Table 1Transition record

psychotherapisttoart therapist

A psychotherapist already meets 58% of what the art therapist role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From psychotherapist

58%

Overlap1

To art therapist

36 Skills carried over

20 Required, not held

59.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the art therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the psychotherapist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A art therapist role treats 30 of its required skills as things a psychotherapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

accept own accountability
adhere to organisational guidelines
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
apply context specific clinical competences
apply organisational techniques
communicate in healthcare

What stands in the way is 20 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 36 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A art therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a psychotherapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply psychoanalysis assisting and caring
already held psychoanalysis social sciences, journalism and information
already held encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring communication, collaboration and creativity
already held psychopathology health and welfare
already held formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy assisting and caring
already held handle patient trauma assisting and caring

All 36 carried skills, including the 30 the art therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 7 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held challenge patient behaviour by means of art required
required, not held apply art therapy interventions required
required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
required, not held prepare treatment plan for art therapy required
required, not held refer healthcare users required
required, not held use art in a therapeutic setting required
required, not held take referred patients required

optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held behavioural therapy required
required, not held human psychological development required
required, not held cognitive psychology required
required, not held sociology required

optional, not held cognitive behavioural therapy optional
optional, not held psychosociology optional
optional, not held sexology optional
optional, not held victimology optional

03 health and welfare 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held techniques of practice in art therapy required
required, not held theory of art therapy required

optional, not held applied music therapy optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop educational materials on art therapy required
required, not held enable patients to explore artworks required

optional, not held define creative components optional

05 information skills 2 required

required, not held assess art therapy sessions required
required, not held assess the patient's therapeutic needs required

06 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held fine arts required

optional, not held philosophy optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a art therapist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 36 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy skill
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held organise relapse prevention skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide health education skill
already held psychological theories knowledge
already held psychopathology knowledge
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held use techniques to increase patients' motivation skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held apply psychoanalysis skill
already held handle patient trauma skill
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held psychoanalysis knowledge
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health care legislation required

08 management skills 1 required

required, not held schedule artistic activities required

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held relaxation techniques optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held applied music therapy optional
optional, not held cognitive behavioural therapy optional
optional, not held define creative components optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional
optional, not held psychosociology optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional
optional, not held philosophy optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held sexology optional
optional, not held victimology optional

67 held skills the art therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address side effects of menopause skill
not needed by the target role apply caseload management skill
not needed by the target role apply hypno-psychotherapy skill
not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
not needed by the target role apply systemic therapy skill
not needed by the target role body language knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out psychiatric assessment of child skill
not needed by the target role clinical social work knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate to discuss treatment plans in psychotherapy skill
not needed by the target role conceptualise healthcare user’s needs skill
not needed by the target role conclude the psychotherapeutic relationship skill
not needed by the target role conditions for the professional practice of psychotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct psychotherapy risk assessments skill
not needed by the target role counsel clients skill
not needed by the target role decide upon a psychotherapeutic approach skill
not needed by the target role diagnose mental disorders skill
not needed by the target role diagnose psychiatric symptoms skill
not needed by the target role discuss the end point of therapeutic intervention skill
not needed by the target role disorders affecting self-awareness knowledge
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques skill
not needed by the target role evaluate practice in psychotherapy skill
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role help healthcare users develop social perceptiveness skill
not needed by the target role historic development of psychotherapeutic schools knowledge
not needed by the target role history of patient's psychotherapeutic problems knowledge
not needed by the target role identify mental health issues skill
not needed by the target role keep up with current trends in psychotherapy skill
not needed by the target role maintain personal development in psychotherapy skill
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
not needed by the target role manage psychotherapeutic relationships skill
not needed by the target role monitor therapeutic progress skill
not needed by the target role paediatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role perform therapy sessions skill
not needed by the target role personality development theories knowledge
not needed by the target role prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment skill
not needed by the target role promote mental health skill
not needed by the target role promote psycho-social education skill
not needed by the target role provide a psychotherapeutic environment skill

27 further entries not listed here

16 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held techniques of practice in art therapy required
required, not held behavioural therapy required
required, not held human psychological development required
required, not held theory of art therapy required
required, not held cognitive psychology required
required, not held fine arts required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held sociology required
optional, not held applied music therapy optional
optional, not held cognitive behavioural therapy optional
optional, not held psychosociology optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional
optional, not held philosophy optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held sexology optional
optional, not held victimology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from psychotherapist

Full index of moves from psychotherapist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.