| (a) A person applying for licensure with an art therapy
specialty designation must:
(1) meet the requirements for an LPC license set out
in this chapter;
(2) hold either:
(A) a master's or doctoral degree in art therapy that
includes 700 hours of supervised practicum from an accredited school;
or
(B) all of the following:
(i) a master's degree in a counseling-related field;
(ii) a minimum of 21 semester hours or the equivalent
of sequential course work in the history, theory, and practice of
art therapy; and
(iii) 700 hours of supervised practicum from an accredited
school;
(3) have the experience requirements set out in subsection
(c) of this section; and
(4) submit documentation of successful completion of
the Certification Examination in Art Therapy of the Art Therapy Credentials
Board.
(b) The Council will accept an individual course from
an art therapy program accredited through the American Art Therapy
Association (or its successor) as satisfying the education requirements
set out in §681.82 of this title (relating to Academic Requirements)
if not less than 75% of the course content is substantially equivalent
to the content of a course required in §681.83 of this title
(relating to Academic Course Content).
(c) As part of the supervised experience requirements
for art therapy specialty designation under the Act, §503.303,
an applicant must fulfill the requirements of §§681.91 -
681.93 of this title (relating to Application and Licensing) and must
have the following:
(1) 1,500 client contact hours under supervision of
a licensed professional counselor with an art therapy specialty designation,
if the applicant holds a master's or doctoral degree in art therapy
that includes 700 hours of practicum; or
(2) 2,000 client contact hours under supervision of
a licensed professional counselor with an art therapy specialty designation,
if the applicant holds a master's degree in counseling or a counseling
related field and has a minimum of 21 semester hours or the equivalent
of sequential course work in the history, theory, and practice of
art therapy with 700 hours practicum.
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