Current practitioners may qualify as a licensed associate drama therapist.
N.J. Stat. § 45:8B-85
in effect18. For a period of 360 days after the date procedures are established by the board for applying for licensure as an associate drama therapist, any person may qualify as a licensed associate drama therapist, upon application for licensure and payment of the appropriate fee, provided the applicant furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant has completed a master's degree in drama therapy or a master's degree in a mental health discipline with the additional drama therapy training as required by the North American Drama Therapy Association that is current and that the applicant is in good-standing and has engaged in the practice of drama therapy for at least one year. L.2019, c.273, s.18.
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