Description
Position at SESI Schools
Title : Art Therapist
Department : Expressive Therapy Dept.
Reports to : Head of the Expressive Therapy Department
Type of Position : Part Time
Dept. Mission Statement
It is the belief of the Expressive Therapies Program at SESI Schools that the creative processes involved in the visual and performing arts are healing and life enhancing.
Our mission is to serve the students of Camelot by providing standards of professional competence, thereby developing the social and emotional good health necessary to promote academic and social growth in our students.
Simultaneously, our mission is to promote knowledge and understanding of the field of expressive therapies to the communities, which we serve.
Summary
While providing individual, dyad, and group art therapy, participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning by developing an art therapy treatment plan, and collaborating with students’ treatment team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Include the following. Other duties as assigned.
Observes, assesses, and places students in appropriate expressive therapy service
Provides individual, dyad, and group art therapy
Develops expressive therapy treatment plan
Collaborates with treatment team as necessary
Participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning
Provides in-service training to team members as appropriate, and in conjunction with expressive therapy team and / or clinical teams.
Documents in students’ files according to requirements of regulatory agencies
Participates in supervision for art therapist
Maintains licensure according to state and federal regulations
Requirements
Master’s degree in Art Therapy from an AATA accredited / approved program
License or license eligible :
oATR-Provisional License between graduation and LPC / ATR
oLicensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)- in state of Illinois
oArt Therapy Registration (ATR)
Strong art-based assessment skills (Expressive Therapy Continuum)
Ability to work independently at multiple sites within the agency
Ability to communicate effectively with professionals / students / families