<p>Job Description</p> <p>Provides creative arts therapy, psychotherapy and counseling. Provides an environment that fosters and enhances creativity, socialization, and promotes physical and mental health.</p> <p>Job Responsibility</p> <ul> <li>Develops and conducts individual and group creative arts therapy sessions to include long-term and short-term goals based on observation and referrals. </li><li>Designs and implements a variety of goal-oriented group sessions which utilize art and other creative modalities (e.g. music, drama, and dance) as effective therapeutic tools. </li><li>Assists in operating, maintaining and purchasing equipment and other materials/resources necessary for creative art therapy sessions, i.e., presentation equipment, supplies, etc. </li><li>Plans and implements a structured experience to enhance patient self-awareness and self-expression. </li><li>Encourages independent creative expression through the use of creative arts, music or related media. </li><li>Maintains current clinical documentation on all patients' sessions. </li><li>Assesses effectiveness of sessions and makes appropriate changes, as needed. </li><li>Participates as a team member in providing continuing patients' assessment and treatment. </li><li>Attends treatment team meetings and supervisory conferences. </li><li>Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions. </li></ul> <p>Job Qualification</p> <ul> <li>Master's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience. </li><li>Current License to practice as a Creative Arts Therapist in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed. </li><li>1-3 years of relevant experience, required. </li><li>Pediatric Experience. </li><li>Additional Salary Detail </li></ul> <p>The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).</p>