Maryland Art Therapy Association (MATA)

Overview:

Profession(s): Art Therapy
Member Type(s): Art Therapists
Scope: Regional - Maryland
Formed: 1980
Address: 311 Gun Road Baltimore, MD, 21227, USA
Website: www.marylandata.org

Description:

A non-profit professional association dedicated to providing support to art therapists and education to the public to further the understanding of art therapy services.

Principal Activities:

Community art therapy events, which inteface the public about art therapy, including ArtScape, the Annual Baltimore Arts Festival, hosting speakers, holding quarterly meetings, posting job listings and pot luck dinners.

Member Benefits:

Connection to local art therapists to meet for supervision. Job postings and internship sites for students. Discounts to members for art therapy workshops.

Training/Licensing/Certification:

We support the American Art Therapy Association's guidelines for obtaining a masters degree in art therapy from an acredited program,becoming an ATR, registered art therapist, and board-certified by the Art Therapy Credentials Board.

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
American Art Therapy Association (AATA)

Our member Associations, Chapters, Divisions:
Maryland Licenced Professional Counselor Association (MLPCA)
George Washington University Student Art Therapy Association

Partner Associations:
Potomac Art Therapy Association (PATA)

Verification Criteria:

MA - Masters in Art Therapy
ATR - Registered Art Therapist
BC - Board Certified
LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor