Table 1Transition record

animal assisted therapisttoart therapist

A animal assisted therapist already meets 27% of what the art therapist role asks for. The move turns on 36 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animal assisted therapist

27%

Overlap1

To art therapist

17 Skills carried over

36 Required, not held

82.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82.1

This move: 82.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the art therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animal assisted therapist 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 17 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 animal assisted therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess the patient's therapeutic needs information skills
already held handle patient trauma assisting and caring
already held behavioural therapy social sciences, journalism and information
already held human psychological development social sciences, journalism and information
already held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality assisting and caring
already held refer healthcare users assisting and caring

All 17 carried skills, including the 14 the art therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 49 missing skills fall into 11 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 13 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held challenge patient behaviour by means of art required
required, not held apply art therapy interventions required
required, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required
required, not held formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy required
required, not held organise relapse prevention required
required, not held prepare treatment plan for art therapy required
required, not held use art in a therapeutic setting required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required
required, not held promote inclusion required
required, not held take referred patients required

optional, not held apply psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 11 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop educational materials on art therapy required
required, not held enable patients to explore artworks required
required, not held accept own accountability required
required, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent required
required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring required
required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required
required, not held educate on the prevention of illness required
required, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required

optional, not held define creative components optional

03 health and welfare 3 required, 2 supplementary

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

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

04 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held cognitive psychology required
required, not held psychological theories required

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

05 information skills 2 required

required, not held assess art therapy sessions required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

06 management skills 2 required

required, not held schedule artistic activities required
required, not held use techniques to increase patients' motivation required

5 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held assess the patient's therapeutic needs skill
already held behavioural therapy knowledge
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 human psychological development knowledge
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
already held provide health education skill
already held refer healthcare users skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held sociology knowledge
already held handle patient trauma skill
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held fine arts required

optional, not held philosophy optional

08 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health care legislation required

09 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies required

10 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held pedagogy optional

11 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held relaxation techniques optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held applied music therapy optional
optional, not held apply psychoanalysis 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 psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held psychosociology optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held philosophy optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held sexology optional
optional, not held victimology optional

13 held skills the art therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role animal behaviour knowledge
not needed by the target role animal therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role assistive instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role control animal movement skill
not needed by the target role evaluation of psychological performance knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct animals for therapy purposes skill
not needed by the target role palliative care knowledge
not needed by the target role performance diagnosis knowledge
not needed by the target role promote animal welfare skill
not needed by the target role recruit animal handlers skill
not needed by the target role select therapy animals skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role work with healthcare users' social network skill

17 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 psychopathology 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 psychological theories required
optional, not held applied music therapy optional
optional, not held cognitive behavioural therapy optional
optional, not held psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held psychosociology optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional
optional, not held pedagogy 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 animal assisted therapist

Full index of moves from animal assisted therapist

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.