This workshop covers the requirements you need to know to register to provide arts  therapy for clients impacted by sexual abuse funded by ACC. The workshop will cover ACC's requirements relating to qualifications and clinical experience,  and ongoing requirements from ACC post registration. The registration process will be covered, and how to go about finding a supplier.  

This is open to anyone who is located in New Zealand and interested in registering to do this work, from experienced professionals, to students who are looking at this as a future revenue source once they have sufficient experience. The workshop will consist of a presentation, and will include time for questions. There is no experiential component in this workshop.

PRESENTER:

Tania is a professional Arts Therapist, and holds a supplier contract with ACC for sensitive claims (sexual abuse). She graduated Whitecliffe in 2013, and has specialised in working with trauma for most of her career. Tania has a special interest in working with shame, and has also done extensive training in working with dissociation and eating disorders. She is the director of choose2change, and has approximately 80 therapists subcontracting for ACC work across NZ.

When: Saturday 25 July 2026
Time: 10am-11.30am NZDT
(not applicable to other countries) 
Duration/CPD: 1.5 hrs
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Open to: Practising and Student Members in New Zealand only
Max: 30 participants
Recorded session: No (Privacy Reasons)

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email us as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

This hour-long drop-in session with the leadership team at ANZACATA occurs the last Wednesday of the month and all members are welcome to join. There is no agenda, no commitment, just pop in anytime you like for a chat with James Beckford Saunders (CEO), Peter Muntz (Membership and Communications lead) and Sara Kirsner (Policy and Regulations Lead) and with other ANZACATA members.

When: Wednesday 29 July 2026
Time: 12pm-1pm AEST / 10am-11am AWST / 11.30pm-12.30pm ACST / 2pm-3pm NZST
Duration/CPD: 1 hour
Where: ZOOM
Cost: Free
Open to: All members
Recorded session: No (privacy reasons)

We have reviewed our clinical supervision requirements for ANZACATA Practising Art Therapists. We have benchmarked it against peak bodies and allied health organisations across Australia, New Zealand and internationally, alongside NASRHP guidelines and feedback from current Supervisors and Members.

The aim is a framework that is clear, consistent and robust and supported by measures to make it more cost effective and accessible.

Join us for this webinar introducing ANZACATA's draft Clinical Supervision Framework including Requirements. Our panel – Helen Killmier (Chair of Board), Tania Blomfield (Senior Supervisor), Sara Kirsner (Policy and Regulation Lead) and James Beckford Saunders (CEO) – will walk through the review findings and the resulting framework.

Topics will include:

• Guiding principles for clinical supervision
• Clinical Supervision requirements for practising members
• Requirements for becoming a supervisor
• Forms of recognised clinical supervision
• Agreements, recordkeeping and compliance.

A live Q&A will follow the presentation. This is your opportunity to understand what's changing, ask questions directly of the panel, and share feedback.

Click here to submit any questions in advance.

When: Friday 31 July 2026
Time: 12.30pm-1.30pm AEST
10.30am-11.30am HKT/SST/AWST
12.00pm-1.00pm ACST
2.30pm-3.30pm NZST
Duration/CPD: 1 hour
Where: ZOOM
Cost: Free
Open to: All members
Recorded session: No (privacy reasons)

ANZACATA has engaged Dr Henry Bowen and Dr Kate Dempsey as independent consultants to undertake a project to develop the detailed practicum/student placement requirements for master's-level creative arts therapy courses currently in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Building on the recently completed course approval review, this project details the requirements that should comprise the 750-hour practicum component of ANZACATA-approved master's programs.

To ensure these requirements are informed by the experiences of those most closely involved in practicum education, we are hosting a series of online consultation forums with key stakeholder groups. We encourage you to attend, if eligible, and to share these invitations with students, graduates, supervisors and practicum providers within their networks.

Practicum Provider Forum
Date: Thursday 6 August 2026
Time: 11:30 am – up to 2:30 pm (AEST)
For practicum providers (practicum supervisors, placement organisations and other providers of practicum experiences).
Register for the Provider Forum

Student Forum
Date: Tuesday 11 August 2026
Time: 11:30 am – up to 2:30 pm (AEST)
For current master's students and graduates (within the past five years) of creative arts therapy programs.
Register for the Student Forum

These forums aim to provide guidance on the requirements practicum learning, supervision, competency development, placement and expectations.

