I have to declare a major when I apply so I'm a little stressed about it.

I'd probably go literature or philosophy for the librarian track. And psychology for the art therapist track. I think I'd way more enjoy doing lit/phil for undergrad, but I think where I end up after matters more. I doubt many art therapy programs would want a lit/phil major.

I like the idea of being an art therapist as someone with a great deal of gender and gay. And it seems like a very vibes based profession which works for me. But if I was a librarian I'd probably read a lot more and that would make me happy. Plus maybe I could organize queer reading groups or something.

I'm curious if any of you have experience with either of those fields. Or just anything to add/offer.

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  • Infamousblt [any]
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    4 months ago

    As someone who knows a lot (and I do mean a lot) of therapists, specifically experiential therapists like what an art therapist would do, you'll need a masters in some social work thing. Probably actually an MSW. Honestly your undergrad won't matter as much for that as long as you can get into a masters program. So whatever would set you up for that. Which would likely be psych but could be pretty much anything. This would be a much more direct path to art therapy.

    I also know a librarian! You also need a masters for that and your undergrad is also basically irrelevant. It would be totally possible for you as a librarian to setup art sessions or work to provide space for those activities. This would be an indirect way of participating in art therapy but still super rewarding.

    Anyway if you want to know more about any of these things or what the path looks like feel free to reach out. I could also try to put you in contact with someone who has gone down these paths if that is something that might be helpful. The bad news is they both require masters programs, but the good news is they're both totally achievable things.