December 20, 2024 Today, AATA sent a letter to New York Governor Kathy 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...
December 19, 2024 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),...
December 18, 2024 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...
November 21, 2024 | By the Virginia Art Therapy Association Board On October 18th, Virginia advocates gathered once again at the Advisory Board meeting in Henrico to make public comments emphasizing the need for art therapy licensure regulations to be signed and ask...
November 1, 2024 While art interventions have long been used with veterans and service members, increases in mental health issues make it more important than ever to highlight the work art therapists do to support these communities and their families. If you...
October 2, 2024 | By Jen McSparron MA, LPC, ATR-BC On September 3rd, a dedicated group of Texas art therapists traveled to Austin to advocate for independent art therapy licensure in Texas. Armed with goodie bags filled with information about art therapy and existing...
