Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3063 – Qualifications of applicant for licensed associate art therapists
(a) An applicant who is applying for licensure as an associate art therapist under this subchapter shall submit a completed application form, pay the required fee, and furnish evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the Board that such person has met all the requirements established in this subchapter for licensed professional art therapists, except the requirements dealing with required experience and national certification.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3063
- Art therapy: means a mental health discipline that integrates use of psychotherapeutic principles, art media, and the creative process to assist individuals, families, or groups in, doing all of the following:
- Board: means the Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals established under § 3003 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3060
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: means a corporation, company, association and partnership, as well as an individual. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3002
- Supervised experience: means face-to-face consultation, on a regularly scheduled basis, between a supervisee and a licensed professional art therapist (LPAT) or other behavioral health professional approved by the Board. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3060
(b) A plan for supervised experience of the associate art therapist must be submitted to and approved by the Board prior to the applicant’s acquiring the art therapy experience necessary for licensure as a licensed professional art therapist.
(c) The associate art therapy license is effective for a period of 2 years. The license may be renewed up to 2 times.
(d) A licensed associate art therapist may submit an application for licensure as a licensed professional art therapist (LPAT) upon fulfillment of the experience requirements of this subchapter.