Art Therapist

DENVER CHILDRENS HOME • Denver, CO

15d • $63,000 - $83,000

About The Position

This is a full-time position split between Art Therapist and Residential Therapist. This position shares co-responsibility for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the Art Therapy program at Denver Children’s Home. The other part-time aspect of this position includes providing therapy and case management for a caseload of youth in the Residential Program.

Requirements

• Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Art Therapy (LPC and ATR eligible)
• Experience working with children and adolescents who have suffered abuse, trauma, and/or neglect and who display conduct related problems
• Knowledge of adolescent development, pathology, and rationale for therapeutic intervention.
• Knowledge of counseling, assessment, and crisis intervention skills.
• Knowledge of art therapy theory, assessments, and intervention skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external treatment teams
• Requires continuous walking, standing, sitting, fine hand or finger movement, detailed sight and hearing.
• Significant and frequent use of physical and sensory requirements associated with verbal and written communication, hearing acuity and visual acuity to observe and record client behaviors and activities.
• Ability to do restrictive procedures in accordance with Denver Children’s Home Therapeutic Crisis Intervention guidelines.
• Requires use of office equipment requiring repetitive wrist/hand movement and vision.
• Ability to routinely perform light lifting of 1-20 lbs., with occasional moderate lifting of 21-60 lbs. and heavy lifting of more than 61 lbs.
• Frequently pushes or pulls objects up to 60 lbs., with occasional pushing or pulling of objects over 61 lbs.
• Frequent bending or stooping and reaching above shoulder level.
• Requires climbing of stairs on a regular basis.
• Occasional driving automatic equipment/vehicles.
• May experience temperature fluctuations, from heat to cold due to environment changes of the Home and the need to work outdoors at times.
• Free of dependency and abuse of illegal or illicit drugs, alcohol, inhalants, or other chemical substances or controlled substances.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekly group art therapy
• Providing weekly individual art therapy in adjunct to their primary therapeutic services
• Document client experience and progress for each session
• Submit monthly treatment reports
• Collaborate and communicate with clinical treatment and education teams
• Coordinate special art projects
• Maintain the art therapy studio including all supplies
• Providing individual and family therapy for clients on caseload
• Providing case management and working with external teams and funding sources through monthly staffing meetings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time