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Ethics
Filing an Ethics Complaint Against a CATA-ACAT Member
For the Canadian Art Therapy Association to process an ethics complaint, the subject of the complaint must be a member of CATA-ACAT. The Canadian Art Therapy Association is a voluntary membership organization and as such does not have any jurisdiction over individuals who are not members of our organization. Therefore we cannot process complaints against non-members or general members of the public.
Please be prepared to provide the art therapist’s name, city and jurisdiction of practice at minimum. Your completed ethics form can not be processed without your signature. If the releases are not signed or you have omitted other required information, we will not be able to process the complaint form and will need to return it to you for completion.
Please note that CATA-ACAT does not accept anonymous complaints. However, we do safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of the complainant and the entire complaints process.
If you have an ethical complaints in relation to the CATA-ACAT Standards of Practice, please follow the steps below:
Download and fill out an anonymous and confidential Ethics Complaint Form: PDF | DOCX
Submit the filled form and relevant documents by e-mail to the CATA-ACAT Ethics Chair at ethics@canadianarttherapy.org or mail the form to the CATA-ACAT physical mailing address in the footer of this website.
Reporting a Non-Art Therapist Claiming to Practice Art Therapy
If you believe someone is representing themselves as an art therapist without proper credentials or is claiming to be a CATA member but is practicing with expired membership – please inform the CATA-ACAT Ethics Chair at ethics@canadianarttherapy.org. This will help CATA-ACAT determine if the art therapist was ever a member in good standing and what measures to take to ensure compliance under the appropriate Act(s) and health regulations. Regardless of what regulations are at play, CATA-ACAT will reach out to the person in question, if appropriate, to inform them of the risks of claiming to practice art therapy without proper training.