Creative Arts Therapist -TEMP

Provides creative arts therapy, psychotherapy and counseling. Provides an environment that fosters and enhances creativity, socialization, and promotes physical and mental health

Responsibilities:

1. Develops and conducts individual and group creative arts therapy sessions to include long-term and short-term goals based on observation and referrals. 
2. Designs and implements a variety of goal-oriented group sessions which utilize art and other creative modalities (e.g., music, drama, and dance) as effective therapeutic tools.  
   •    Assesses effectiveness of sessions and makes appropriate changes, as needed. 
3. Plans and implements a structured experience to enhance patient self-awareness and self-expression.
4. Encourages independent creative expression through the use of creative arts, music or related media.
5. Maintains current clinical documentation on all patients’ sessions.
6. Assists in operating, maintaining and purchasing equipment and other materials/resources necessary for creative art therapy sessions, i.e., presentation equipment, supplies, etc. 
7. Participates as a team member in providing continuing patients’ assessment and treatment.  
8. Attends treatment team meetings and supervisory conferences
9.  Performs related duties, as required.
    

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Creative Arts Therapy, required. 
• New York State Education Department licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LIC-ARTH), required;

                                    OR

NYSED Creative Arts Therapist valid permit (PER-PCAT) and must become licensed and registered within one (1) year of hire.

• Department specific certification in one or more of the following, preferred:
  • Registered Art Therapist (ATR) or Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) credentialing through Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB) 
  • Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) through the National Association for Drama Therapy (NADT)
  • Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (R-DMT) through the Dance/ Movement Therapy Certification Board (DMTCB)
  • Registered Music Therapist (RMT), Certified Music Therapist (CMT), or Advanced Certified Music Therapist (ACMT) through the National Association for Music Therapy (NAMT)
  • Music Therapist - Board Certified (MT-BC) through the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT).
  • Minimum of one (1) year experience practicing creative arts therapy, required.

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).