Education & Supervised Requirements

1   In the case of an applicant holding a doctoral degree, the applicant shall have completed:

(i)   A minimum of 90 graduate credit hours in an art therapy program accredited by the American Art Therapy Association and approved by the Board; and

(ii)   Not less than 2 years of supervised experience in art therapy approved by the Board, 1 year of which shall have been completed after the award of the doctoral degree.

OR

(2)   In the case of an applicant holding only a master’s degree, the applicant shall have completed:

(i)   A minimum of 60 graduate credit hours in an art therapy program accredited by the American Art Therapy Association and approved by the Board; and

                (ii)   Not less than 3 years, with a minimum of 3,000 hours, of supervised experience in art therapy approved by the Board, 2 years of which shall have been completed after the award of the master’s degree.

AND

(3)   The applicant shall provide documentation evidencing the completion of 2 years of postgraduate supervised experience as required by the Board.

REQUIRED COURSES (MUST BE GRADUATE LEVEL)

(4)   The applicant shall provide documentation to the Board evidencing the completion of 60 hours of graduate course work in art therapy from an accredited college or university program that is accredited by the American Art Therapy Association, approved by the Board, and includes training in:

(1)   Personality development;
(2)   Diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders;
(3)   Psychopathology;
(4)   Psychotherapy;
(5)   Marriage and family therapy;
(6)   Addictions; and
(7)   Lifestyle and career development.

EXAMINATION

Pass the Art Therapy Credentials Board Exam and Maryland Jurisprudence Exam.​