National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations

To further the creative arts therapies through facilitation of collaborative advocacy, research, and education.
The National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations, Inc. (NCCATA), founded in 1979, is an alliance of membership associations dedicated to the advancement of the creative arts therapies professions.
Creative Arts Therapists are human service professionals who use distinct arts-based methods and creative processes for the purpose of ameliorating illness and optimizing health and wellness.
Examples of treatment outcomes include improving communication and expression and increasing physical, emotional, cognitive, and/or social functioning.
The Coalition includes Art therapy, Dance/Movement therapy, Drama therapy, Music therapy, and Poetry therapy. NCCATA is recognized by the US federal government as a tax-exempt 501c3.
NCCATA Coalition Associations
The Coalition includes Art therapy, Dance/Movement therapy, Drama therapy, Music therapy, and Poetry therapy. The creative arts professions provide therapeutic treatment across a wide variety of rehabilitative, medical, community and educational settings.
Each Creative Arts Therapy is governed by a separate professional association with a unique scope of practice.