Art Therapist-Cancer & Hematology Center

We are searching for The Faris Foundation Art Therapist for the Cancer and Hematology Center -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will implement and provide art therapy to help meet the emotional, developmental, and social needs of children in a health care setting. The Faris Foundation Art Therapist also provides opportunities for children to gain a sense of mastery, offering learning experiences, and encouraging family and peer interaction. 
 

Requirements
•   Master’s degree required
•   ATR-BC certification from the Art Therapy Credentials Board required
•   2 years of Art Therapy experience
•   Previous employment in health care, a health care specialization in schooling or a field work practicum in health care preferred

Responsibilities
•   Conducts formal and informal developmental assessments of psychosocial needs of patients and families for inpatients as evidenced by documentation in the medical record
•   Assesses coping styles of patient and families during introduction of service to develop therapeutic plan of care that incorporates patient and family needs, interests and abilities
•   Provides interventions that increase emotional support to patients and families during identified stress points in order to facilitate adaptive coping
•   Plans and implements developmentally appropriate interventions according to the therapeutic plan developed to meet specific patient care goals
•   Provides at least one programming in service regarding arts therapy and its benefits to an interdisciplinary team yearly
•   Communicates the benefits of arts therapy to the health care team, as evidenced by participation in interdisciplinary rounds, unit based projects, and/or daily report
•   Reviews Arts Therapy program yearly with leader to determine process or program improvements
•   Participates in the development and education of creative arts therapy programming by sitting on departmental committee and/or task force