Thank you for supporting this important piece of work for the future of creative arts therapy education across the Asia Pacific.

This 4-hour interactive CPD webinar offers an exploration of Art Therapy processes that support emotional regulation in neurodivergent clients. The session will examine how creative, sensory, and symbolic expression can support regulation, insight and expression. Participants will be guided through structured and unstructured art-based exercises, practical therapeutic aids, case discussion and be provided a reflective space to deepen clinical insight. The webinar is experiential and participatory, inviting clinicians to engage directly with art-making processes.

Please note this is a similar event to the previous event if already attended. .

1. Develop Understanding of Emotional Dysregulation in Neurodivergent clients
2. Explore Art therapy processes to support nervous system regulation, including symbolic expression
3. Learn to adapt Art therapy processes and ensure practice is trauma informed, and person centred
4. Reflect upon own processes and experiences within your own practice to broaden understanding.

CPD 4-hour certificate and hand out provided following the workshop.

PRESENTER:

Sarah Falkenberg Hassan is an Art Psychotherapist and counsellor who has been working in the Northern Territory for the past three years. She graduated as an Art Psychotherapist (Masters) in the United Kingdom in 2018 and has since gained experience across a range of settings, including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), A Foster and Adoption agency and an Eating Disorder Unit. Sarah recently supported adults, children, and couples through the NDIS as well as private participants. She now continues to work with individuals with trauma backgrounds and those who are neurodivergent within a private hospital setting. Sarah is passionate about a person-centred approach, guided by the ethos of “meeting people where they are at,” and tailoring support to each individual’s unique needs and experiences.

When: Saturday 15 August 2026
Time: 9.00am–1.00pm AEST
11.00am NZST,
7.00am AWST/HKT/SGT
Presenters location, 8.30am Darwin
Duration/CPD: 4 hours (with break)
Where: Zoom
Cost: $90 (+ GST for Australian members)
Open to: All members (except subscription only)
Min/Max: 10/30 participants
Recorded session: No (privacy reasons)

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email Michelle as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

Split over three sessions, this 6-hour training is designed for those considering stepping into the supervision space as a supervisor, and those wanting to engage in supervision of your peers under the ANZACATA supervision guidelines for peer supervision. It will cover what to expect in supervision, both as a supervisor and supervisee, the differences between line supervision and independent clinical supervision, how to get the best out of supervision as a supervisee, and how to decide you if you are ready to be a supervisor. It will also cover tips and trips for working in groups of colleagues, and the complexities of working with multi-disciplinary teams, and will equip you to run peer supervision groups as defined by the ANZACATA supervision guidelines.

Open to Professional members with a minimum of two years post graduate experience.

PRESENTER:

Tania is a professional Arts Therapist, and holds a supplier contract with ACC for sensitive claims (sexual abuse). She graduated Whitecliffe in 2013, and has specialised in working with trauma for most of her career. Tania has a special interest in working with shame, and has also done extensive training in working with dissociation and eating disorders. She is the director of choose2change, and has approximately 80 therapists subcontracting for ACC work across NZ. Tania is an approved supervisor with ANZACATA.

When: Saturday 22, Saturday 23 & Saturday 29 August 2026
(Participants must be able to attend all days)
Time: 9am-11am AEST
11am-1pm NZST (presenter time)
7am-9am SGT/HKT
Duration/CPD: 3 x 2-hour webinars (6 hours total CPD)
Where: Zoom
Cost: $150 (+ GST for Australian members)
Open to: Professional Members only (with a minimum of two years post graduate experience)
Max: 20 participants
Recorded session: No (privacy reasons)

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email Michelle as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

A Professional Development Workshop for Arts Therapists facilitated by Miriam Saines, Registered Professional Arts Therapist (AThR) and Autistic Self-Advocate.

This professional development workshop is designed for arts therapists seeking to deepen their understanding of autism and develop neurodiversity affirming therapeutic practices. Led by an Autistic arts therapist with lived experience and professional expertise, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into creating more effective, respectful, and empowering therapeutic relationships with Autistic clients.

