The earliest to introduce the use of art therapy in Taiwan was the Department of Psychiatry at Taipei Veterans General Hospital. In 1981, the occupational therapist Lu Shu-chen joined forces with the dance teacher Li Tsung-chin to introduce dance therapy to this institution.
國內最早將藝術治療納入醫療體系的是台北榮民總醫院精神科，一九八一年，由職能治療師呂淑貞結合舞蹈家李宗芹引入舞蹈治療。