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NorCATA is an affiliate chapter of the American Art Therapy Association (the AATA). There are many benefits of joining NorCATA, and we welcome your interest in joining our community of involved local art therapists and students in our professional association.   

ADVOCACY

The California Art Therapy Advocacy Initiative

Join art therapists from NorCATA and SoCalATA in our efforts to create professional transparency for consumers about what art therapy is to expand art therapy access, education, and services provided by board certified art therapists.  We are gathering letters of support (only 30 seconds to sign and send) that we will deliver to the CA State Senate and Assembly to gain awareness and visibility and to demonstrate the efficacy of art therapy for public safety on a statewide level. Eventually this effort will be in support of a resolution for state licensure and title protection.

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NorCATA collects content for our quarterly newsletters on an ongoing basis. Please proofread and send your articles, event reviews, stories, profiles, research pieces and other content in .doc or .docx format along with any high resolution images to our newsletter committee headed up by our editor, Abby Zimberg, or to info@norcata.org.  

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For more profiles in NorCATA's limited feature: ​"Art Therapists Making Things Happen", envisioned and curated by Robin Valicenti. 

ART THERAPISTS MAKING THINGS HAPPEN!

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Shan Ru Lin is a Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC), and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Chicago, Illinois. She earned an MA in Creative Arts in Therapy from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to her MA, Shan finished an undergraduate art therapy concentration study at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Her professional experience includes work with juvenile sex offenders, adults in psychiatric hospitals, trauma-informed practice in community social service settings for adult women, sexual assault counseling for adults and children, studio-based art therapy, and art therapy consulting in a school setting.

READ MORE ABOUT SHAN

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Your tax deductible contribution supports our professional community and its members locally.   We appreciate your gift in any amount as a tribute to or in memory of someone special.

  • For community outreach, engagement, and support in relief efforts following fires
  • Funds to support workshops and advanced art therapy education in Northern CA
  • Art supplies for chapter workshops, conferences, and community events
  • NorCATA membership: Give the gift of membership to a friend or colleague
  • NorCATA legislative campaign 2020
  • NorCATA general fund
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PHOTOS FROM QUARTERLY EVENTS AND BIENNIAL CONFERENCES

PHOTOS FROM BOARD RETREAT IN AUGUST 2019 AT THE HISTORIC WOMEN'S BUILDING IN SAN FRANCISCO'S MISSION DISTRICT


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Belmont CA 94002-9998 USA

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NorCATA is approved by the Internal Revenue Services as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that promotes the therapeutic use of art throughout Northern California, public awareness of art therapy, professional development through educational events, workshops, conferences, and more.  All donations are tax deductible to the full extent provided by law.

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