Table 1Transition record

music therapisttoart therapist

A music therapist already meets 72% of what the art therapist role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From music therapist

72%

Overlap1

To art therapist

48 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

46.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 46.5

This move: 46.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the art therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the music 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 48 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 music therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held applied music therapy health and welfare
already held psychosociology social sciences, journalism and information
already held victimology social sciences, journalism and information
already held psychoanalysis social sciences, journalism and information
already held sexology social sciences, journalism and information
already held assess the patient's therapeutic needs information skills

All 48 carried skills, including the 36 the art therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 6 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, 3 supplementary

required, not held challenge patient behaviour by means of art required
required, not held apply art therapy interventions 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 adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held take referred patients required

optional, not held apply psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held handle patient trauma optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional

02 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

03 health and welfare 2 required

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

04 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held fine arts required

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held assess art therapy sessions required

06 management skills 1 required

required, not held schedule artistic activities required

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 48 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability 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 assess the patient's therapeutic needs skill
already held behavioural therapy knowledge
already held cognitive psychology knowledge
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 health care legislation knowledge
already held human psychological development knowledge
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality 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 sociology knowledge
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 applied music therapy knowledge
already held cognitive behavioural therapy knowledge
already held neurophysiology knowledge
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held philosophy knowledge
already held psychoanalysis knowledge
already held psychosociology knowledge
already held relaxation techniques knowledge
already held sexology knowledge
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
already held victimology knowledge

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held define creative components optional
optional, not held handle patient trauma optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional

62 held skills the art therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role anthropology knowledge
not needed by the target role apply music therapy assessment methods skill
not needed by the target role apply music therapy methods skill
not needed by the target role apply music therapy termination methods skill
not needed by the target role apply music therapy treatment methods skill
not needed by the target role assess music therapy sessions skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role conduct musical ensembles skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate a technical foundation in musical instruments skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate musicianship skill
not needed by the target role design evaluation methods in music therapy skill
not needed by the target role design music therapy termination plan skill
not needed by the target role design musical events involving patients skill
not needed by the target role develop a repertoire for music therapy sessions skill
not needed by the target role develop educational materials on music therapy skill
not needed by the target role develop original melodies skill
not needed by the target role developmental possibilities in music therapy interventions knowledge
not needed by the target role direct movement experiences skill
not needed by the target role disability types knowledge
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user 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 history of musical instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role identify characteristics of music skill
not needed by the target role identify patients' behaviours skill
not needed by the target role implement evaluation methods in music therapy skill
not needed by the target role integrate scientific findings into music therapy practice skill
not needed by the target role inter-professional communication in the psychosocial field knowledge
not needed by the target role medical studies knowledge
not needed by the target role meet the requirements of legal bodies skill
not needed by the target role meet the requirements of social security reimbursement bodies skill
not needed by the target role music therapy processes knowledge
not needed by the target role music therapy schools knowledge
not needed by the target role music therapy theories knowledge
not needed by the target role neonatology knowledge
not needed by the target role neurology knowledge
not needed by the target role organise group music therapy sessions skill
not needed by the target role paediatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role palliative settings knowledge
not needed by the target role peer group methods knowledge

22 further entries not listed here

3 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 theory of art therapy required
required, not held fine arts required

Index

Other moves recorded from music therapist

Full index of moves from music 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.