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GENERAL DUTIES
Provides and demonstrates assessment of patient and family:
Reviews patient information and develops methods based on psychological, cognitive, communicative, social and physiological functioning focused on the patient's needs and strengths.
Plans interventions and/or programs:
Develops individualized and/or group treatment plans based upon assessment, patient's prognosis, applicable information from other disciplines and sources.
Designs, structures art therapy sessions or programs to meet patient's medical needs and requirements.
Prepares artistic equipment, media, stationery or devices to accomplish therapy session objectives.
Implements interventions and/or programs:
Implements interventions based on analysis and planning.
Utilizes methodologies that are consistent with recent advances in health and safety practices.
Documents the schedule and interventions used.
Evaluates interventional outcomes:
Interprets, analyzes the artistic creations of patients to examine their current physical, emotional and cognitive state.
Documents the patient's response to individual and/or group treatment.
Collaborates and works closely with other caregivers or refers patients for more specialized services.
Continuing Education:
Maintains knowledge of current developments in research, theory and techniques in art therapy.
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
2 years of experience Clinical- pediatric healthcare/ behavioral health
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
Master's Degree Art Therapy
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Basic Life Support HeartSaver & First Aid American Heart Association
Provisional Registered Art Therapist (ATR-Provisional) licensure
Preferred: ATR certification
Preferred: Non-Violent Crisis Prevention Crisis Prevention Institute
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Does this position formally supervise employees? No
FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS
Light: Light physical requirements- Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Sitting - Occasional (0-35% of day)
Standing - Frequent (36-66% of day)
Walking - Frequent (36-66% of…