AATA National Alert re: Art Therapy / LCATs in the Schools

[Michele Amendolari]

Dear CAT Heads,

 

Attached you will find information pertaining to a NATIONAL Art Therapy Action Alert.

This information has been forwarded to you directly from the American Art Therapy Association, Governmental Affairs Chair Margaret Carlock (who is also on this group).

 

Please note: this is a National Action Alert that has emanated from our National organization (different from our state work). In the interest of the New York Art Therapy Association continuing to work with our fellow CAT’s in NY State, this information is for you to review and share with your particular community. 

 

As you know, NY State poses particular challenges with the LCAT – this Alert came from National so may have overlooked the impact and potential power for change in us coming together in NY (which is why you are just hearing of this).  However, all LCAT disciplines have been named and included on the attached letter.  In the spirit of sharing, please feel free to adjust the sample letter to suit your particular discipline and credentials. 

 

Any additional questions regarding this National Action Alert and National Governmental Affairs interests can be directed to Margaret right here on the group, who can help guide in whatever ways you see fit in working together.  Margaret will answer and/or forward to the American Art Therapy Association Public Policy Director, Dean Sagar:  dsa...@arttherapy.org

 

This will go out to NYATA/NYCCAT list-serves shortly.

 

Thank you~

 

Michele

Michele Amendolari MA, ATR-BC, LCAT 
Governmental Affairs Chair, New York Art Therapy Association

www.nyarttherapy.org   

 

 

[Michele Amendolari]

fyi.

 

Michele Amendolari MA, ATR-BC, LCAT 
Governmental Affairs Chair, New York Art Therapy Association

www.nyarttherapy.org   

 

 

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: David Hamilton <DHAM...@MAIL.NYSED.GOV>
To: Michele Amendolari <michelea...@yahoo.com>
Cc: "dsa...@arttherapy.org" <dsa...@arttherapy.org>; Margaret Carlock-Russo <Margaret....@hofstra.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 8:54 AM
Subject: Fw: AATA National Alert re: Art Therapy / LCATs in the Schools

Michele,

 

Your members may want to educate members of Congress about the creative arts therapies and this seems like a timely vehicle. In regard to NY definitions of qualified personnel in schools and instructional and support services, these are areas handled by my colleagues in other parts of SED.

 

Part 80 of the Commissioner's Regulations define the certificates for teachers in public schools, which include the school counselor, school psychologist and school social worker as instructors.

 

Part 200.1 of the Commissioner's Regulations define "related services" that may be provided by the district to students with an IEP, etc., to assist with learning and includes PT, OT, psychological counseling and rehabilitation counseling services.

 

These regulations are not developed or implemented by OP but by our colleagues in Teacher Certification (Office of Higher Education) and Special Education (Office of P-12 Education). As with any regulations, they have to be implement State laws. 

 

Any changes in federal law will affect NYS policies, but how it would affect the teacher certification and definition of related services could best be explained by my colleagues in OHE and P-12. You may want to contact the Department's Office of Government Relations (486-5644) to arrange meetings for your association on this or other policies.

 

David

 

>>> Michele Amendolari <michelea...@yahoo.com> 5/16/2013 4:25 PM >>>

Hi David,

 

Please see below and attached. 

 

Had a horrible thought after I forwarded all this information which eminated from out National Association....

 

If this passes...would LCATs legally be able to work in schools or would the current difficulty with Operating Licenses in NY Schools create an "unexpected consequence" in NY State that would STILL prevent us from working in the schools?   Please advise!

 

I have included our National Public Policy Director, Dean Sagar and our National Governmental Affairs Chair, Margaret Carlock on this e-mail.

 

Thank you!!!!

[Mark Beauregard]

Thank you.

I have shared this with the drama therapy national government affairs.

Thanks for keep us in the loop.