The New York Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies is a New York State Association made up of the following groups: the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), The National Association for Drama Therapy (NADT), the New York Art Therapy Association (NYATA), the New York State Chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association (NY/ADTA), and the Westchester Art Therapy Association.
The Purpose of NYCCAT is to support and maintain high standards of professional competence among Creative Arts Therapists by promoting education, training, research, and professional opportunities. NYCCAT also seeks to increase public awareness of Creative Arts Therapies. NYCCAT is currently lobbying state government for recognition of Creative Arts Therapists as licensed mental health professionals.
For more information about NYCCAT or Creative Arts Therapies in New York State please write to:
NYCCAT
Peter Stuyvesant Station
P.O. Box 1012
New York, NY 10009
email: NYCCAT@hotmail.com