About the role

  • Art Therapist providing trauma-informed therapy services in a residential treatment setting for individuals experiencing emotional crises. Collaborating with a clinical team to support emotional regulation and recovery.

Responsibilities

  • Provide trauma-informed, clinically grounded art therapy services to individuals experiencing acute psychiatric or emotional crises in a residential treatment setting.
  • Facilitate individual and group art therapy sessions using diverse media to support emotional expression, regulation, and recovery.
  • Establish treatment goals and select appropriate art therapy modalities to meet individual needs.
  • Assess patient engagement and progress, documenting observations and outcomes in accordance with clinical policies.
  • Collaborate with the treatment team to develop and update treatment plans, sharing insights from therapy sessions.
  • Use creative interventions to safely explore and manage emotional responses, foster self-awareness and healing.
  • Apply clinical skills through patient interviews, behavioral observation, and therapeutic engagement.
  • Maintain a safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed environment for creative expression.
  • Adapt schedules and approaches to meet the needs of the unit and hospital programs.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in art therapy or art therapy counseling from an accredited institution
  • Eligibility for, or current credentialing as, a Registered Art Therapist (ATR); Board Certification (ATR-BC) preferred.
  • Prior experience in behavioral health setting.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
  • Empathy and strong ethical standards.
  • Knowledge Requirements: HIPPA, Microsoft 365, Recipient Right’s, Mental Health Code, Medicaid Manual, Regulatory compliance.
  • Oakland Community Health Network’s Core Competencies: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization; demonstrating loyalty to the organization and its mission and values; maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. (Integrity/Building Trust) Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships, recognizing that the ultimate customer is the person served. (Customer Focus) Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application. (Continuous Learning) Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence in addition to consciously adopting organizational standards of excellence. (Work Standards) Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. (Communication)

Benefits

  • Must have available means of transportation to and from OCHN and for required offsite meetings or site visits.
  • Must be available for meetings and events which may occur outside of standard office hours.
  • Work performed primarily in an office environment.
  • The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • OCHN is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive and equitable culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces and encourages our employees’ differences.

Job title

Art Therapist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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