Using the creative process to enhance wellbeing
A Mind Body Education Training Course
Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy
Practitioner Training Course
Study online OR in person
Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy
"HICAT"
is a mental health profession that uses the creative process of art-making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being for individuals of all ages
Study online or in person while fully supported by your Tutor, Assessor,
and community of peers
Online
12 month course
10 hours home study per week (400 hours)
20 Modules
400 hours study
Online course platform access
Course work submission via online platform every 2 weeks
10 hours home study per week
12 weeks of study breaks
12 weeks of study breaks to be taken at times that suit you
Recognised certification,
HICAT graduates can use the letters,
Mbe.HICATprac. after their name
Support
Progress feedback from your Assessor
Weekly Tutor/Assessor led Zoom calls
Private course Facebook group
Study Buddy pairing/grouping
Book one to one progress check-ins with your tutor
In person
The course is underway for 2024
20 Modules
400 hours study
Online course platform access
Course work submission via online platform
5 hours home study per week
In person participants are expected to
attend every group session
Recognised certification,
HICAT graduates can use the letters,
Mbe.HICATprac. after their name
Support
Progress feedback from your Assessor
Weekly Tutor/Assessor led Zoom calls
Private course Facebook group
Course participant pairing/grouping
Book one to one progress check-ins with your tutor
International industry recognised training
A Creative Therapeutic journey for you, while learning to support others
Creativity is not something we are, or we are not, it is in all of us
Holistic - consideration of a person as a whole interconnected being - body, mind and soul/spirit.
Integrated Creative Arts - an amalgamation of creative techniques. Integrative approaches often involving two or more creative techniques to enhance awareness, encourage expression, understand emotional growth, and enhance relationships with self and others. Creative techniques can include anything from drawing, painting and crafts, sculpture and clay. Music, movement or dance, drama, sound therapy, storytelling, creative writing, journaling, creating with nature - any activity that engages a person’s creativity.
Therapy - to facilitate and support self-expression, self-development, self-understanding, and a healthy self-image. Empowering yourself (and future clients!).
You are not required to have any prior experience or artistic ability to study HICAT.
Art Therapists in the UK must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which is the statutory regulator of the profession. The Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Practitioner Training course is not an HCPC approved programme and completing the course will not lead to participants being able to register as an Art Therapist or to provide art therapy.
You will need some creative materials to support you on your course
You will be required to purchase a list of basic materials to support practical activities during the course.
Materials for the full course should cost a maximum of £150, materials are not all needed up front and can be bought as required along the way. A list of recommended materials will be supplied post enrolment.
Who should do this course?
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Suitable for all ages over 18 years, including mature age students
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No previous experience or qualifications required
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Start a new career as a qualified Creative Arts Facilitator or Creative Therapist, or add a new dimension to your existing career
Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy
can be used in a wide variety of settings and with an assortment of different clients
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HICAT will provide you with valuable skills to help children express and process emotions, develop confidence, focus and concentration. HICAT is also extremely beneficial to children on the autism spectrum and their families
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HICAT can also make an impact in aged care, completely changing the quality of life for many older people by assisting in treating loneliness and loss of purpose often experienced in this age group
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HICAT skills are also in high demand in the corporate arena where they can contribute to positive work environments, reducing workplace stress and workplace bullying. HICAT can also help to improve creativity, leadership skills, productivity and profitability, making it a popular team building program for corporate managers
This course combines a multitude of exciting and inspiring creative modalities
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Each module will be divided into theory and practice activities
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A great deal of time will be spent exploring and participating in the creative arts and a wide variety of meditation styles, including movement meditation, mantra meditation, chakra meditation, guided creative visualisation, mindfulness and Zen Meditation. Online students will spend around 10 hours per week studying for one year. In person students will attend each scheduled weekend and spend around 5 hours per week studying (May to December 2024). Studies will include reading, watching videos, completing art projects, writing essays and answering quizzes
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There are some fieldwork components where you will need to involve a friend or family member or visit a professional practice, business or centre but we will guide and assist you with this
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You will need to be able to take photos and videos and upload them onto your coursework submission forms. This is not difficult, and we can assist you to learn how to do this if you need us to
Practical topics covered in this course include:
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Art Therapy (paint, watercolour pencils, charcoal & oil pastels)
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Tactile Therapy (sculpture, clay, construction, sand play & environmental art-making)
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Music, Tribal Rhythms, Medicine Drums & Sound Therapy
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Dance & Movement Therapy
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Role Play, Storytelling, Creative Writing & Drama Therapy
Theory topics covered in this course include:
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The cause & effects of stress
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The mind/body connection
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Physiology of the brain
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Unconscious beliefs and mental patterns
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Exploring emotions
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History of art therapy
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Creative therapies & health
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Why creative art therapies are effective
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Creative art therapies as emotional healing
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Creative art therapies for recovery & rehabilitation
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Art & developing intuition
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Drawing from within
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Colour & emotions
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Sound, vibration & the body’s cells
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The creative process
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Art appreciation Interpretation & diagnosis
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Compassion & non-judgment
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Learning Styles & personality types
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Managing groups
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Supporting clients
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Working with PTSD
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Working with anxiety disorders
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Working with grief & loss
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Working with children
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Working with depression
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Working in medical settings
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Developing community arts projects
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Meditation for every day
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Meditation in action through art
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Meditation with music and movement
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Gratitude & art journaling
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Holistic counselling skills for creative arts therapists
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Networking & referring
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Ethics, safety & professionalism
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Setting up your own practice
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Creating a specialised practice
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Resources, materials & equipment
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Marketing for creative arts therapists
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Legalities, insurance and joining associations
Graduates become certified as
Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapies Practitioners
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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 who value holistic and complementary therapies
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Graduates can join The International Institute of Complementary Therapists, The International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, The Complementary Medical Association and The International Association of Therapists and get professional insurance
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You will also be provided with a full year of free membership to the Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapists Association and Mind Body Education Practitioner Support Network
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This course is also suitable for personal development. HICAT enhances physical, mental and emotional functioning and well-being. Holistic therapists work with the whole person and assist people in becoming self-empowered through supporting them on a journey of self-exploration and personal growth, incorporating the body, mind, emotions and spirit
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Graduates of the HICAT Course are not Art Therapists, they are Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy (HICAT) practitioners. In the UK graduates can call themselves 'Creative Arts Facilitators' or 'Creative Therapists'.
Arts Therapists in the UK must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which is the statutory regulator of the profession. The Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Practitioner Training course is not an HCPC approved programme and completing the course will not lead to participants being able to register as an Arts Therapist or to provide art therapy.
Our course is industry recognised
This means graduates can join the regulating associations when they graduate and gain insurance to practise
What our students say
I can thoroughly recommend the HICAT course with Devine-Creative. The course material is fab, the creative journey is enlightening and Katie's support is invaluable
Chris - HICAT Graduate
I’m seeing and feeling the benefits of knowing stress yet not reacting to it.
Thank you for bringing this into my life
Rebecca - HICAT Student
This course is enabling me to be myself, to be at peace with who I am - probably for the first time in my whole life and it really is magical!
Katie - HICAT Student
As the weeks go on I am becoming stronger as a person, and, whilst I have always had incredibly strong values and beliefs, I am getting so much better at saying;
"THIS IS ME, I am me, I am great and I am to be accepted for who I am"
Nikki - HICAT Student
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