Art Therapist-Cancer & Hematology Center

Texas Children's Medical Center • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Faris Foundation Art Therapist for the Cancer and Hematology Center works in a fast-paced health care setting, providing art therapy to help meet the emotional, developmental, and social needs of children. The role offers children opportunities to gain a sense of mastery, participate in learning experiences, and engage with family and peers.

The Art Therapist assesses the psychosocial needs and coping styles of patients and families, then develops and delivers developmentally appropriate interventions based on a therapeutic plan of care. The role also promotes awareness of arts therapy and its benefits among the interdisciplinary health care team, reviews the program for potential improvements, and contributes to creative arts therapy programming and education.

Requirements

• Master’s degree.
• ATR-BC certification from the Art Therapy Credentials Board.
• Two years of Art Therapy experience.

Nice To Haves

• Previous employment in health care, a health care specialization in schooling, or a fieldwork practicum in health care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct formal and informal developmental assessments of the psychosocial needs of inpatients and their families, documenting assessments in the medical record.
• Assess patient and family coping styles when introducing the service and develop a therapeutic plan of care that incorporates their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Provide interventions that increase emotional support for patients and families during identified stress points to facilitate adaptive coping.
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate interventions according to the therapeutic plan and specific patient care goals.
• Provide at least one annual in-service to an interdisciplinary team about arts therapy and its benefits.
• Communicate the benefits of arts therapy to the health care team through participation in interdisciplinary rounds, unit-based projects, and/or daily reports.
• Review the Arts Therapy program annually with the leader to identify process or program improvements.
• Participate in the development and education of creative arts therapy programming by serving on a departmental committee and/or task force.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level