Job Description Summary
This position reports to the Director of Clinical Services. This position is responsible for the provision of comprehensive quality therapy services, recreational art, or music for psychiatric inpatients. This entails providing appropriate group therapy sessions to a variety of patient populations. Initial assessments of patients strengths and needs are required, and daily documentation of therapeutic engagement is necessary. Experiential Therapists provide assessments and integrate appropriate therapeutic interventions for assigned patient populations, meeting the cognitive, functional, and expressive needs of patients. Works collaboratively with select volunteers, interns, students, physicians, nurses, therapeutic assistants, and treatment team members to achieve therapeutic shared goals. Provides training, orientation, and education of staff, occupational recreation, music, and art therapy interns, and other students associated with Psychiatry.
Job Description
This position reports to the Director of Clinical Services. This position is responsible for the provision of comprehensive quality therapy services, recreational art, or music for psychiatric inpatients. This entails providing appropriate group therapy sessions to a variety of patient populations. Initial assessments of patients strengths and needs are required, and daily documentation of therapeutic engagement is necessary. Experiential Therapists provide assessments and integrate appropriate therapeutic interventions for assigned patient populations, meeting the cognitive, functional, and expressive needs of patients. Works collaboratively with select volunteers, interns, students, physicians, nurses, therapeutic assistants, and treatment team members to achieve therapeutic shared goals. Provides training, orientation, and education of staff, occupational recreation, music, and art therapy interns, and other students associated with Psychiatry.
Additional Job Description
Education Bachelors degree in Art, Music, or Recreation Therapy, or related field. May accept certification in activity therapy with appropriate experience.
Licenses and Certifications Certification in Basic Life Support required. Certification by the Board of Music Therapy (MT-BC) or Art therapist registration (ATR) by the American Art Therapy Association preferred, or Credentialed as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC). Certification in de-escalation training within the orientation period for employment.
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