Art Therapy Licensure Progress in Virginia

Great news from VATA on the licensure front for art therapy in Virginia. Only a month after the DC hearing for their license, the General Assembly will hear about the bill to make art therapists licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia in January 2020. Here is the latest report:

"The 2020 General Assembly is fast approaching this coming January and we wanted to provide you all with an update on our efforts towards licensure.

We are so pleased to share that Senator Jennifer McClellan will be sponsoring our bill and presenting it to the General Assembly! The VATA licensure committee has been working closely with her staff preparing our bill to be presented in January.

We still need to continue gathering support from other legislators in both parties to help support our bill. We are asking all of you to please reach out to your local legislators and ask for their support of VATA's bill for art therapy licensure in the state of Virginia.

Please see some talking points below to share with your legislator:

• The bill is being introduced by Sen. McClellan at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly
• We need bipartisan representation to support the art therapy licensure bill
• Passing this bill will increase access for specialized mental health care in VA
• The VA Board of Health Professions has already approved art therapy licensure"

Follow more updates here from VATA.