August 20, 2024 | By Dr. Jessica Stallings, ATR-BC, LIMHP, LPC, LMHP The Nebraska Art Therapy Licensure Coalition was created in 2017 after then recent social work graduate and soon-to-be George Washington post-Masters art therapy student, Jenelle Miller, asked AATA...
May 21, 2024 | By The Virginia Art Therapy Association Board Virginia art therapists have worked hard over the course of many years to pass legislation creating a unique license for art therapists that protects the public and allows art therapists to practice art...
April 2, 2024 | By Kachina Mooney, Liz Micciulla, and Mindy Jacobson-Levy On March 20, 2024, members of the Pennsylvania Art Therapy Association (PAATA) met at the State Capitol in Harrisburg for a Hill Day. Several PAATA members convened to advocate and speak with...
March 31, 2024 | By Meredith Ashley, AATA Policy and Communications Coordinator It’s no secret we are in the throes of a global mental health crisis. According to the APA, currently more than a third of U.S. adults have a diagnosed mental health condition. In fact,...
December 10, 2023 | By Dr. David Gussak, President, Florida Art Therapy Association The Florida Art Therapy Association (FATA) in collaboration with the Florida State University (FSU) Art Therapy Program, hosted an art therapy advocacy convening on Friday, November...
October 15, 2023 | By Gretchen Graves, MS, ATR-BC, CDATA (Sung to the tune of Rent’s 525,600 Minutes)550 Days on the Secretary’s desk,Our regulations have sat on his desk 550 days…… As you may recall, then-Governor Ralph Northam signed SB 713 into law on March 11,...
