FULL INDIVIDUAL MEMBER

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA

There are 3 different scenarios for Full Individual membership applications. The detailed descriptions and explanations can be found here.

Criteria Scenario 1

Persons holding a

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Art Therapy;
• Master of Arts (MA) / Master of Science (MSc) in Art Therapy;
• equivalent diploma/certificate in Art Therapy from a (state) recognised university / art academy.

Scenario 1 application

Documents to submit

1. Copy of diploma/certificate
   (+ English translation*)
2. Copy of the diplomas from relevant previous studies
   ​(+ English translations)
   ​
   

Prepare the listed documents in .pdf or .jpg format.
​Name your files "lastname_firstname_title',
f.ex. doe_john_documentname_OR (for the original), doe_john_documentname_EN (for the English version)

*) You may translate your documents with an online translation tool such as GoogleTranslate, DeepL or similar.

Criteria Scenario 2

Persons holding certificates in Art Therapy from private training institutions, and whose complete cycle of training reaches at least BA/BSc level, including prior professional training in a related field.
 
Formal Art Therapy training extends over a workload of minimum 1500 academic training hours (1 academic hour = 45 minutes) or an equivalent of 60 European Credit Transfer System points (ECTS) according to the Bologna criteria for university education.

scenario 2 application

Documents to submit

1. Copy of art therapy certificate
   (+ English translation*)
2. Copy of the diplomas from relevant previous studies
   ​(+ English translations)
3. Copy of the art therapy training curriculum (+ English translation)
   ​
   

Prepare the listed documents in .pdf or .jpg format. ​
​Name your files "lastname_firstname_title', 
f.ex. doe_john_documentname_OR (for the original), doe_john_documentname_EN (for the English version)

*) You may translate your documents with an online translation tool such as GoogleTranslate, DeepL or similar.

Criteria Scenario 3

Persons holding certificates in Art Therapy from private training institutions, who do not fully meet the requirements in Scenario 1 or 2 and whose formal Art Therapy training extends over a workload of minimum 1000 academic training hours (1 academic = 45 minutes) may earn Compensation Credit Points (CCPs) for professional experience and continuing education according to the compensation scheme which forms the basis for assessment by the Application Review Committee (ARC).

​NOTA BENE: Scenario 3 applications will only be accepted for art therapy training completed before 31st January 2025.

scenario 3 application

Documents to submit

1. Copy of art therapy certificate 
   (+ English translation*)
2. Copy of the diplomas from relevant previous studies 
   ​(+ English translation)
3. Copy of the at therapy training curriculum (+ English translation)
4. Proof of AT work experience (with duration and hours) 
5. Proof of supervision of AT work experience (with hours)
6. Proof of additional psychotherapy training
7. Proof of all AT Continuing Professional Development activities (courses, seminar, workshops, conference participation)

All documents must be in English or accompanied by an English translation.

​Prepare the listed documents in .pdf or .jpg format. ​
​Name your files "lastname_firstname_title', 
f.ex. doe_john_documentname_OR (for the original), doe_john_documentname_EN (for the English version)

*) You may translate your documents with an online translation tool such as GoogleTranslate, DeepL or similar.

FULL INDIVIDUAL MEMBER

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE

Tier 1 Countries	Tier 2 ​Countries	Tier 3 ​Countries
​Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Georgia Kazakhstan Kosovo Moldova Montenegro North Macedonia Russia Serbia Turkey Ukraine	Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus Estonia Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain ​	​Andorra Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway San Marino Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Vatican City
€ 12,00	€ 24,00	€ 48,00

FULL INDIVIDUAL MEMBER

OFFICIAL MUST READS

1. EFAT's Statutes;
2. EFAT's Rules of Internal Order (RIO);
3. EFAT's Code of Ethics (CoE)
4. EFAT's Privacy Policy (GDPR). ​

All these documents and more can be downloaded from our documents and reports page.

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