SUMMARY:

The Art Therapist/Expressive Arts Therapist reports to the Clinical Director/Unit Chief and the Clinical Director of Social Work and Counseling regarding professional standards, regulatory and licensing requirements, credentials/privileges and continuing education. The Art Therapist/Expressive Arts Therapist provides treatment to a wide range of patients applying art therapy skills and interventions to assist patients in the resolution of personal and environmental problems attribute to mental or physical illness with the goal of restoring patients to their highest level of functioning.
Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

Instill Trust and Value Differences
Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Evaluates patients, establishes treatment goals/outcomes, and implements patient care plans. Observes precautions, indications, and contraindications for all treatment procedures. Monitors progress of patient, re-establishes goals, and revises treatment plans, according to the Rehabilitation Department protocol.
Provides written and verbal communication with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team involved with the patient, on the patient rehabilitation status and recommendations.
Utilizes LifeChart to document significant clinical findings in the patient's medical record, according the department and hospital policy. Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
Effectively uses conventional art psychotherapy techniques such as art therapy assessment tools, CBT techniques, and trauma informed art therapy techniques to meet the goals and objectives of assigned patients. Provides a safe environment which is conducive to learning while adhering to department policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, and infection control.
Provides Art Therapy supervision to undergraduate and graduate students. Communicates routinely with Senior Art Therapist?LMHC II to monitor student progress and compliance with individualized curriculums and clinical requirements.
Therapist must demonstrate competency in therapeutic process, as determined, by the clinical specialist, supervisor, or manager.
Participates in mandatory departmental, hospital-wide in-services, as well as obtain CEU's through external conferences to meet the standards and regulations of the AATA and NBCC credentialing boards.
Provides education and training to patients, patient caregivers, and families to effectively maintain levels of progress achieved in therapy program. Educates other health care professionals to the role of art therapy/mental health counseling, as well as providing training and in-services in areas of expertise.
Reviews and reassesses program materials, practices, activities, and clinical requirements making recommendations to the Senior Art Therapist/LMHC II or to the Rehabilitation Clinical Supervisor for modifications. Maintains and orders program materials and supplies.
Oversees hospital art gallery selecting artwork from various programs to be displayed in approved spaces on a monthly basis.
Develops relationships and coordinates services with organizations in the community for Healing Arts Program.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Develops relationships and coordinates services with organizations in the community for Healing Arts Program.
Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy from a graduate school accredited by the American Art Therapy Association.

Registered Art Therapist (ATR) or Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT) and Current license from State of Rhode Island required (LMHC, LMHC-A).

EXPERIENCE:
Two years relevant experience, preferably in an inpatient psychiatric hospital setting, with children and/or adolescents.
Knowledge of principles, concepts and methodologies of art therapy/expressive art therapy. A working knowledge of psychosocial functioning of patients, as well as application of expressive activities within a psychiatric setting.
Ability to work with a wide array of visual arts/expressive arts mediums.
Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work is performed in a hospital setting with significant exposure to patient care.
INDEPENDENT ACTION:
Performs independently within program policies and practices. Refers specific complex problems to director where clarification of program policies and procedures may be required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
None

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EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

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