ANZACATA upcoming events

Supervising your Peers with Tania Blomfield (13 Jun 2026)

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Split over three sessions, this 6-hour training is designed for those considering stepping into the supervision space as a supervisor, and those wanting to engage in supervision of your peers under the ANZACATA supervision guidelines for peer supervision. It will cover what to expect in supervision, both as a supervisor and supervisee, the differences between line supervision and independent clinical supervision, how to get the best out of supervision as a supervisee, and how to decide you if you are ready to be a supervisor. It will also cover tips and trips for working in groups of colleagues, and the complexities of working with multi-disciplinary teams, and will equip you to run peer supervision groups as defined by the ANZACATA supervision guidelines.

Open to Professional members with a minimum of two years post graduate experience.

PRESENTER:

Tania is a professional Arts Therapist, and holds a supplier contract with ACC for sensitive claims (sexual abuse). She graduated Whitecliffe in 2013, and has specialised in working with trauma for most of her career. Tania has a special interest in working with shame, and has also done extensive training in working with dissociation and eating disorders. She is the director of choose2change, and has approximately 80 therapists subcontracting for ACC work across NZ. Tania is an approved supervisor with ANZACATA.

When: Saturday 13, Saturday 20 & Saturday 27 June 2026 (Participants must be able to attend all days)
Time: 9am-11am AEST
11am-1pm NZST (presenter time)
7am-9am SGT/HKT
Duration/CPD: 3 x 2-hour webinars (6 hours total CPD)
Where: Zoom
Cost: $150 (+ GST for Australian members)
Open to: Professional Members only (with a minimum of two years post graduate experience)
Max: 20 participants
Recorded session: No (privacy reasons)

Cancellation Policy
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email Michelle as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

ANZACATA Transition Pathways Implementation (Students AQF 6-8 only) Webinar (19 Jun 2026)

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:30:00 GMT

CAT Student limited time opportunity to reach Professional Accreditation

If you're studying an accredited ANZACATA creative arts therapy at AQF levels 6–8, there's something important you need to know about.

ANZACATA – the only regulating body for Creative Arts Therapists in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Asia – is changing its membership requirements. From 1 July 2026, Professional Membership will be open only to graduates of Master-level (AQF 9) courses. This reflects the growing expectation for postgraduate qualifications across the allied health professions.

However, if you join ANZACATA as a Student Member before 30 June 2026, you'll be eligible for a special Transition Pathway – a route to full Professional Membership that's exclusively available to students who act now.

ANZACATA is running a free webinar to explain exactly how this works.

WEBINAR OVERVIEW

The webinar is led by Helen Killmier (Chair of the ANZACATA Board) and James Beckford Saunders (CEO), who will walk through:

What the Transition Pathway is and who qualifies
What happens when you graduate – and how to apply for full Professional Membership
A step-by-step guide to the Transition Pathway Application Pack
Live Q&A – your questions answered directly.

EVENT DETAILS

When: Friday 19 June 2026
Time: 12:30–1:30pm AEST (10:30am+ AWST | 12:00pm+ ACST | 2:30pm+ NZST)
Duration/CPD: 1 hour
Where: ZOOM
Cost: Free
Open to: All members & Non-members
Recorded session: Yes

Let us know your question prior to the webinar
If you have questions you'd like answered on the day, you can submit them in advance here.

Demystifying Audits with Tania Blomfield (21 Jun 2026)

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Why do we have them, how to prepare for them, and what to do if you are one of the chosen ones Tania Blomfield

A 2 hour (maximum) on line training outlining ANZACATA's professional body requirements, the audit process and why it is necessary, templates that work for keeping track of your hours, and how to complete the paperwork if you are selected for an audit. If you are stressed about audits and the concept of being audited, this is the training you need to feel confident that if you are selected for an audit, you will breeze through the process.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

What are audits and why do we have them
Templates to keep all your information in one place

PRESENTER:

When: Sunday 21 June 2026
Time: 9am-11am AEST
11am-1pm NZST (presenter time)
7am-9am SGT/HKT
Duration/CPD: 2 hrs plus 1 hour reading
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Open to: All practising and on-leave members
Max: 30 participants
Recorded session: No (privacy reasons)

Arts-based supervision skills training with Tilly Dawson (June start) (26 Jun 2026)

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:00:00 GMT

This training will contain theory, experiential learning, and opportunities for supervision practice, and can be used as either an arts-therapy based PD opportunity, or towards registration as an approved supervisor with ANZACATA.

It is best suited to experienced professional members, as it assumes a working clinical knowledge and experience in arts therapy.

The training will cover:

Definitions of supervision
A variety of models and approaches to supervision
Arts-based integration
Clinical practice
Ethics and Contracts

The course will be 40 hours over 5 sessions (including 15 hours of experiential practice) in keeping with ANZACATA policy requirements of Approved Supervisors. Participants will be expected to engage in supervision practice with other participants between the online sessions in order to complete the required number of hours to register as an ANZACATA supervisor.

Please note only Professional Members can be on the ANZACATA Approved Supervisor listing and completion of this training course does not constitute an application to become an ANZACATA Approved Supervisor.

PRESENTER BIO

Tilly Dawson (she/her) is a professional member, practicing art therapist, and ANZACATA-approved supervisor. Tilly specialises in clinical art therapy within healthcare and oncology settings. She is a passionate clinician with experience in providing individual and group sessions for patients and their families across the lifespan. Throughout her career, Tilly has supervised numerous students and has work as a casual Academic at La Trobe University within the Master of Art Therapy program. Her areas of interest and application in art therapy include medical art therapy, palliative care, trauma-informed practices, and supervision.

When: 26, 27, 28 June and 11, 12 July 2026
Time: 12–5 pm AEST (2–7 pm NZST, 10 am–3 pm AWST/HKT/SGT)
Duration/CPD: 40 hours
Where: Zoom
Cost: $500 (+GST for Aust. members)
Open to: Experienced Professional Members
Min/Max: 8/16 participants
Recorded session: No (Privacy Reasons)

Cancellation Policy:
When you register and pay to attend one of our events, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to other members. In order to be respectful of your fellow members and the presenter, please email us as soon as you know you will not be able to attend the event. We keep our events as affordable as possible and need to pay presenters the fee they request. While we understand sometimes urgent matters come up, if registrants cancel at the last minute, we struggle to pay presenters. A full refund will be given if the cancellation occurs more than 24 hours before the event. If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the event, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded only to defray our costs.

Arts-based supervision skills training with Tilly Dawson (Oct start) (30 Oct 2026)

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT

It is best suited to experienced professional members, as it assumes a working clinical knowledge and experience in arts therapy.

The training will cover:

Definitions of supervision
A variety of models and approaches to supervision
Arts-based integration
Clinical practice
Ethics and Contracts

PRESENTER BIO

When: 30, 31 October and 1, 14, 15 November 2026
Time: 12–5 pm AEDT (11am – 4 pm QLD, 2–7 pm NZDT, 9 am–2 pm AWST/HKT/SGT)
Duration/CPD: 40 hours
Where: Zoom
Cost: $500 (+GST for Aust. members)
Open to: Experienced Professional Members
Min/Max: 8/16 participants
Recorded session: No (Privacy Reasons)