AATA News
Join us for Our First CE Session of 2025! Preventive Art Therapy: The Ethical Intersection of Art Therapy And Public Health
Join us as we kick off 2025 with Preventive Art Therapy: The Ethical Intersection of Art Therapy and Public Health, our first virtual continuing education session of the year. In this session, Erica, Ping and Nadia will use their combined expertise to explore the ethical intersection of art therapy and public health, emphasizing the importance of addressing mental health proactively to create lasting, sustainable change.
AATA Urges New York Governor Hochul to Allow Licensed Creative Arts Therapists to Directly Bill Medicaid
Dec. 20, 2024 – AATA sent a letter to New York Governor Hochul urging her to sign A9018/S8715 into law. The bill, which was passed by the state House and Senate in June, would authorize Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCAT) to bill Medicaid directly for their services.
New Americans for the Arts Survey Shows How Important the Arts are to People’s Lives and Communities
As discussions about the connection between arts and mental health continue to become more prevalent, the release of Americans for the Arts’ first public opinion survey since 2018, Americans Speak Out About the Arts (conducted in July of 2023), further underscores the importance of arts in both in communities and in individual emotional and physical wellbeing.
ACATE Announces Adoption of Revised CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in Art Therapy
At its November meeting, the Board of Directors of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) approved the revisions to the CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in Art Therapy.
Prior to the Open Hearing held on September 24, ACATE reviewed the 57 comments that were received during the preceding public comment period. A significant number of those comments suggested changes in specific wording.
AATA 2025 Slate of Candidates
The American Art Therapy Association Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the 2024 election slate for leadership positions with the Association. Voting begins Dec. 18!
2025 AATA Conference Call for Proposals is Open!
We are excited to announce AATA’s 2025 Call for Proposals and share with you some information about the proposal process. This year, AATA’s Call for Proposals invites submissions for AATA2024, the in-person conference scheduled for Oct. 8 – 11 in Portland, Oregon and a two-day live virtual conference, tentatively planned for a weekend in Fall of 2025.
Special Thanks from AATA’s Membership Director (Plus, Enter the Renewal Raffle!)
This time of year always has me reflecting about our association and how much we’ve accomplished this year. I’m so thankful for members like you who truly give meaning to the work I do.
Discounts on Art Therapy Supervision and Ethics CE Sessions Through the End of the Year
Get a jump start on your 2025 Continuing Education core requirements for ethics and supervision! We are offering our exceptional 2023 and 2024 Ethics and Supervision Sessions at a discount through the end of the year. Pick from any of the 11 courses: 6 supervision and 5 ethics!
Featured Member: Kate King
I absolutely love seeing how much art therapy has grown and come into the awareness of the public since I began my art therapy journey in 2007. I can only hope that it continues to evolve and expand for the benefit of the collective both clinical and creative settings. There is such a profound need for the power that art therapy uniquely provides, and I am grateful that it has become such a well respected and recognized field. It is such an honor to be a part of that movement toward health and healing.
How to Claim your CE Credit from AATA2024 Annual Conferences
This year we unveiled a new way to track continuing education (CE) credits at our annual conference in Pittsburgh. Attendees were asked to scan QR codes to check into each session they attended, simplifying the CE credit collection process. Follow the step by step instructions below to claim your CE credit and don’t forget to check out the photos from our annual conference in Pittsburgh!