The workshop challenges traditional deficit-based approaches and introduces participants to neurodiversity-affirming practices that honour Autistic ways of being, communicating, and experiencing the world. Practical strategies, artmaking examples, and experiential activities will provide participants with actionable tools to enhance their clinical practice.

This event is appropriate for ALL ANZACATA members. However, it is aimed particularly to new graduates and members who have little understanding, knowledge and experience of neurodiversity affirming practice and autistic identity.

Please note this workshop is delivered in 2 parts on consecutive Saturdays.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe autism from a neurodiversity-affirming perspective, using affirming language, and identify how this differs from pathologizing approaches.
• Address the intersectionality of autism and create sensory-informed and trauma-informed arts therapy spaces for therapeutic engagement.
• Expand their understanding of 'art' to encompass diverse sensory and social expressions relevant to Autistic clients.
• Support authentic emotion regulation without imposing neurotypical expectations.
• Incorporate special interests as therapeutic strengths rather than viewing them as distractions.
• Foster self-advocacy skills in Autistic clients of all ages

PRESENTER BIO

Miriam (she/her/they/them) is a late-identified AuDHD (autistic and ADHD) arts therapist, professionally registered with ANZACATA. She graduated with her Master of Arts Therapy from Western Sydney University in 2013 and practises on Awabakal Country at Newcastle Music and Arts Therapy. Miriam's lived experience, as an AuDHD person and parent, has significantly shaped her arts therapy practice, which is grounded in neurodiversity-affirming principles, and has led to her strong interest in Autistic culture and advocacy.

Miriam works predominantly with neurodivergent clients who identify as Autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, PDA, as well as those with diverse disabilities, and mental health issues across all ages and backgrounds. Her arts therapy practice combines professional expertise with authentic understanding, offering creative strategies that honour rather than change neurodivergent ways of being. newcastlemusictherapy.com.au.

When: Friday 30 October (Part 1) and Saturday 31 October 2026 (Part 2)
Time: 10am–1.30pm AEDT
(12pm NZT, 8am AWDT/HKT/SGT)
including a 30-minute break
Duration/CPD: 6 hrs
Where: Zoom
Cost: $90 (+GST for Aust. members)
Open to: All members
Max: 20 participants
Recorded session: No (Privacy Reasons)

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email us as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

This training will contain theory, experiential learning, and opportunities for supervision practice, and can be used as either an arts-therapy based PD opportunity, or towards registration as an approved supervisor with ANZACATA.

It is best suited to experienced professional members, as it assumes a working clinical knowledge and experience in arts therapy.

The training will cover:

1. Definitions of supervision
2. A variety of models and approaches to supervision
3. Arts-based integration
4. Clinical practice
5. Ethics and Contracts

The course will be 40 hours over 5 sessions (including 15 hours of experiential practice) in keeping with ANZACATA policy requirements of Approved Supervisors. Participants will be expected to engage in supervision practice with other participants between the online sessions in order to complete the required number of hours to register as an ANZACATA supervisor.

Please note only Professional Members can be on the ANZACATA Approved Supervisor listing and completion of this training course does not constitute an application to become an ANZACATA Approved Supervisor.

PRESENTER BIO

Tilly Dawson (she/her) is a professional member, practicing art therapist, and ANZACATA-approved supervisor. Tilly specialises in clinical art therapy within healthcare and oncology settings. She is a passionate clinician with experience in providing individual and group sessions for patients and their families across the lifespan. Throughout her career, Tilly has supervised numerous students and has work as a casual Academic at La Trobe University within the Master of Art Therapy program. Her areas of interest and application in art therapy include medical art therapy, palliative care, trauma-informed practices, and supervision.

When: 30, 31 October and 1, 14, 15 November 2026
Time: 12–5 pm AEDT (11am – 4 pm QLD, 2–7 pm NZDT, 9 am–2 pm AWST/HKT/SGT)
Duration/CPD: 40 hours
Where: Zoom
Cost: $500 (+GST for Aust. members)
Open to: Experienced Professional Members
Min/Max: 8/16 participants
Recorded session: No (Privacy Reasons)

Cancellation Policy:
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email us as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.