Current Licensure Efforts
What is licensure?
Licensure would provide art therapist's in Pennsylvania the opportunity to show clients and clinicians that they have met and/or exceeded the minimum requirements of a master's degree, post-graduate supervision, and credentials from the Art Therapy Credentials Board which certifies that education, continuing education, and ethical guidelines of the field of art therapy are being followed by the practitioner.
Licensure would provide art therapist's in Pennsylvania the opportunity to show clients and clinicians that they have met and/or exceeded the minimum requirements of a master's degree, post-graduate supervision, and credentials from the Art Therapy Credentials Board which certifies that education, continuing education, and ethical guidelines of the field of art therapy are being followed by the practitioner.
All PA Art Therapists are encouraged to join PAATA on March 20th, 2024 for Hill Day!
Hill Day is a time when we will bring a spotlight to the profession of art therapy and the need for art therapist's to attain a professional license in the state of PA. We encourage art therapist's to show up, stand/sit with us at our table, and make art in real-time in the Capital Building in Harrisburg. PAATA board members will be happy to talk to representatives, we just need YOU to support the potential LPAT license in-person at the Capitol!
Questions? Please email us at least 48 hours ahead of time to [email protected].
Hill Day is a time when we will bring a spotlight to the profession of art therapy and the need for art therapist's to attain a professional license in the state of PA. We encourage art therapist's to show up, stand/sit with us at our table, and make art in real-time in the Capital Building in Harrisburg. PAATA board members will be happy to talk to representatives, we just need YOU to support the potential LPAT license in-person at the Capitol!
Questions? Please email us at least 48 hours ahead of time to [email protected].
UPDATE: 6/14/2023- SENATE BILL 786 IS LIVE
UPDATE: 6/13/2023- HOUSE BILL 1398 IS LIVE
Statistics about art therapy in Pennsylvania
As of 2023, there are approximately 600 art therapist's living within the borders of Pennsylvania, and that number is growing at a steady rate with seven graduate schools in PA offering art therapy programs.
The Pennsylvania Art Therapy Association has created a graphic to help art therapists, legislators, and the public understand why this is important to the field of art therapy, and how it will help protect the public. Please feel free to download and share this information!
Please use the files below to download page 1 and 2 of the above infographic.
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Do you want to get involved in PA licensure efforts?
Join us for our monthly meeting!
May 22- 7pm
June 22- 10am
July- TBA
August- TBA
FUTURE HILL DAY TBA
To join our meeting click here: https://tinyurl.com/2024GAC
Can't join our meeting? Email us to find other ways to get involved.
Join us for our monthly meeting!
May 22- 7pm
June 22- 10am
July- TBA
August- TBA
FUTURE HILL DAY TBA
To join our meeting click here: https://tinyurl.com/2024GAC
Can't join our meeting? Email us to find other ways to get involved.
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