Art Therapist

Help USA • Brooklyn, NY

9d

About The Position

As a Creative Arts Therapist for one of our shelter sites, you’ll be a member of an interdisciplinary team and work with all program service staff to integrate therapeutic needs with placement-related goals and objectives. You’ll use art modalities to provide group and individual therapy to facilitate insight or behavioral change and support clients’ progress towards health and housing.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Creative Arts Therapy.
• ATR-BC and LCAT.
• Computer literacy, particularly with Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assessing clients and determining goals for appropriate methods of treatment within the context of attaining mental health stability and diversion back to the community when appropriate.
• Creating and maintaining relevant group structures, milieu activities, and projects to encourage client participation in the therapeutic and housing process and to foster a sense of community and support.
• Working closely with the interdisciplinary team to foster a therapeutic environment and participating in clients’ treatment plans, weekly case conferences, and staff meetings.
• Completing progress notes to document the types of activities in which the client participates, patterns of attendance, interpersonal behavior, response to modalities, and progress towards goals.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees