AS A PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPIST (LPAT) MUST POSSESS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WITH THE APPLICATION: A licensed professional art therapist (LPAT) must possess the following qualifications and provide the required documentation with the application:

1. A. Age requirement. Be at least 21 years of age.
2. B. Applicant must sign a statement provided in the application indicating the applicant has read the code of ethics and agrees to be bound and governed by the code of ethics.
3. C. Education requirements. Professional entry into art therapy requires a masters or doctoral degree in art therapy, counseling or counseling related field. Individuals holding a master’s degree in a related field may enter the art therapy profession by completing 48 graduate semester hours or 72 quarter hours in the art therapy core curriculum.

4. D. Experience requirements:

   1. (1) a minimum of two years postgraduate professional art therapy experience;
   2. (2) evidence of having participated in a total of 3000 hours of postgraduate clinical client contact and 100 hours of appropriate face-to-face postgraduate supervision; 1000 clinical client contact hours may be from the applicant’s internship or practicum.
5. E. Application fee of $75.00 as provided for in 16.27.17 NMAC.
6. F. Is of good moral character with conduct consistent with the code of ethics.

[16.27.7.10 NMAC - Rp, 16.27.7.10 NMAC, 11/30/2021; A, 1/18/2023]