Creative Art Therapist

BALANCE eating disorder treatment center; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation: 10 days per year

Health Insurance: Subsidized coverage

Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k): Eligibility after one year

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Job summary

BALANCE eating disorder treatment center seeks a Creative Art Therapist to join our growing team in New York. The role centers on using art-making within counseling to support clients’ mental, physical, and emotional health across ages.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s in Art Therapy with at least five years of related experience and is comfortable conducting individual and group sessions, documenting treatment, and coordinating with the care team. On-call duties are required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Art Therapy or related discipline.
• Five years of related clinical experience in art therapy or a similar setting.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates or co-facilitate individual and group art therapy sessions.
• Maintains documentation including psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, progress notes and discharge summaries.
• On-call several nights a week on rotating basis.
• Collaborates with treatment team to integrate plans and coordinate care.
• Designs art therapy sessions to meet client goals and objectives.

Skills

Social perceptiveness

Active listening

Critical thinking

Judgment & decision-making

Psychology knowledge

Art therapy & counseling

Education

Master’s degree in Art Therapy

Job description

BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ is seeking a Creative Art Therapist to join our growing team!

The Creative Art Therapist is is passionate about eating disorder prevention and intervention. Dedicated to
helping clients of all ages at BALANCE with their mental, physical, and emotional health by
incorporating art making into client’s counseling sessions.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates or co-facilitate individual and group therapy sessions with clients demonstrating knowledge of eating disorders and the principles and techniques of group therapy
• Shows knowledge and understanding of individual patient and family dynamics in the
  early stages of treatment.
• Designs art therapy sessions or programs in consultation with clients or site
  administrators to meet client’s goals and objectives. Gathers client information from
  sources such as case documentation, client observation, or interviews of client or family
  members.
• Completes all documentation including psychosocial assessments, treatment planning,
  progress notes and discharge summary maintaining compliance with the policies and
  procedures of BALANCE.
• Maintains appropriate and timely communication with referral sources and other
  significant contacts, conveying a positive professional image

Conducts individual sessions

Builds rapport with clients while conducting art therapy. Observes and documents client
reactions, progress, or other outcomes related to the artistic process

Confers with other professionals on client’s treatment team to develop, coordinate, or
integrate treatment plans

Designs art therapy sessions or programs in consultation with clients or site administrators to meet client’s goals and objectives. Gathers client information from sources such as case documentation, client observation, or interviews of client or family
members

Utilizes supervisory feedback to improve performance

Be on-call several nights a week, on a rotating basis

Performs other duties as assigned

Ideal Candidate

Master’s degree in Art Therapy or related discipline and five years of related experience
required

Who You Are

• Excellent skills related to social perceptiveness and active listening.
• Excellent critical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills
• Strong knowledge of psychology, therapy and counseling
• Familiarity with fine arts and artistic techniques
• Vacation: 10 days per year
• Health Insurance: Subsidized coverage up to $400/month
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401(k): Eligibility after one year
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

*Compensation is based on experience and qualifications (leadership history, clinical experience,
insurance knowledge, supervision experience, and the amount of eating disorder treatment
experience)