In use now for the past 40 or 50 years, art therapy is no longer confined to therapy for the mentally ill. Hospitals, the court system, cancer centers, special education centers, alcohol treatment centers, prisons, help lines, elder care facilities, and schools at all levels also employ art therapy as an accepted part of their respective programs.
經過這四、五十年來的運用，如今藝術治療不只被運用在精神病患的治療，在醫院、法院、癌症中心、特教中心、酒毒勒戒所、監獄、生命線，乃至於養老院、各級學校，都已經普遍把藝術治療納入正常編制內了。