Art Therapist - Adolescent Behavioral Health

Description

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Summary :

Seeking a compassionate, creative, and clinically skilled Art Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team on the Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatric Unit. This position involves providing therapeutic art interventions to adolescents (ages 12-17) experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms, including mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, psychosis, and behavioral challenges. The Art Therapist will utilize creative expression to support emotional regulation, insight, communication, and recovery in a structured, trauma-informed hospital environment.

Responsibilities :

• Plan, facilitate, and document individual and group art therapy sessions tailored to the needs of adolescent patients.
• Collaborate closely with psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and other therapists to contribute to comprehensive treatment planning.
• Integrate trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive practices into all interventions.
• Monitor and assess patients' emotional and behavioral responses to therapy and report progress in clinical team meetings.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in accordance with hospital and regulatory standards.
• Provide crisis intervention support and contribute to milieu management as needed.
• Educate staff and families (when appropriate) on the role and benefits of art therapy in psychiatric care.
• Maintain appropriate boundaries, confidentiality, and adherence to ethical standards of the profession.

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Job Details

Legal Employer : Pardee - HCHC

Entity : Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit : Pardee Adolescent Behavior Health Unit Admin

Work Type : Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week : 40.00

Work Assignment Type : Onsite

Work Schedule : Day Job

Location of Job : PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime : Exempt : No