BCT APPLICATION PROCESS In order to apply to be a Board Certified Trainer you must have been a Registered Drama Therapist for a minimum of five years. Submit five (5) typed copies of the application described below. Applications must be received at the NADT office before March 15 or August 15 of each calendar year, and should consist of the following: 1. BCT Application Form 2. Letter of Intent (4 to 5 double spaced, typewritten pages). Please share with us how you came to drama therapy and why you want to be a Board Certified Trainer at this time. Tell us how you want to use the BCT, describe people, theories and events that have influence your work as a drama therapist and your goals as a teacher and supervisor. Include your theoretical orientation, familiarity of the scope of drama therapy, and any specialization you may have in the field. Outline your philosophy in guiding the professional development and skill building of a drama therapist. Conclude with your long term professional plans. In order to make the extent of your mentorship experience clear, please make a detailed account of teaching and supervisory hours, including settings, with actual face to face or group supervision. Please describe your professional affiliations and NADT involvement. 3. Curriculum vitae that includes: contact information; education and training experience; work experience that includes descriptions of positions and responsibilities (emphasize theatre and clinical settings) include names of supervisors or mentors. Include copies of any certifications, presentations, publications and honors you have received. 4. Documentation of your registration. Please submit a copy of your RDT registration certificate, and other relevant licenses or certificates. 5. Letters of reference. Send three letters of reference from professionals who are familiar with your work as a clinician, teacher, trainer, and supervisor. All such letters must specify the writer's relationship to you and the type of setting you were affiliated with. (Letters from clients, students, and supervisees – past or present - will not be accepted.  Family members cannot write letters for applicants.) They must address your relationship with peers and trainees. Have them refer to your character, personal boundaries and your role as an authority figure. We are interested in knowing about your creativity, your clinical and supervisory abilities, strengths and weaknesses. The letters must be sent in a sealed enveloped with the writer's name across the seal. Send all letters together with your application material. These letters are confidential and will not be shared with you at any time. 6. List of References. On a separate sheet of paper, include the names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails of the three people for whom you have requested a letter of reference, in case their letter does not include complete contact information. 7. Include a check for the non refundable $75 application fee.