The Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB) is pleased to announce the publication of the updated ATCB Code of Professional Practice, available on our Web site at www.atcb.org/code_of_
Over the past two years, ATCB has worked diligently to revise and re-work our Code of Professional Practice to bring it up to date with the current environment of Art Therapy practice. As part of this process, the ATCB first compared its Code with the ethics documents of related organizations including the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), the American Counseling Association (ACA), and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), as well as the standards set by The Joint Commission (JCAHO), to determine what areas needed updating, revising or addition.
After making these revisions, the revised version of the Code of Professional Practice was posted to the ATCB Web site and feedback from ATRs, ATR-BCs, and other stakeholders, was encouraged. The final document includes revisions made by the ATCB that reflect the feedback received during the public comment period.
The ATCB is pleased to announce that the 2011 edition of the Code of Professional Practice has been approved and is now available online through the ATCB Web site. ATCB will soon publish an article that details the changes to the Code and provides the rationale for these changes.
The ad hoc committee charged with revising the Code and the Board of Directors appreciate the input that many of you provided during our work to update the ATCB Code of Professional Practice.
Please contact ATCB at atcb@nbcc.org if you have questions or concerns.
