Graduate Outcomes and Core Competencies for Masters level Creative Arts Therapy Graduates by Dr Henry Bowen

This report is the result of an 8 month project conducted in 2023. It was auspiced by the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA). The research was overseen by Dr Kate Dempsey, CEO of ANZACATA and conducted by Dr Henry Bowen, Senior Research Officer, Military & Emergency Services Health Australia. The primary objective of this project was to develop specific and measurable professional standards and core competencies to detail graduate outcomes for practising Creative Arts Therapy (CAT) members of ANZACATA and the universities which offer Masters level courses specifically in Creative Arts Therapy. This is the first time internationally that professional standards and core competencies for Masters level CAT graduates have been developed. It is available free to all ANZACATA members.