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Kansas art therapists ask Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board to endorse licensure bill
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Members of the Kansas Art Therapy Licensure and Advocacy Coalition asked the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board to endorse legislation creating a licensed professional art therapist credential, arguing licensure would protect the public, enable title protection and help insurance reimbursement.
Members of the Kansas Art Therapy Licensure and Advocacy Coalition urged the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board on Tuesday to endorse a bill that would create state licensure for professional art therapists.
The coalition was represented at the board meeting by Katie Leisman, a board-certified and registered art therapist, who described years of clinical work in Kansas including community mental health, skilled nursing and children's hospitals. "Licensure would also grant title protection for art therapists," Leisman told the board, saying a licensed credential would help the public identify trained professionals and distinguish them from undertrained clinicians.
The coalition argued licensure would improve…
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