July 2, 2020 The AATA is thrilled to announce that licensure of art therapists in the District of Columbia is now official law! The art therapy licensure legislation passed congressional review, the final step of the legislative process, and was assigned Law...
June 18, 2020 During the final meeting of the Art Therapy Advisory Committee on June 16th the first set of licensure applications (approx. 15-20) were approved! However, after a four-year journey of implementing the art therapy license enacted in 2016, the way forward...
May 21, 2020 Join the National Council for Behavioral Health and the American Art Therapy Association for Hill Day at Home –June 23-24, 2020! The event includes a full day of sessions and workshops on behavioral health policy followed by a series...
April 9, 2020 | Clara Keane State legislatures have adjusted their session calendars and agenda in order to follow social distancing guidelines and to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. While the priority across the country is to protect the public and make...
April 9, 2020 Even as legislatures pivot to focus most of their energy on legislation responding to the pandemic and other critical issues like state budgets, we’ve had some victories for art therapists. Licensure throughout the DMV (DC-MD-VA) region is within...
March 12, 2020 While exciting developments in art therapy licensing legislation have continued to occur, uncertainties around COVID-19 have begun to impact legislative schedules as the public health crisis continues to unfold. Here is a quick update: The...