American Association of State Counseling Boards Listserv Survey‐Licensing Art Therapist in Your State (August 2009) #
State
1) Does your Board license art therapist?
2) Are art therapist licensed as a counselor?
1
Alaska
No
Yes
3) Are art therapist licensed 4) What would it take to 5) How can more art as a related profession? If have a art therapist so, which profession and therapist licensed be licensed separately licensed in your what are the difference in in your state? state? requirements? No
Statute changes
Licensed as Counselors and then apply for the Specialization License in Art Therapy. Must hold and maintain the generic license to See Rules pages 11‐14 of the apply for the Art Specialization ARKANSAS CODE license. Must have continuing education in the specialization area to maintain and renew the specialization license.
They can apply
2
Arkansas
Yes
Yes
3
Connecticut
No
No
LPC, Clinical, Marriage Counselors, Mental health
N/A
N/A
4
Delaware
No
Yes
Professional Counselors, Marriage counseling
Do not regulate
N/A
5
Hawaii
No
No
No
6
Illinois
No
Yes
7
Indiana
No
Yes
8 9
Iowa Kansas
No No
Yes No
LPC, Clinical Social Workers, Clinical, Mental Health Counselor, Marriage Mental Health No
Kentucky
They are not licensed by the LPC board in Kentucky. However, they are licensed by their own.
No
No
10
Apply for license
Sunrise Review by the State auditor A change in the law.
A change in the law.
A change in the law.
N/A
legislative Passage of legislation
legislative N/A
N/A
By meeting the requirements for licensure found at http://pat.ky.gov
N/A
American Association of State Counseling Boards Listserv Survey‐Licensing Art Therapist in Your State (August 2009) #
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State
Maryland
3) Are art therapist licensed 4) What would it take to 5) How can more art as a related profession? If have a art therapist so, which profession and therapist licensed be licensed separately licensed in your what are the difference in in your state? state? requirements?
1) Does your Board license art therapist?
2) Are art therapist licensed as a counselor?
No
LPC with appropriate training may practice art therapy, but no separate designation.
No
Legislative change
Meet requirements for LPC, then take course work in art therapy and pass exam for art therapists.
Legislation
Unknown
12
Minnesota
No
No
If an applicant with an art therapy degree meets the coursework, supervised field experience, and all other licensure requirements, they may be licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
13
Mississippi
No
No
No
legislative statute
legislative action on the behalf of art therapists
No
A change in the law.
Meet all requirements for licensure as an LPC.
NO
No Credentrial
N/A
14
Missouri
15
Nebraska
16
New Hampshire
Yes, if the degree is in Yes, an art therapist can be counseling and has all ten licensed as a counselor. core areas of course work. NO
Mental Health Practioners
YES
60 hours mental and Licensed doctoral must have Mental Health Counselors psychology in nature must a doctoral in psychology be clinical
They can apply
American Association of State Counseling Boards Listserv Survey‐Licensing Art Therapist in Your State (August 2009) #
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State
The New Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners Committee does not license art therapists. The statute requires a degree (60 credit total with 45 credits in 8 of the 9 content New Jersey areas) in counseling from a program specifically designed to prepare the student for the practice of professional counseling.
18 New Mexico
19
1) Does your Board license art therapist?
New York
YES
2) Are art therapist licensed as a counselor?
3) Are art therapist licensed 4) What would it take to 5) How can more art as a related profession? If have a art therapist so, which profession and therapist licensed be licensed separately licensed in your what are the difference in in your state? state? requirements?
No
It would take an act of the legislature to enact an art therapist licensing act.
Art Therapist Counselors
No
There are no provisions to license art therapists.
Have to meet education 100 Art Therapist Independents face to face 3000 contact By application and meeting Licensure clinical show professional Art the requirements Therapist Exam.
NY licenses creative arts therapists, who may use art, Licensed as separate music, dance or other modality. 8) Applications are at No. Counselor may not be profession with specific Title and scope practice. Submit an application and www.op.nysed.gov/mhp.htm Practice of creative arts therapy licensed as art therapist requirements for graduate . There are about 1,224 fee and meet all and psychotherapy is restricted without meeting separate education, post‐degree requirements as specified in licensed creative arts to those licensed or exempt; an experience and examination, requirements. law and regulation. therapists registered to individual with art therapy acceptable to the practice as of 4/1/2009. credential may not practice any Department. profession in NY unless licensed in an authorized profession.
American Association of State Counseling Boards Listserv Survey‐Licensing Art Therapist in Your State (August 2009) #
State
1) Does your Board license art therapist?
2) Are art therapist licensed as a counselor?
3) Are art therapist licensed 4) What would it take to 5) How can more art as a related profession? If have a art therapist so, which profession and therapist licensed be licensed separately licensed in your what are the difference in in your state? state? requirements?
20
North Carolina
Not as a separate license but under our LPC.
Yes
No, N/A
21
North Dakota
Yes
Yes
No
22
Ohio
No
No
23
Oklahoma
NO
LPC,LMST,LBP and LGC
Yes
Yes, but they have to meet the same educational, experiential and supervision requirements as D6LMHCs.
24
25
Oregon
South Carolina
South Carolina does not license art therapists as a license category.
Our state as a whole is looking to reduce the No Answer number of licenses, not increase. Additional legislation Art Therapists must ensure recognizing Art Therapy as a they meet the licensing separate mental health requirements for profession would have to be professional counselors. enacted.
No, they are eligible to Statute change for which a Pass the House Bill although become psychology House Bill has been it does not include diagnosis assistants, if sponsored by a introduced. and treatment. psychologist. NO Change in the law N/A
No
New Legislation and new statutes.
The State Legislature would Art therapists might be have to introduce a bill to licensed as a professional N/A in South Carolina as we license a new profession or counselor if they have all have not art therapists as a open the Professional the coursework and then license category. Counselors Practice Act to use art therapy as a have this licensure added in counseling technique. some way.
Meet all the requirements for LMHCs. Marylhurst College in Oregon has an art therapy program that meets Oregon's educational requirements for LPC.
N/A
American Association of State Counseling Boards Listserv Survey‐Licensing Art Therapist in Your State (August 2009) #
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26
South Dakota
27
28
Texas
Utah
1) Does your Board license art therapist?
2) Are art therapist licensed as a counselor?
3) Are art therapist licensed 4) What would it take to 5) How can more art as a related profession? If have a art therapist so, which profession and therapist licensed be licensed separately licensed in your what are the difference in in your state? state? requirements?
South Dakota does not separately license art therapists. Since SD has a mandatory practice law, they would have to hold a mental health license to do counseling/therapy.
Yes
Yes
Possibly. Someone with a degree in Art Therapy could go back to school, complete If so, which profession and additional course work in what are the difference in mental health counseling, requirements? No. We and meet the course only have licensure as a requirements needed to Professional Counselor. become licensed as a Certified Professional Counselor Intern.
No
change in legislation.
They must first meet the requirements for licensure as an LPC including passing our state exam then have the course work in art therapy as required by the art therapy certification board and have taken the exam for art therapist.
Change to state statute.
More art therapists could be licensed as Certified Professional Counselor Interns if they return to school to complete more course work in mental health counseling.
N/A
29 West Virginia
No
As long as they meet the requirement for LPC.
No
A change in legislation
N/A
30
No
Can be
No
No
by meeting the LPC requirements
Wyoming
