"Humankind is
a being in search
of meaning"
— Plato
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MIECAT was established in April, 1997 by the founding Executive, Warren Lett, Jan Allen, Andrew Morrish and Jean Rumbold.
This group had previously been involved with the La Trobe University Creative Arts Therapy Masters programme from 1990 to 1996. In addition they had initiated an extended research activity over a four-year period to establish what is now known as the MIECAT approach to experiential-multimodal forms of inquiry. The publication of a book entitled "How the Arts Make a Difference in Therapy" in 1993, and a research conference in 1995, together with a number of journal publications, further developed the scholarly basis of this work.
When Dr Warren Lett left La Trobe University in 1996, the group decided to provide an augmented programme of the arts, education and therapy, in the private sector. The first courses taught were a Diploma in Experiential Arts Therapy, various special study units, and several short workshops.
In July 1999, MIECAT was accredited under the Tertiary Education Act, to provide the following graduate programme of studies:
A Friends of MIECAT group was also established to provide a number of special interest workshops. Intakes into the Diploma were established in both Melbourne (1998, 1999) and Brisbane (1999). During 1999, introductory workshops were run in Hobart and Launceston.
Transfer of credits for units of study have been arranged between MIECAT and three Australian universities.
In March 2000, MIECAT became a member organization of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).
January 2005 has seen the additional milestone of MIECAT achieving accreditation (also under the Tertiary Education Act) to provide a doctorate level programme of study.