Accreditation

Industry recognition and approval is essential for Holistic Practitioner training courses. 

There is a wide range of holistic and complementary therapy modalities which do not fit into the government training frameworks in most countries. These include Yoga, Holistic Counselling, Meditation, and some Holistic Arts Therapies, just to name a few. 

Many governments have decided these modalities should be industry regulated. 

There is a misconception that they are unregulated, but they are, in fact, industry regulated. 

In order to practice as a therapist or practitioner under these modalities you need industry recognition and to get professional indemnity and liability insurance. 

There are two types of associations.

Modality-based Associations are usually owned by the same people who own training colleges within that industry. They only focus on that particular modality and they often only accept membership from graduates of their own training courses. There is nothing essentially wrong with that provided there is plenty of transparency, value and support for members and the course you are going to study is not ONLY accredited with a modality-based association. If it is, it could mean the college has simply started an association to provide accreditation for their own course. Many modality-based associations only approve of a specific style, technique, tradition, or lineage of that therapy. 

Industry-based Associations are not owned by the same people who own the training colleges. They are separate, not associated with the colleges, and non-bias. Their purpose is to protect the end-user and maintain the integrity of Holistic and Complementary Therapies. They may offer training courses and professional development training but there is no requirement for members to participate. They accept members from a wide variety of different therapeutic modalities. They are not concerned with specific styles, techniques, traditions, or lineages. They are concerned with the quality, educational content, course outcomes, scope of information, where that information originated, and the integrity of the course provider. They have a rigorous process which course providers must adhere to before they provide approval for any training courses. 

Our courses are accredited with:

The International Institute of Complementary Therapists - https://www.myiict.com/

The International Practitioners. of Holistic Medicine - https://www.iphm.co.uk/

The Complementary Medicine Association - https://www.the-cma.org.uk/

The International Association Of Therapists - https://iaoth.com/

These industry associations all have an excellent global reputation and a rigorous screening process. Our graduates can join all of the above associations to get professional practitioner insurance. 

HICAT Titles and Laws:

HICAT graduates in Ireland, and the U.K may use the title Creative Arts Facilitator, Holistic Creative Therapist or Holistic Creative Practitioner. 

In  Australia and New Zealand, HICAT graduates can use the title HICAT practitioner, Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Practitioner, Creative Arts Facilitator, or Creative Therapist. 

Art Therapists in the UK must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which is the statutory regulator of the profession. ' The Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapies Practitioner Training Course' is not an HCPC-approved program and completing the course will not lead to graduates being able to register as Art therapists or to provide Art Therapy in the U.K or Ireland.

Graduates of the HICAT Course are not Art Therapists, they are Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapies (HICAT) practitioners. 

HICAT is a modality that uses a wide range of creative ArtS which enable people to connect with the creator inside themselves. HICAT is empowering and does not require an 'expert' to interpret the finished piece or monitor the creative process in any way. All that is needed is an open heart that can hold a safe space to share beautiful, gentle, and creative tools that support the healing process. HICAT graduates should not advertise themselves as Art Therapists.

HICAT graduates are able to join the Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapist Association (this is a newly established modality association to support HICAT practitioners- Its free for your first year provides ongoing support and networking and is run by Mind-Body Education.

Meditation Teacher Training graduates are able to join the International Meditation Teachers and Therapists Association. This association provides our graduates with a huge amount of free resources and support. 

The HICAT and Meditation courses are recognised in 27 countries:
Oceania: Australia &  New Zealand
UK and Europe: United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Greece, Latvia, Sweden, Channel Islands, Norway, Estonia, Austria, Malta, Isle of Man, Netherlands
South Africa
United States
Canada

It is most certainly legal for HICAT graduates to practice as Practitioners in all of the above countries.

Any courses listed as Postgraduate courses are intended as professional development courses only for graduates of a Mind-Body Education Course and are not part of any government-regulated education award.