ANZACATA upcoming events

cATch up with James - ANZACATA's CEO (26 May 2026)

Tue, 26 May 2026 03:00:00 GMT

This hour-long drop-in session occurs monthly and all members are welcome to join. There is no agenda, no commitment, just pop in anytime you like for a chat with your CEO, James Beckford Saunders, and with other ANZACATA members.

When: Tuesday 26 May 2026
Time: 1pm- 2pm AEST 1pm-2pm AEST / 11am-Midday AWST / 12.30pm-1.30pm ACST / 3pm-4pm NZST
Duration/CPD: 1 hour
Where: ZOOM
Cost: Free
Open to: All members
Recorded session: No (privacy reasons)

ANZACATA Transition Pathways Implementation (Tier & Students AQF/NZAQ 6-8) - Webinar 4 (03 Jun 2026)

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:00:00 GMT

Focus – Updated Application Pack for Transition Members and Q&A

Panel: Helen Killmier (Chair of Board) and James Beckford Saunders (CEO).

This webinar builds on the previous webinar, with the panel working through the draft updated Application Pack for Transition Members.

This will be followed by questions/feedback and responses between attendees and the panel. Members input to the updated draft Application Form will continue to inform that the pathway is clear, concise and makes the process of completing it as simple as possible, without diminishing the quality required.

Building on the feedback already provided including through the Members' survey and the previous webinars, this is another opportunity for you to provide further queries or comments on its implementation.

This webinar will be recorded for those not available.

EVENT DETAILS

When: Wednesday 3 June 2026
Time: Midday to 1pm AEST / 10am-11am AWST / 10.30am-11.30am ACST / 2pm-3pm NZST
Duration/CPD: 1 hour
Where: ZOOM
Cost: Free
Open to: All members
Recorded session: Yes

Let us know your question prior to the webinar
If you can, please provide any questions or comments related to the implementation of the Transition Pathway Plan including for students (AQF/NZAQ 6-8), in order that these can be considered prior to the webinar. Click here to provide your questions and comments.

Creative arts-based group supervision for Regional/Remote members with Hayley Arjona (06 Jun 2026)

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

ANZACATA is offering subsidised online group supervision sessions with HAYLEY ARJONA for Regional/Remote practising members, who may find themselves unable to connect with other members or access supervision due to their isolation.

Hayley has experience working in the prison system, with those impacted by family violence, in disability, youth, and LGBTIQ service sectors. Her practice is relational, focused on affirming self-agency and social justice. Living in central Victoria, Hayley is familiar with the experience of therapists working remotely and within regional communities.

These group supervision sessions will offer participants the opportunity to develop skills in reflective, reflexive, and relational art therapy practice and connect with other therapists working regionally and remote. Sessions will include deep listening, employ diverse art materials and techniques, as well as response-based artmaking. These sessions aim to build confidence in art making for therapists, to increase empathetic attunement with Self, with clients, and with each other in the group.

There will be 10 fortnightly sessions (each session is 2hours), with a maximum of 8 participants. The total cost for participants is $600 (+GST for Aust members), paid upfront.

Note: This supervision group is primarily intended for members in regional or rural areas, and these members will be given priority. Metropolitan members who need to fulfil their required supervision hours for ANZACATA membership can email comms to be placed on the waiting list for this event.

Group supervision objectives

These sessions will provide a safe and nurturing space to:

Build a community of regionally/remotely located creative art therapists.
Support participants in identifying and planning their goals for group supervision, professional development and self-care.
Explore topics such as the challenges of setting up and sustaining practice in isolated locations, restricted access to peers and other supports, boundaries, andethics,

Presenter bio

Hayley works in private practice and community health settings with youth, adults, and families facing challenges such as relationship violence, discrimination and oppression. She has designed and delivered programs in the women's prison system, such as Expressive Post: Art Therapy by Postcard. Hayley has taught in the Master of Art Therapy course at La Trobe University, Victoria Australia, where she is also a current PhD candidate. She completed a Master of Fine Art from the Victorian College of the Arts and has kept a professional art practice spanning 30 years. Please see Hayley's website.

Dates (Saturdays fortnightly): June 6 & 20, July 4 & 18, Aug 1 & 15 & 29, Sep 12 & 26, Oct 10
Time: 10.00am – 12pm AEST (8.00am HKT/SGT/AWST, 12.00pm NZST)
Duration/CPD: 20 hours (10 supervision hours)
Where: Zoom
Cost: $600 (+ GST for Australian members)
Open to: Practising members (priority given to those located regionally or remotely)
Min/Max Registrations: 5/8
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

Supervising your Peers with Tania Blomfield (13 Jun 2026)

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

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 13, Saturday 20 & Saturday 27 June 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.

Demystifying Audits with Tania Blomfield (21 Jun 2026)

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Why do we have them, how to prepare for them, and what to do if you are one of the chosen ones Tania Blomfield

A 2 hour (maximum) on line training outlining ANZACATA's professional body requirements, the audit process and why it is necessary, templates that work for keeping track of your hours, and how to complete the paperwork if you are selected for an audit. If you are stressed about audits and the concept of being audited, this is the training you need to feel confident that if you are selected for an audit, you will breeze through the process.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

What are audits and why do we have them
Templates to keep all your information in one place

PRESENTER:

When: Sunday 21 June 2026
Time: 9am-11am AEST
11am-1pm NZST (presenter time)
7am-9am SGT/HKT
Duration/CPD: 2 hrs plus 1 hour reading
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Open to: All practising and on-leave members
Max: 30 participants
Recorded session: No (privacy reasons)

Arts-based supervision skills training with Tilly Dawson (June start) (26 Jun 2026)

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:00:00 GMT

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:

Definitions of supervision
A variety of models and approaches to supervision
Arts-based integration
Clinical practice
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: 26, 27, 28 June and 11, 12 July 2026
Time: 12–5 pm AEST (2–7 pm NZST, 10 am–3 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.

Arts-based supervision skills training with Tilly Dawson (Oct start) (30 Oct 2026)

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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

The training will cover:

Definitions of supervision
A variety of models and approaches to supervision
Arts-based integration
Clinical practice
Ethics and Contracts

PRESENTER BIO

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)