Art Therapy Resources & Links

This section contains a list of art therapy (and related websites) and on-line forums to assist art therapists in locating available resources on the web. Tools and information on conducting, publishing, or presenting art therapy research are also included.

► General

ExploreHEALTHCareers.org - Art Therapist career profile featured on an online health careers resource for students and advisors.

Careers in Allied Health - American Medical Association (AMA) website with information on art therapy from the AMA's Health Professions Career and Education Directory. Also check out the AMA's Health Professions e-letter, which frequently provides news and information on art therapy.

AATA's Ethical Principles for Art Therapists (PDF 228K) - Download and print out a copy of AATA's Ethics Document.

Art Therapy Meet Up Worldwide - Meet other Art Therapists and/or those who are studying art therapy. Gather to network and share experiences and advice.

Arts and Healing Network - An on-line resource for anyone interested in the healing potential of art.

Art Therapy Library Resources Guide (PDF 116K)

Check Out a Success Story: Meet a Real Art Therapist- Interview with Megan Robb, art therapist at The National Institutes for Health.

Arts Facts . . . SAT Scores and the Arts Monograph- Monograph from Americans for the Arts that shows students with four years of high school arts classes have higher SAT scores than students with one-half year or less.

Assessing Whether a Student Might Commit a Violent Act Information Sheet - Resource from the Center for Mental Health in Schools at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

Signs of Depression Checklist - Free fact sheet on signs and of depression from Mental Health America- available in English and Spanish.

► Discussion Groups

Art Therapy Dialogue Group on Yahoo - Art-tx@yahoogroups.com is a dialogue group for art therapists and art therapy educators. It serves as a dialogue forum for professional art therapy issues and concerns. To subscribe, send a blank message to art-tx-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and also a message to Larkcarol@earthlink.net , including your name, address, and AATA status.

Behavior OnLine - Creative Arts Therapies International - The BOL Forums are an interactive community of mental health professionals, and graduate students discussing professional issues.

AATA Student Networking Group

Arts in Therapy (AiT) egroup

► Organizations

Art Therapy Credentials Board - The Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc. (ATCB), an independent organization, grants postgraduate registration (ATR) after reviewing documentation of completion of graduate education and postgraduate supervised experience. The Registered Art Therapist who successfully completes the written examination administered by the ATCB is qualified as Board Certified (ATR-BC), a credential requiring maintenance through continuing education credits.

The National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations - The National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations is an alliance of professional associations dedicated to the advancement of the arts as therapeutic modalities. NCCATA represents over 8000 individual members of six creative arts therapies associations.

International Networking Group of Art Therapists - The International Networking Group of Art Therapists is a membership organization representing professional art therapists, students and others interested in art therapy in nearly 80 countries

The Association des art-thérapeutes du Québec

European Consortium for Arts Therapies Education (ECArTE)

Australian Creative Arts Therapy Association (ACATA)

International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA)

International Society for the Psychopathology of Expression & Art Therapy (SIPE)

Arts in Therapy International Alliance (AiTiA)

Association for Anthroposophical Art Therapy (AAATA) in North America

British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)

Northern Ireland Group for Art as Therapy (NIGAT)

Australian and New Zealand Art Therapy Association (ANZATA)

British Columbia Art Therapy Association (BCATA)

German Association of Art Therapy

Dutch Association of Art Therapy (NVCT)