This chapter examines the role of art therapists in the education system, and highlights specific issues relating to their work. We will review the working model that was developed in order to adapt the therapeutic process to the organizational and educational needs of the education system.

This episode examines the role of art therapists in the education system, and highlights issues that are specific to their work. We will review the work model that was developed in order to adapt the therapeutic process to the educational-organizational needs of the education system.

The model enables intra-personal work within the therapy room, as well as interpersonal and systemic work in the spaces outside the treatment room.

Tammy Yirmiyahu, a social worker and art therapist, is a registered supervisor at The Israeli Association of Creative & Expressive Therapies (YAHAT). She has held various positions in the Ministry of Education, including the task of national supervisor for art therapists, and she currently heads The Israeli Association of Creative & Expressive Therapies.

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A topic that we did not discuss but one that most certainly is relevant to the issue is the art therapists' attitudes regarding their work in the Ministry of Education. Attached is a link to an article that addresses the positions of art therapists in the Ministry of Education.