence required to practice as a Holistic Integrated Creative Art Therapist.

 
You will be equipped with all the knowledge, resources, tools and support you need to create a personally and professionally rewarding career where you can work for yourself and make a great income. Best of all, you will be empowering people to live happier, healthier and more fulfilling and more creative lives. 

I have thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the HICAT online course and have recommended it to friends who have shown interest in studying as well. Being a visual learner, I loved the online format of this course. I appreciated being able to read and re-read the modules at my own pace, rather than listening to them in a classroom environment, which has never worked well for me. 

Thank you for putting together such an awesome course.

Graduates can also join the International Institute of Complementary Therapists, the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine and the Complementary Medical Association and get professional insurance. You will also be provided with a full year of free membership to the Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapists Association and the International Meditation Teachers and Therapists Association. 

You will graduate with the skills, knowledge and confidence required to set up your own Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Practice; run workshops, work with groups and see individual clients, in either general practice or specialising in specific areas of interest, if you wish. You may also be able to seek employment within some organisations that value holistic and complementary therapies. This is a professional, practical training course where you will explore a wide range of creative arts while learning the essentials of working as a Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapist, in a safe, extremely supportive and fun-filled environment, with a highly experienced holistic therapist trainer. 

All information is evidence-based and will prepare you for a professionally rewarding career. 

This course is also suitable for personal development. 

Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Practitioner Training Course is the use of art, music, drama, dance/movement, poetry/creative writing, play, storytelling and sand play within the context of therapy, counselling, rehabilitation, and holistic healing. HICAT enhances physical, mental and emotional functioning and well-being. Holistic therapists work with the whole person and assist people in becoming self-empowered by supporting them on a journey of self-exploration and personal growth, incorporating the body, mind, emotions and spirit.

This course connects clinical research with ancient traditional wisdom; developing the mind, expanding creativity, building confidence and self-awareness, realigning the body’s cells, reconnecting with the essence of joy and awakening the spirit.

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