Partnerships and Co-Funders
Tonic Arts Tonic Arts are key partners in providing arts in health programmes that often lead into or go beyond the acute care and interventions delivered for patients by Arts Psychotherapists in NHS Lothian. Tonic Arts develops programmes of art and design commissions, art collection provision, changing exhibitions, artist residencies, participatory arts activities and performances which enrich experiences and enhance environments, enhancing the staff, visitor and patient experience.
Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity believes that nothing should get in the way of being a child. They support Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Royal Hospital for Children and Young People as well as other children’s healthcare settings across Scotland.
NHS Lothian Charity The NHS Lothian Charity invest in the promotion of better health and wellbeing across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Working in strategic partnership with NHS Lothian, their primary beneficiary, and with others who share NHS Lothian Charity vision and values, we make a difference to people’s health and wellbeing on a local, regional and national level.
Arts Therapies Professional Registration
Arts Therapists are trained to Masters level and must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) T: 0845 300 4472
Arts Therapies professional Bodies
British Association of Art Therapy (BAAT)
British Association of Music Therapy (BAMT)
British Association of Dramatherapy (BADth)
Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK registered with UKCP and is awaiting HCPC registration
Arts Therapies training in Scotland
Introduction to Art Psychotherapy at University of Glasgow
Introduction to Art Psychotherapy at Queen Margaret University (QMU)
Introduction to Dramatherapy at Queen Margaret University (QMU)
MSc Art Psychotherapy International at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
