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 AATA News
This holiday season, many of us are looking forward to a well-deserved break. Why not gift yourself some learning? This year, we offered 11 CE sessions through our popular Monthly Learning Series, and we’re excited to help you wrap up the year by revisiting our most-loved sessions—at a discount! Now through December 31, get 20% off any session in our Annual Art Therapy Ethics and Supervision Series. Choose from any (or all!) of these 11 sessions, and decide whether to enjoy them right away (with a batch of President Nadia Paredes’s famous brownies!) or save them to watch at your convenience in 2025. Use the discount code SUPERETHICS11 at checkout to take advantage of this special member-appreciation offer, exclusively for AATA members.
The public comment period for Virginia's Proposed Art Therapy Regulations opened on December 16 and will remain open until February 14. During this time, members of the public have the opportunity to provide feedback and support for the regulations, as well as attend a public hearing scheduled for January 24 at the Department of Health Professions in Henrico. Members of the Virginia Art Therapy Association are encouraging art therapists and members of the public to write comments that support the regulation, share perspectives from art therapists or art therapy students in the state, or make sensible suggestions for change (if any).
On December 20, AATA sent a letter urging Governor Kathy Hochul to sign A9018/S8715 into law, allowing Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs) to bill Medicaid directly for their services. With over 2,000 LCATs serving in diverse settings across the state, this legislation aims to improve the accessibility of mental health care services. Passing this bill won't increase state costs but would significantly enhance access to psychotherapy services for vulnerable populations.
By Eliza Homer, PhD, ATR-BC, LCPC, NCC, Executive Director, Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education 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 Therapy. Prior to the Open Hearing held on September 24, ACATE reviewed the 57 comments that were received during the preceding public comment period. A significant number of those comments suggested changes in specific wording. There were also a number of comments related to student-to-faculty/supervisor ratios and curriculum content. The new Standards will be posted on the CAAHEP website with an effective date of January 1, 2026.
New Americans for the Arts Survey Shows How Important the Arts are to People’s Lives and Communities
The Americans for the Arts’ first public opinion survey since 2018 underscores the connection between the arts and mental health. According to the results of Americans Speak Out About the Arts, 60% of American adults agreed with the statement, “The arts have helped me cope during times of mental or emotional distress,” and 75% of Americans would likely follow the recommendation of a doctor to “participate in the arts as a means of improving your physical or mental health.” Even more promising is that 81% of Americans favor government funding of arts and culture to address mental health issues.
Member Corner
Haven’t renewed yet? There’s less than a week left in 2024, so now is the perfect time to renew! As shared during our November All Member Meeting, dues will be increasing by 3.2% starting January 1. Renewing today can save you anywhere between $2-10. Plus, if you renew by December 31, you will be entered in our final giveaway of renewal season. Renewing is easy! Just log in to MyAATA and click the orange renew button on the right side of your profile. Congratulations to AATA Members Alice Kinsler, Diane Meros, Jasmine DeVoto, and Kate Marder, the winners of our December 15 Renewal Raffle!
By the AATA Nominating Committee We are proud to present the 2024 slate of candidates for leadership positions within our association! Voting members of AATA have the opportunity to select candidates for Treasurer, Board of Directors, and the Nominating Committee. This year, international members as well as student members will have the opportunity to vote. These changes were made based on AATA members overwhelming voting to amend the bylaws to extend voting rights to international members as well as graduate and doctoral student members. Online voting is open from December 18, 2024, to January 17, 2025. Your ballot was sent directly from AssociationVoting, which runs the anonymous elections platform. Be on the lookout for a second reminder email, which will be sent today. To find your ballot, please search your inbox for an email announcement@associationvoting.com.
The AATA Honors Committee is responsible for the association's honors and award process. The Honors Committee oversees the call for nominations and review of the nominations packets for outstanding AATA members. The committee confers the following awards: Distinguished Clinician Award, Distinguished Educator Award, Distinguished Service Award, Jim Consoli Video/Film Award, Outstanding Applied Creative Practice Award, Rudolph Arnheim Award, and Other Form Award. Please contact Honors Chair Molly Kometiani at honorschair@arttherapy.org for more information.
JOURNAL NEWS
The last issue of Volume 41 is now available! Learn more about this issue and read the final editorial (available open access) of outgoing Editor in Chief Dr. Jordan S. Potash: ♦ Editorial: Art Therapy Superpowers: Imagination and Willpower Jordan S. Potash, Editor in Chief A sincere and heartfelt thank you to Jordan for his 6 years of service and leadership as Editor in Chief of Art Therapy. Please welcome Dr. Emily G. Nolan, who begins serving in this role January 1, 2025. Events
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