Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association
Contact
Email: member.services@anzacata.org
Website: www.anzacata.org
Address: PO Box 2391, North Brighton VIC 3186
About
The Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) is the leading arts therapy organisation in the Asia Pacific region, representing more than 2000 members.
The organisation was first established in 1987 as the Australian National Art Therapy Association Inc., later it became the Australian and New Zealand Art Therapy Association and in 2018, it joined with the Australian Creative Arts Therapy Association to become ANZACATA.
Vision
ANZACATA is the peak not-for-profit, professional, and educational organisation dedicated to the growth, development and support of Creative Arts Therapies. The objects of the Association are to uphold and enhance industry standards and professionalism in the field of Creative Arts Therapies.
We are an evidence-based profession which values working ethically. We embrace diversity and connection and see arts as central to the therapeutic process. We aim to promote creative arts therapies as central to the enhancement of human wellbeing.
Advocacy
ANZACATA seeks to advocate for the profession and to ensure that the training and practice of practising members is in accordance with the highest international standards. The organisation attends to the ethical standards of training, professional practice and advocacy for the self-regulating profession of arts therapy in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Regulation / Accreditation
Arts therapy is a self-regulated profession. ANZACATA provides accreditation to members with approved university qualifications and a minimum of 750 hours of supervised clinical training to be eligible to use the title Registered Arts Therapist. Arts therapists are required to complete annual continuing professional development activities to meet the professional standards as set out by ANZACATA.
ANZACATA reviews and approves 10 university Masters degrees specifically covering creative arts therapy.