BCATA Membership

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Current BCATA Membership
May 2025 – April 2026

All BCATA Members:

Are welcome to attend the BCATA Annual General Meeting
Are entitled to reduced rates at BCATA Conference
Will receive the BCATA online monthly Announcements and Postings
How to submit Announcements and Postings to the BCATA –
If you wish to forward information via email to the BCATA membership, please respect the following criteria:
1. Submit your posting to Merle (admin@bcarttherapy.com) before the 1st of the month.
2. 100 words maximum, including name, title, brief description, a link to your website, etc.
3. Attachments such as a poster or image must be UNDER 1 (one) MB in size
4. Posters should be in jpeg format. We take no responsibility for any errors if we convert your pdfs to jpegs. Or any other formatting changes that may occur.
5. Keep your submission short and link to more in-depth information elsewhere. A crowded newsletter goes unread!
6. Postings will be compiled and sent out to the membership by the 7th of the month.
7. Events must be occurring within the next 60 days

Registered & Professional Members receive all of the above PLUS:

the right to vote and hold office,
6-months free when creating a profile on PsychologyToday,
a great opportunity for networking,
professional development and CEC programming,
and a chance to get to know your art therapy community.

MEMBERship pricing

Professional Member – $115

Registered Art Therapist – $115

Student Member – FREE

Associate Member – $60

Retired Member – $40

Professional Member (Adler, DVATI, DKATI)

$115

Professional Membership is open to all art therapists who have completed post-graduate professional training in Art Therapy from an accredited school or institute of art therapy (eg. Adler, VATI, KATI, TATI, Concordia, etc).

Learn more about this level of membership and apply online.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Registered Member (BCATR, ATR, RCAT)

$165
($115 + $50 non-refundable application processing fee)

Registered Members are Professional Art Therapists that have completed all pre-requisites and have been approved for registered status with the BCATA Registration Chair.

Learn more about this level of membership and apply online.

REGISTERED MEMBERSHIP

Student Member

FREE

Open to all students currently studying art therapy at an accredited school or institution of art therapy (eg. Adler, VATI, KATI, etc.)

Learn more about this level of membership and apply online.

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

Associate Member

$60

Open to volunteers or individuals who are not professional art therapists. Contact information will not be displayed in the BCATA Art Therapist Directory.

Learn more about this level of membership and apply online.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP

Retired Member

$40

Retired membership shall be open to registered professional members or professional members who are art therapists who have retired from practicing art therapy but wish to retain membership. Profile will not be displayed in the membership directory.