The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) is a U.S. not-for-profit 501(c)(3), non-partisan national professional association of approximately 5,000 practicing art therapy professionals, including students, educators, and related practitioners in the field of art therapy based in Alexandria, VA. It establishes criteria for training and licensing of art therapists, maintains job banks, sponsors conferences, and publishes a newsletter and a journal Art Therapy: the journal of the American Art Therapy Association.Neukrug, Ed. "Chapter 1 The Counselor's Identity: What, Who and How?" The World of the Counselor: An Introduction to the Counseling Profession. Australia: Brooks/Cole, 2012. 15. Print. Founded in 1969, the AATA is one of the world's leading art therapy membership organizations.
