Educational and Clinical Art Therapy Course Accreditation
College For Educational And Clinical Art Therapy (CECAT) provides students with Diploma Course and Certificate in Educational and Clinical Art Therapy available both in On-campus as well as Online, comprising 10 and 15 modules respectively. Our Art Therapy Course Modules aims to provide accessibility to students in Australia as well as living abroad where the course is not available. If you choose to continue your study after the certificate program (10 online modules) aiming for a Diploma in Educational and Clinical Art Therapy, you’ll need to complete another 5 online modules
Course Accreditation
Couses offered by Clinical Art Therapy (CECAT) are accredited in following ways:
1. Australian Community Couselling Association (ACCA):
Graduates of the Diploma program are eligible to apply for full professional membership with ACCA, which is affiliated with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).
2. British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT):
Diploma graduates may also seek associate membership with BAAT.
3. Holistic Health Associates International (HHAI):
Certificate holders are eligible for membership with HHAI.
4. Recognition for CPD:
CECAT’s courses are recognized for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) by several professional bodies, allowing students to claim CPD hours.
Professional Recognition
Students who have successfully completed the Certificate in Art Therapy can become members with the Holistic Health Associates International (HHAI).
For students who finish their studies with a Diploma Program from CECAT are able to apply for a full professional membership with the Australian Community Counselling Association (ACCA). The Australian Community Counselling Association is an Affiliated Organisation member with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). They can also apply for an associate membership with the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT).
While memberships are certainly valuable, they are not mandatory. Many practitioners in Australia are not affiliated with any particular organisation. Regardless of your choice, you can start working as an art therapist in Australia after graduating from our Certificate Course; however, only the diploma level will be respected by your peers. Therefore, aim to complete all 15 modules (10 Certificate modules and a further 5 Diploma modules) and attend the in-person intensives (which will give you10 days of face-to-face teaching and input via the 2-, 5- and 3-Day Intensives).
After graduation with the certificate or diploma from CECAT, students are also able to apply for a professional indemnity and public liability insurance if they choose to work in private practice. We recommend contacting AON or TherapySure (Combined Professional Indemnity (PI) & Public Liability (PL) Insurance for Complementary Medical Practitioners in Australia).
For each course, our students can claim 6 hours per day Continuous Professional Development (CPD) with the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi), the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA), the Australian Community Counselling Association (ACCA), the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), the Counsellors & Psychotherapists Association (CAPA) , the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and the Australian College of Mental Health Nurse.
If your association is not listed here, it is most likely that they will also recognise our courses for your professional development.
Students can claim 6 hours per day Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Determining a Course’s Credibility
Nothing can ever guarantee a course’s value as 100% foolproof, but there are several things that can indicate credibility. Consider the following checklist below. Courses that check on more counts are likely to be more credible than those that match less.
- Quality of staff. Consider the qualifications of the staff and the quality of their experience.
- The age of the organisation. How well established is the institution?
- Graduate success. Satisfied and successful graduates are the most certain indicator of a course’s value.
- Any credible educational centre, college or university will present its credentials and associations and memberships clearly.
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