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UCSF Health · 2 months ago

Art Therapy Fellow

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$52K/yr - $139K/yr

2+ years exp

UCSF Health is a leading healthcare provider committed to innovative patient care and advanced technology. The Art Therapy Fellow role involves providing comprehensive art therapy assessments and treatment interventions for pediatric patients and their families, while also planning and implementing therapeutic art programs.

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Responsibilities

Conducting group and individual art therapy with inpatients

Maintaining accurate and up-to-date charting

Planning and implementing various activities to strengthen community and donor relations

Supervising Child Life/Art Therapy volunteers

Collaborates with and utilizes supervision from the Art Therapist for ongoing professional development as needed

Qualification

Master’s degree in Art TherapyArt Therapy registration candidateChildrenDevelopmentally appropriate interventionsOralWritten communicationCompassionAssess family functioningExperience in multiple mediaExperience in research activities

Required

Master's degree in Art Therapy or related field – completed or actively working toward completion

Art therapy candidate working towards Art Therapy registration with the American Art Therapy Association

Experience working with children in individual and group-based interventions (2 years)

Demonstrates skills, knowledge and ability in developmentally and age appropriate art therapy interventions

Demonstrates ability to assess individual patients' developmental level, general medical condition, psych-social needs and capabilities

Provides patients with opportunities for expressing their individual thoughts and feelings and provide support as part of patients' therapeutic support system

Demonstrates compassion and understanding in order to build a relationship of rapport and trust with patients and their families

Understand the visual language in art work, which may be used in assessment

Ability to communicate pertinent information and concerns, and coordinate goals with medical staff for optimum health outcomes

Demonstrates ability to assess family functioning and facilitate coping with child's hospitalization

Demonstrates ability to plan and facilitate art therapy groups

Demonstrates skills in oral and written communication that will allow preparation of medical record documentation, oral presentation, and conference presentations