N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34D-4.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:34D-4.2 - Contact-hour requirements for licensed art therapists

(a) A licensed art therapist shall complete at least five of the 40 contact hours required at N.J. A.C. 13:34D-4.1 in ethical and legal standards in the art therapy profession, regardless of the number of contact hours accrued during the biennial period. The online New Jersey Jurisprudence Orientation shall not satisfy this continuing education requirement.

(b) A licensee shall complete at least three of the 40 contact hours of continuing education as required at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-4.1in the subject area of social and cultural competence. For the purposes of this subsection, social and cultural competence includes, but is not limited to, an understanding of the cultural context of relationships; issues and trends in a diverse society related to such factors as culture, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation, mental and physical characteristics, education, family values, religious and spiritual values, and socioeconomic status; and unique characteristics of individuals, couples, families, ethnic groups, and communities, including any of the following:

1. Multicultural and pluralistic trends, including characteristics and concerns between, and within, diverse groups nationally and internationally;

2. Attitudes, beliefs, understandings, and acculturative experiences, including specific experiential learning activities;

3. Individual, couple, family, group, and community strategies for working with diverse populations and ethnic groups;

4. Art therapists' roles in social justice, advocacy, and conflict resolution, cultural self-awareness, the nature of biases, prejudices, process of intentional and unintentional oppression and discrimination, and other culturally supported behaviors that are detrimental to the growth of the human spirit, mind, or body;

5. Theories of multicultural counseling, theories of identity development, and multicultural competencies;

6. Ethical and legal considerations relating to issues of diversity; and

7. Applying an understanding of artistic language, symbolism, and metaphoric properties of media and meaning across cultures and within a diverse society.

(c) If the licensed art therapist earns more than 40 contact hours during a biennial period, the professional art therapist may carry a maximum of 10 contact hours into the next succeeding biennial period. The continuing education hours required in (a) and (b) above shall not be eligible for carry forward.

(d) A licensed art therapist who is ordered by the Committee to complete continuing education courses or programs for remedial purposes shall not use that continuing education toward the required 40 credits of continuing education per biennial period.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34D-4.2

Adopted by 51 N.J.R. 1674(a), effective 11/18/2019