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ECArTE |
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European
Network
ECArTE is working towards establishing mutual
recognition and compatibility in educational and vocational training for
Arts Therapists within the European Community. The Consortium encourages the
use of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) as
a vehicle for developing and maintaining shared standards.
ECArTE was established with the support of ERASMUS.
Basic criteria for training as an Arts Therapist
The General Assembly of ECArTE has drawn up the following
broad and minimum criteria for initial training as an Arts Therapist:
The university training should be postgraduate or consist of a minimum of four years’ study
(1250 or more study hours per year). At least one year should focus
exclusively on specialisation in the Arts Therapies, i.e. art therapy,
dance-movement therapy, dramatherapy or music therapy.
Training should include:
The benefits of ECArTE Membership
ECArTE is a means of promoting and developing, at
an international level, the standard and quality of Arts Therapy education
offered by member institutions. It also provides member institutions with a
range of benefits:
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Enhanced opportunities for grants from
the EC bureaux (such as Erasmus/Socrates) for curriculum development,
staff and student exchange. |
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Sharing experience
of course and specialist curriculum knowledge within member
institutions |
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The opportunity to become part of a network for developing Arts Therapies
education in Europe. |
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Attendance at regular General Assembly meetings within Europe. |
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Reduced rates when attending ECArTE events. |
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An established network for research purposes. |
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Use of the ECArTE logo and recognition in all publicity and course
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ECArTE Membership
The Consortium was established in
1991 with assistance from ERASMUS. Accordingly, membership is linked to
recognition by the European Union of Institutions of Higher Education.
Currently the Consortium has three categories of membership.
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Full Member
Full Membership is offered to
Institutions of Higher Education / Universities that provide
nationally-validated courses in the Arts Therapies. Such
Institutions must be formally recognised as such by appropriate
European Union (EU) authorities, such as ERASMUS. Only Full Members
have voting rights and the right to hold office on the Executive.
Each Full Member Institution has one vote only.
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Associate Member
Institutions of Higher Education /
Universities in the process of developing courses in the Arts
Therapies as described above may join the Consortium as Associate
Members and thereby benefit from the experience and expertise
offered by the Consortium. Normally, Associate Membership will be
granted for a maximum of four years following which it is
anticipated that they will apply for Full Membership.
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Partner Member
Partner Membership may be given to
Institutions of Higher Education / Universities that do not qualify
for either full or Associate Membership but that hold a legitimate
partnership involving the Arts Therapies with a full member/s of the
Consortium. By 'Legitimate Partnership' we mean a formally agreed
contractual arrangement - e.g. a franchise arrangement, within the
area of Arts Therapies education / training.
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Associate and Partner Members
will be invited to attend all General Assembly meetings of the
Consortium including all activities that take place during the
General Assembly. They do not, however, have the right of
representation on the General Assembly (i.e. they do not
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Membership Fees
The Annual Membership Fee will be reviewed each
year at the General Assembly Meeting and will be determined by the
Executive. The same membership fee will be applicable to all three
categories of membership. The Annual Membership Fee covers a full calendar
year (January to December) and must be paid by 1st June of any one year. The
Membership Fee for the current year (2010) is 700 Euro.
Once an institution’s membership has been ratified by the Consortium, costs
for one person incurred during General Assembly meetings (including hotel
accommodation and meals) will be included in the Annual Membership Fee.
Travel costs will be reimbursed by the Consortium for Member Representatives
attending a General Assembly.
Notes regarding
an application
All applications should be
made on an ECArTE Application Form for Membership. These are available from
Members of the Executive Board.
All applicants are asked to submit documentation regarding validation of
courses and educational and professional recognition of awards with their
application.
All applicatants are asked to seek and include, wherever possible,
endorsement of their application from an existing ECArTE Member Institution.
Applicants for Partner Membership must be endorsed by the partner/s who are
existing Full Members of the Consortium.
Decisions regarding
membership applications will normally be taken during a General Assembly of
the Consortium and the applicant will be invited to send a representative to
present their application at that meeting.
APPLICATION FOR
MEMBERSHIP FORM
Application forms and all enquiries should be sent to:
Richard Hougham, Co-ordinator ECArTE,
Central School of Speech & Drama,
Embassy Theatre, 64 Eton Avenue,
Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 3HY, UK
Email:
r.hougham@cssd.ac.uk
Telephone: 0044 (0)20 7559 3915
Members of the Executive Board 2005
Hon.
President Line Kossolapow, University of Munster, Germany
Chair
Sarah Scoble, University of Plymouth, Exeter, United
Kingdom
Vice-Chair Eha Ruutel,
Tallinn University, Estonia
Co-ordinator
Richard Hougham, Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London, UK
Treasurer Egbert Hulshof,
HAN
University,
Nijmegen,
The
Netherlands
European Arts Therapies Conferences - International participation, open to
all
| 1sh |
1990 |
University of
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - “Arts Therapies Education – Our
European Future” |
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| 2nd |
1992 |
University of Zuyd,
Sittard, Netherland - “Our professional identity” |
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| 3rd |
1994 |
University of Ferrara,
Italy - “Arts Therapies in Europe” |
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| 4th |
1997 |
University of London,
United Kingdom - “Communication in the Arts Therapies” |
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| 5th |
1999 |
University of Munster,
Germany - “Arts Therapies 2000 . Education – Research – Policy –
Practice” |
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| 6th |
2001 |
University of Luxembourg,
Luxembourg - “Exposing difference in Europe” |
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| 7th |
2003 |
University Complutense of
Madrid, Spain - “Arts Therapy : Recognized discipline or soul-graffiti
? Approaches, applications, evaluations” |
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| 8th |
2005 |
University of Crete,
Rethymno, Greece - “Arts Therapies : Grounding the Vision to advance
Theory and Practice”
14th-17th September, Rethymno, Crete |
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| 9th |
2007 |
Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia - "Arts in Arts Therapies: new
challenges, new horizons"
19th
– 22nd September 2007 |
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| 10th |
2009 |
The Central School of Speech &
Drama, London, U.K. "The Space Between, the potential for
change"
16th - 19th September 2009 |
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| 11th |
2011 |
Real Collegio di Lucca ,
Italy. “ARTS THERAPIES AND THE INTELLIGENCE OF FEELING” 21 – 24
September 2011 |
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