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,...
October 28, 2022 | Deborah Good, PhD, HLM, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPAT, LPCC New Mexico LPATs are now eligible to apply for Medicaid reimbursement as private practitioners. This is a huge victory because, as many of you know, Medicaid approval status sets the standard for all...
April 21, 2022 | Margaret Carlock-Russo, Ed.D., LCAT(NY), ATR-BC, ATCS, Past President, American Art Therapy Association For a long while, even before art therapists first became licensed anywhere in the US, art therapists have been debating the value of professional...
February 18, 2022 | Traci Bitondo LPAT, LPC, ATR-BC, ACS, ATCS, New Jersey Art Therapy Association Government Affairs Chairperson It feels so good to finally report this with confidence: New Jersey is licensing Art Therapists! While that alone is worth celebrating,...
