Being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) is a professional service opportunity. SME participation provides a unique experience to work with a diverse group of passionate professionals and contribute to continued excellence in art therapy. Engaging in developing art therapy assessments will immediately impact the standards required to be board-certified (BC). Because the ATCB examination is made for art therapists by art therapists, The ATCB needs SME to provide expertise. Serving as an SME qualifies as continuing art therapy professional development that can be used toward the continuing education requirement for board certification.
SME Requirements:
- Credential: Registered Art Therapist with board certification (ATR-BC)
- Examination: Passing score on the ATCBE
- Not involved in test prep or other educational and/or required training for the BC
- SMEs shall not serve simultaneously on the American Art Therapy Association board or the Education Accrediting Entities committees.
- Education Committee
- Education Accrediting Entities
- Ethics Committee
Additionally, SMEs cannot serve on the board of any art therapy-related credentialing agency, membership association, state licensing board, or similar entity.
SME responsibilities are specific to the assigned role. Overall, SMEs are responsible for attending meetings, actively participating during the meetings to provide expertise, and ensuring test security protocols are followed at all times, including, but not limited to, maintaining confidentiality and not participating in the development of test preparation content.
Opportunities to Serve
The ATCB enlists SMEs to provide their expertise in examination content development. SMEs can serve on several parts of the examination development process:
Job analysis
Standard Setting
Examination form review
Item Writing
Item Reviewing
Becoming a SME
Interested SME candidates should contact ATCB Executive Director LeeAnn Mandrillo leeann@atcb.org.
LeeAnn will request specific information about qualifications, experience, and expertise. LeeAnn will present a slate of SMEs to the Board of Directors for approval. If accepted, SMEs will be contacted with information about the next steps.