Agency:
Legacy Treatment Services
Program:
Allied Therapy
Location:
Franklin Park, New Jersey
Position:
Allied Therapist – Art
Contact:
Natalie Steciuk, Allied Therapy Supervisor, NSteciuk@legacytreatment.org
Duties:
The Allied Therapist – Art provides weekly art group services and therapeutic support to consumers. Utilizes art therapy techniques and psychotherapeutic methods to support social skills, promote honest verbal and visual expression, encourage growth and catharsis through art process, build self-esteem and confidence, understand and identify emotions, and promote positive peer interactions and communication. Maintains coordination and collaboration with lead clinician and treatment teams. Maintains positive working relationships with consumers, direct care staff, and treatment team. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide support for consumers in coping with trauma, mental health, and behavior issues. Plans and facilitates tasks supportive of consumer treatment goals, and conducts individual sessions as needed. Attends weekly treatment teams meetings, documents all group and individual sessions. Must be able to work independently.
Your driver’s license must be in good standing, with no recent suspensions or violations of careless/reckless driving or excessive speeding of more than 10 MPH, and no more than 2 moving violations within the last 3 years.
Education/Experience:
Master’s Degree in Art Therapy/Counseling.
Hours:
Full time; Monday – Friday, may include some evening and weekend hours.