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Abstract
Education, both core and continuing, remains a crucial factor in the emergence of the profession of art therapy. Changes to the nature of work and employment during the 1990s have intensified the requirement that education, continuing education and employment are viewed as a continuum, essential to good practice. This article examines the perceptions of art therapists living and working in Scotland, regarding their continuing educational experiences, based upon a survey of Scottish BAAT members conducted in 1997. The subject of art therapists continuing education is considered within the context of present and future prospects for members of the profession. The 1997 survey of Scottish art therapists found continuing education to be the subject of considerable feelings of dissatisfaction and uncertainty. It is not possible to draw definite conclusions regarding the causes of this dissatisfaction, but a number of factors emerge which are worthy of consideration.