HPCSA Registration

In 2006 I completed a 2 year Masters in Art Therapy at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. It was frustrating upon my return to Cape Town to have to go through a process of getting registered here. However, I am very pleased to be able to share with you my Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) registration number!  After months of hard work in 2011 - reading, essays, revision, case studies, filmed therapy sessions - I had my oral and written examinations.  I passed, have received my certificate and now I am a fully registered Art Therapist.

Registration number: AT0000949

The registration process ensures that the therapists’ qualifications and experience are up to standard, and requires that we undertake continuing professional development.  There is also a focus on the application of ethics in the therapeutic environment, as well as knowing how to practice Art Therapy in the South African context.

Make sure you ask for HPCSA registration from any health care professional.