Provisional Art Therapist

Texas Children's Medical Center • The Woodlands, TX

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About The Position

We are searching for a Provisional Art Therapist. Someone who develops, plans and delivers evidence-based assessment and therapy services to children and families. Implement art therapy to help meet the emotional, developmental, psychological, sociological, spiritual and social needs of children in an acute or outpatient setting.

Requirements

• Master's degree in art therapy
• Licenses and Certifications Required ATR-PBC - Provisional Registered Art Therapist Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATBC), Required within 6 months of entering the role.
• Attestation Required.
• A supervised practicum or internship of at least 700 hours required.

Nice To Haves

• Previous employment in health care, a health care specialization in schooling or a field work internship or practicum in health care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides evidenced-based and developmentally appropriate screening/assessment, and focused patient/family therapy in accordance with the patients/families right to self-determination and principles of confidentiality.
• Develops, implements and/or updates comprehensive art therapy care plans
• Pursues professional development.
• Provides psychosocial screenings/assessments by interviewing patients and/or their families for information about the patients’ social, emotional/psychological, developmental/educational and health situations as well as family circumstances and relationships as required for patient care and/or treatment/transition planning.
• Establishes achievable treatment goals with patients.
• Tracks patient progress via ongoing symptom and functional assessment, using reliable and valid measures where available and adjusts treatment plan in accordance with findings.
• Creates and manages individualized patient and/or family treatment plans to address mental health needs of patient.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level