Training Eligibility for Basic ART
These requirements outline the minimum eligibility requirements to take an ART Basic Training.
Individuals who only hold a chemical dependency or substance abuse license are not eligible as these licenses generally do not allow for a mental health scope of practice.
Licensed Mental Health Professionals
- Qualifying medical doctors must be licensed to practice, in the mental health field, in their state or province.
- Qualifying advanced practice registered nurses must have a Master of Science in Nursing (or higher) with a specialization in psychiatric mental health nursing and must be licensed to practice through their state board or province.
- Qualifying Mental Health Clinicians must have a master’s degree in the mental health field (Counseling, Marriage Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Social Work) or related mental health discipline and be licensed to practice through their state board or province.
Pre-Licensed Mental Health Professionals
- These are clinicians who are actively pursuing a mental health license through their state board or province while working under a licensed supervisor. Some of these license types include associate, intern, limited, provisional, temporary and pre-license.
- Qualifying pre-licensed mental health clinicians must have a master’s degree in the mental health field (Counseling, Marriage Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Social Work) or related mental health discipline and must be actively pursuing a full license through their state board or province while working under a licensed supervisor.
- Covered under own or employers insurance.
- Pre-Licensed Mental Health Professionals who would like to take an ART Basic Training will need to submit documentation (proof of degree, which mental health field, and a letter from their supervisor using the provided template) in order to verify their eligibility.
Graduate Students
- Qualifying graduate students must be enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program in the mental health field (Counseling, Marriage Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Psychiatric Nursing, Social Work) or related mental health discipline. Students must have completed their core graduate academic coursework and must be in the final clinical practicum/internship portion of their graduate program. First year graduate students are not eligible. Graduate students must be on a licensing track and working under the supervision of a fully licensed mental health clinician (preferably trained in ART but not required).
- Must join IS-ART and join into the monthly zoom group consultations.
- Graduate students who would like to take an ART Basic Training will need to submit documentation (graduate transcript, practicum or internship details, and a letter from their supervisor using the provided template) in order to verify their eligibility.
Additional Requirements
- Covered under own or employers liability insurance and provide proof of coverage.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.
As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.