Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 38. Health Occupations and Professions § 38-2104.02. Art therapy, defined

(a) Appraisal activities involving selecting, administering, and interpreting art-based appraisal tools and standard diagnostic instruments designed to assess levels of functioning, aptitudes, abilities, and personal characteristics to determine treatment plans and appropriate art-based interventions;

(b) Use of art media and the creative process to assess a client's inner fears, conflicts, and core issues with the goal of improving physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning and increasing self-awareness and self-esteem;

(c) Strategic application of therapeutic interventions in individual and group sessions to facilitate visual, nonverbal, and verbal receptive and expressive communication and engagement;

(d) Use of art-making and the verbal processing of produced imagery to help clients improve cognitive and sensory-motor functions and reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and attachment disorders;

(e) Implementation of treatment plans to help clients resolve conflicts and distress, manage anger, cope with traumatic experience and grief, develop interpersonal skills, and improve educational performance, vocational performance, and social functioning;

(f) Adjustment of appraisal and evaluation techniques and treatments to address multicultural and diversity issues;

(g) Referral activities which evaluate data to identify clients or groups that may be better served by other specialists; and

(h) Provision of consultation, crisis intervention, client advocacy, and education services to clients.