Art Therapy & NDIS

Art Therapy is an approved NDIS Allied Health support listed under the support cluster “Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living”.

The recent World Health Organisation Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report, “What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well being?”, summarises: “Results from over 3000 studies identified a major role for the arts in the prevention of ill health, promotion of health, and management and treatment of illness across the lifespan.”

(https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/329834) 

NDIS participants can use their NDIS funds to access art therapy when it is provided by a Registered Art Therapist (Registered with ANZACATA).