Trusting the [creative] process is based on a belief that something valuable will emerge when we step into the unknown. There are elements of surrender and letting go which have more to do with flexibility and the ability to change direction, than with defeat and annihilation (McNiff, 1998, p. 27).

In addition to its Art Therapy Education Program, CCAT provides professional support and career development opportunities for creative arts therapists. Membership and volunteer programs offer opportunities for community service.

Through experiential in-service presentations, conferences, workshops, art exhibits, publications and community events, CCAT works to inform the public, business and civic leaders about the many benefits of the creative arts therapies.

Link to Sonoma State University M.A. in Psychology: Art Therapy Program - http://www.sonoma.edu/exed/mapsych/art therapy/