IACAET Training Standard (ver 1.0)
Updated Jan 28, 2021
All the IACAET Approved Training Programs are offered at post-graduate level. Participants entering some of these programs may be required to have prerequisite experiences or qualifications in creative arts education and therapy field.
| Module | Key areas | Details | Level 1 Hours | Level 2 Hours | Level 3 Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coursework* | General knowledge on creative arts and somatics in education, therapy, community and healthcare | Definition of the term and use, history and development, relationship with other practices | 205 | 405 | 600 |
| General knowledge of human development | General knowledge of human development – physical, emotional, social and cognitive; informed by relevant science(s) and other related disciplines | ||||
| Ethics and multi-cultural competence | With education or therapy focus at professional level | ||||
| Arts-based improvisation and creative process | Group dynamics/process/leading, skills in 1-1 work with individuals | ||||
| Didactics | Teaching skills as applicable to practices in physical embodied setting as well as in using digital media approaches | ||||
| Other training specific to the disciplines | Need to inlcude training on working with different populations | ||||
| Internship | Preferrably in different settings | Field work/internship under mentoring | 30 | 60 | 100 |
| Supervision | Personal experientials, part of it need to be arts or movement based | 30 | 60 | 90 | |
| Personal growth | Personal experientials, part of it need to be arts or movement based | 30 | 60 | 90 | |
| Final project/paper** | 15 | 45 | 60 | ||
| Total hours | 300 | 600 | 900 |
*Coursework elective
Aesthetics, anthropology, neuroscience, dance, research methods etc. up to 30hrs of coursework
** Final project/paper requirement
| Level | Certification | Content | Paper word count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Creative Arts Education Facilitator (CAEF) | Personal reflection, or case study | 2000 |
| Level 2 | Certified Creative Arts Educator (C-CAE) | Case study integrated with theory | 5000 |
| Level 3 | Certified Creative Arts Therapy Practitioner (C-CATP) | Case study or research work integrated with theory and own perspectives | 8000 |
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