Article archive / March 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 7. Source pages: 3.
Representative Stuart Bishop, from Lafayette, is authoring House Bill 634 to establish art therapy as a licensed profession. The measure would create an Advisory Committee for art therapists under the Licensed Professional Counselors Board.
The proposed law defines "art therapy" as the integrated use of psychotherapeutic principles, art media, and the creative process by an art therapist for clinical mental health diagnosing, increasing awareness of self and others, promoting developmentally appropriate academic and social interaction, and for clinical mental, physical, and emotional goals.
These would include coping with symptoms, stress, and traumatic experience; addressing cognitive abilities, and identifying needs of a client for therapeutic intervention to meet developmental, behavioral, mental, or emotional needs.
A master's degree in art therapy from a college or university art therapy program approved by the American Art Therapy Association, and also credentials from the Art Therapy Credentials Board.
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