Art Therapist II (Lower-Middle School) Fairmount Campus

About the role

The Art Therapist-II provides mental health services on a non-verbal and verbal basis to students and their families, facilitating the use of art as a medium of expression.

Responsibilities

• Develops individualized goals and objectives for each referred student, based upon information concerning the student’s emotional, perceptual, cognitive, physical, and social level of functioning.
• Maintains up-to-date documentation of contact, including nature of intervention, and prepares quarterly and yearly reports for IEPs.
• Incorporates the student’s art therapy goals and objectives in the individualized education/treatment plan (IEP) and implements treatment plan by providing individual and/or group services for the student.
• Participates in ongoing staff meetings with interdisciplinary treatment team, collaborating with significant participants involved in case management.
• Performs administrative tasks such as maintaining materials, equipment, requisitioning supplies, and organizing art therapy room.
• Participates in mental department meetings and committees and demonstrates professional demeanor with colleagues.

Requirements

• Must possess and maintain licensure at the LGPAT level through the MD Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists.
• Professional Crisis Management (PCM) training will be provided by the department.
• Must achieve certification at the “Practitioner” level according to the timeline established within the departmental policy.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Art Therapy is required.
• Two years experience in art therapy with children is required.
• Experience with ED/LD/DD children is required.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams
• Knowledge of art therapy techniques and interventions

Benefits

N/A

Pay

• USD $37.55/Hr.
• USD $48.69/Hr.

Schedule

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