Welcome to the American Art Therapy Association
The American Art Therapy Association is an organization of diverse, engaged and creative professionals dedicated to the belief that the creative process involved in making art is healing and life enhancing. Our culture is one of inclusion of people from all backgrounds, open to new concepts and artistic expression that continues to expand the effectiveness of art as a healing therapy. We are rooted in the experience of those who began this field and honor their legacy.
The Association serves its members and the general public by promoting standards of professional competence and developing and increasing knowledge in the field of art therapy. The Association represents more than 5,000 members and 36 State and Regional Chapters that conduct meetings and activities to promote art therapy on the local level.
Promoting the therapeutic use of art by:
Encouraging the highest quality of art therapy services to the public.
Facilitating communication among members and colleagues.
Supporting legislative efforts at the state and federal levels.
Disseminating information to the general public, art therapists, and related mental health professionals.
Recognizing excellence in clinical, professional, educational, and research activities.
Renew Your 2010 Membership Here!
Renew Your 2010 Membership Here!
Join Your Chapter Here! (scroll to page 2-5 for Chapter membership)
Career Center
The American Art Therapy has just launched our job board, the Art Therapy Career Center.
Art Therapy Career Center home page
Annual Conference
The American Art Therapy Association is looking forward to its 2010 Annual Conference to be held in Sacramento, CA on November 3-7, 2010. Please hold the date! Call for Proposals are now open! Click here to submit your proposals.
Click here to see the photo gallery of the 2009 conference.
Art Therapy Journal
The Journal, published by the American Art Therapy Association, is a prestigious publication in the field showcasing leading research by professional art therapists from around the world. American Art Therapy Association provides the Journal free to its members to assist them to expand their knowledge of cutting edge research and programs.
Ethical Principles of Art Therapists
Members of the American Art Therapy Association abide by a strict code of ethics. Please click here to learn more about the Association's commitment to Ethical Standards.
Emergency Relief
The American Art Therapy Association joins with others around the world in supporting relief efforts addressing the overwhelming devastation affecting the people of Haiti. We encourage members to consider supporting the various emergency relief efforts currently underway. Click here to see how you can help.
Contribute
Your contribution to the American Art Therapy Association, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, will support the work of the Association in its efforts to assist art therapists across the country and around the world provide quality care to people in need.
Media
American Art Therapy Association tracks media coverage related to art therapy worldwide. Click here to view/search recent media coverage.
Click here to read a blog on the American Counseling Association's site, written by the American Art Therapy Association's President, Joan Phillips.
ART THERAPY STUDIO FEATURED ON WVIZ APPLAUSE
Art Therapy Studio was highlighted in a segment on WVIZ's Applause program in January.
Applause is an Emmy award-winning locally produced TV show that celebrates artists and
cultural groups around Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Each week this on-air arts magazine
broadcasts a fresh half-hour of features, performances, on-location reports, and interviews
from the studios of WVIZ/PBS ideastream. Congratulations to everyone involved in the
taping! Click here to view the video.
Media inquiries can be directed to media@arttherapy.org
The Institute for Continuing Education in Art Therapy (ICE/AT) – an online distance learning center has officially opened!
The Institute for Continuing Education in Art Therapy (ICE/AT) will provide expanded professional development opportunities through online courses that help you earn continuing education credits and assist you in keeping your credentials current and increase your knowledge of the field. Visit our Career Center to learn more.
The Distance Learning Committee cuts the ribbon on the new Institute for Continuing Education in Art Therapy (ICE/AT) program!
[Pictured from left to right: Gioia Chilton, Susan Corrigan, Rebecca Wilkinson and Barbara Florence].
Find an Art Therapist
Would you like to find a professional art therapy resource near you?
Many American Art Therapy Association members can be found through the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB) locator service. Find a Credentialed Art Therapist, a special area of the Art Therapy Credentials Board's web site is designed to help you locate a credentialed art therapy professional in your area.
The Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB) is a separately incorporated entity and is an independent credentialing body that creates and maintains standards associated with earning art therapy credentials: Registered Art Therapist (ATR) and Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATC-BC).
For more information, please visit their Web site at www.atcb.org.
National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
The American Art Therapy Association is a champion-level sponsor of the National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, an annual celebration to be held this year on May 6, 2010.
The federal sponsored Awareness Day is a day for everyone to promote positive development of infants, toddlers, children, and youth. Communities across the country will observe the day with events, youth demonstrations, and social networking campaigns to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and increase understanding of the mental health needs of children and their families.
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