Two £1,000 scholarships available for our supervision diploma staring in 2027
We are proud to be offering two scholarships for our supervision diploma, starting in March 2027. The deadline is approaching! Apply by 19 April 2026.
The level 6 diploma in art therapy supervision is offered every 18 months to qualified art therapists who want to develop the skills they need to facilitate inspiring and effective art therapy supervision.
The two scholarships of £1000 are available to applicants who may have faced barriers to participation in art therapy education or professional development. This could include people of colour, those who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, disabled persons, and members of neurominority groups.
A diploma accredited by Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB)
Our supervision programme has now supported six cohorts of art therapists to evidence the skills and competencies that allow them to achieve a diploma accredited by the CPCAB, the only awarding body in Europe to specialise in psychotherapy and counselling.
The programme is led by experienced art therapist and lecturer Dr Sarah Haywood. Sarah is encouraging art therapists who may have considered becoming a supervisor, but counted themselves out because they felt they were “not the right kind of person” to think again.
Sarah explains: “Supervision is ‘essential’ for safe, effective practice so supervisors have a vital role to play in supporting art therapists to do their jobs as well as they can – but sometimes it can be tricky to find supporters who meet our needs.”
She adds:
It’s crucial that our available pool of supervisors is just as experienced and diverse as the broader community of art therapists, and in turn, the service users we support.
“When we don’t see ourselves reflected in the supervisors we have access to, this can undermine our sense of being able to take our careers to the next level – and stop us making ourselves available to practitioners who might just need our help.”
Yvonne’s story:
“As a woman of colour and faith, I didn’t initially imagine myself being a supervisor because in the early part of my career I had not seen supervisors who resembled me in any shape or form, or the background I was raised in ” says Yvonne.
“Later I worked with non-white supervisors, women who’d migrated to the UK and who allowed for diversity to be given space in the room, which supported me to feel more at ease, more trusting, more aligned with the supervision process. Once I’d had these experiences as a supervisee, finding a supervision course that really embedded art into the training helped me start to see supervision as a possibility for myself in the future.”
“For me, the best thing about the programme was the international and intercultural mix – the breadth of skill and sharing that everyone brought to the group. I felt that EDI (equality, diversity and inclusion) was embedded throughout, which was crucially important for me. And bringing into the programme the very skills that we use as art therapists was a key factor in supporting my learning. Making and processing images for reflection really was the ‘meat on the bones’ in this course. This experience has built another layer in me that I wasn’t expecting.”
Miranda’s story:
“I always knew I wanted to become a clinical supervisor, however I never had the self-belief that I would be an effective supervisor.” says Miranda.
“As a dyslexic person I thought my challenges with working memory, retrieval and processing speed would stop me becoming successful. Throughout my education teachers had left me feeling limited in my abilities; therefore I knew that I would need to train with facilitators who were understanding of my learning needs.”
“Knowing that I could use my preferred method of reflecting and communicating – using art and creativity – during the supervision training supported me not only in my learning, but enhanced my skills and supported me to meet my desired expectations.”
Miranda adds: “One of the greatest changes I’ve experienced is being able to accept, appreciate and value myself as a skilled professional – something I now hope I can help others to do.”
About the diploma
The level 6 diploma in art therapy supervision is offered every 18 months, with the next programme beginning in March 2027.
This tailor-made programme is delivered online and can be completed via a full-time (one year) or part-time (two year) route. It is open to qualified, HCPC-registered art therapists in the UK, and international colleagues with equivalent art therapy qualifications
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Key dates
- Scholarship deadline: 19 April 2026
- Early bird deadline: 19 April 2026
- Final application deadline: 6 September 2026
Find out more and apply for the supervision diploma on the course webpage.