▁ther apy ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁include ▁El in or ▁Ul man , ▁Robert ▁" Bob " ▁A ult , ▁and ▁Jud ith ▁Rub in . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Art ▁Ther apy ▁Association ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁National ▁professional ▁associations ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy ▁exist ▁in ▁many ▁countries , ▁including ▁Brazil , ▁Canada , ▁Finland , ▁Leb anon , ▁Israel , ▁Japan , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Roman ia , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁International ▁networking ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁standards ▁for ▁education ▁and ▁practice . ▁ ▁D iverse ▁pers pect ives ▁exist ▁on ▁history ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy , ▁which ▁complement ▁those ▁that ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁institution al ization ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy ▁as ▁a ▁profession ▁in ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁De fin itions ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁various ▁definitions ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁art ▁ther apy . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Association ▁of ▁Art ▁Ther ap ists ▁defines ▁art ▁ther apy ▁as ▁" a ▁form ▁of ▁psych other apy ▁that ▁uses ▁art ▁media ▁as ▁its ▁primary ▁mode ▁of ▁expression ▁and ▁communication ." ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Art ▁Ther apy ▁Association ▁defines ▁art ▁ther apy ▁as : ▁" an ▁integr ative ▁mental ▁health ▁and ▁human ▁services ▁profession ▁that ▁en rich es ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁individuals , ▁families , ▁and ▁communities ▁through ▁active ▁art - making , ▁cre ative ▁process , ▁applied ▁psych ological ▁theory , ▁and ▁human ▁experience ▁within ▁a ▁psych other ape ut ic ▁relationship ." ▁ ▁Us es ▁ ▁As ▁a