Creative/Expressive Arts Therapist - Cherry Hospital
About The Position
This position will provide Creative and Expressive Arts Services for the patients throughout the hospital. Duties include planning and implementing active treatment groups, documentation of patient's response to treatment, conducting Rehabilitation Services assessments, Creative/Expressive Arts evaluations upon referral and assisting treatment teams in developing individualized treatment plans. This position may also provide Creative/Expressive Arts activities and/or assist with other special activities as scheduled, may include evenings and weekends. Work hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and evenings/ weekends/holidays as scheduled.
Requirements
- Considerable knowledge of the therapeutic creative/expressive arts therapy principles, techniques, and methods and their application to the population being served.
- Ability to conduct creative/expressive arts therapy services to support mental health treatment plan.
- Ability to implement a variety of assessment methods to create individualized goals and interventions.
- Ability to evaluate and document client progress towards goals to present to interdisciplinary team meetings.
- Ability to integrate a philosophy of creative/expressive arts which is therapeutic in nature into a clinical program.
- Bachelor's degree in music therapy which includes a six-month internship from an appropriately accredited institution.
- Bachelor's degree in music or music education with an equivalency in music therapy which includes a six-month internship from an appropriately accredited institution.
- Bachelor's degree in one of the creative/expressive arts areas (art, dance, drama, music) from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in all phases of therapeutic programming.
- an equivalent combination of education and experience. Administering the class: if the creative/expressive arts degree program has a therapeutic equivalency or emphasis, the experience requirements will be waived.
Responsibilities
- Planning and implementing active treatment groups
- Documentation of patient's response to treatment
- Conducting Rehabilitation Services assessments
- Creative/Expressive Arts evaluations upon referral
- Assisting treatment teams in developing individualized treatment plans
- Provide Creative/Expressive Arts activities and/or assist with other special activities as scheduled, may include evenings and weekends
Benefits
- Eligible state employees are entitled to comprehensive benefits, including a variety of leave options, professional development opportunities, insurance, and more.
- excellent benefits package, loan repayment opportunities, employment stability and rewarding professional opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
