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Job Listings, February 2008*
Full Time
Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Postion: FT Art Therapist - Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt Hospital
Full time clinical position working with children, adolescents and adults in treatment for eating disorders within an historic Baltimore institution. Masters degree in art therapy and ATR required, ATR-BC preferred. Strong clinical skills, with knowledge of body image and trauma treatment are suggested. This national eating disorder program uses a combination of expressive therapy, cognitive therapy and behavioral therapies to promote change and foster healing.
For more information see Art Therapist CED job description www.sheppardpratt.org
Complete a Sheppard Pratt application and submit your resume online.
Contact:
Julia Andersen ATR-BC.
Expressive Therapy Coordinator
410-938-5227
jandersen@sheppardpratt.org
Virginia
Faculty Positions at George Washington University Art Therapy Program, Alexandria, VA
We have previously announced these faculty positions in November, but with the conference and holidays, we wanted to send out the notices again by email. We will be expanding our program with these new full time faculty positions and would also like to announce that we will be expanding into new space in Old Town Alexandria, offering counseling courses, opening an art therapy clinic and a trauma institute. We are excited about these upcoming opportunities and would appreciate your passing on the position announcements to any of your colleagues who may be interested.
Heidi Bardot, MA, ATR-BC
Director, Art Therapy Program
The George Washington University
2129 G Street, NW, Bldg. L
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-6285
Tracy’s Kids Art Therapy Program Job Opportunities
Tracy’s Kids is a program of the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Our mission is to develop and support art therapy programs in pediatric hematology-oncology treatment programs in the Washington, DC metro area.
Our present locations include:
• Flagship program at Georgetown University Hospital’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, started in 1991
• Program at Children’s National Medical Center started in 2006
During the coming months, Tracy’s Kids Art Therapy Program will be creating two Art Therapist positions in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. Both Art Therapists will be employees of Children’s National Medical Center. Program Director Tracy Councill, MA, ATR-BC, will provide training, clinical supervision and site visits in support of all Tracy’s Kids art therapy programs.
Two new opportunities:
• One art therapist will join Kathleen Barron, MA, on the CNMC campus in Washington, DC working with both inpatients and outpatients in the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
• The other will implement an art therapy program for a CNMC outpatient Hematology-Oncology practice in Northern Virginia.
Qualifications include:
• Master’s in Art Therapy
• ATR-BC preferred
• Experience in medical art therapy and/or resilience-based art therapy practice preferred
• Must be comfortable with open studio approach.
Please send letter of interest and resume to Tracy Councill, MA, ATR-BC, or call (703)519-2105.
California
Many full-time Art Therapist positions are available at Coalinga State Hospital in Central California.
Art Therapists work in the Rehab Therapy Department with Music and Recreation Therapists.
Job duties include facilitating groups, participating in Treatment planning, completing Rehab assessments, planning events and activities for patients, and monthly paperwork.
Coalinga State Hospital is a new facility treating sex offenders. There is the opportunity to design sex offender specific Art Therapy groups.
The Art Center at the hospital includes a Ceramics program, Leatherworking and other Studio groups, as well as Art Therapy groups to address Anger Management, Self-Esteem and other issues.
The starting salary is $50,000+/year. The State of CA will fly you out for an interview once your State application form has been submitted. This is a great job for new grads! Hiring process may take a couple of months, so apply now and have a job by graduation! Openings will be available for years due to activation.
For more information visit the website
You may also contact Amy Pfenning, MPS, Art Therapist at 559-934-3703
or Evelyn Catano, Music Therapist and Chief of Rehab Therapy at 559-934-3780.
Iowa
Director of Expressive Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
Director of Expressive Arts Opportunity Cedar Rapids, Iowa The Agency Tanager Place is a 128-year-old, accredited, multi-service agency serving children and families in Iowa. In FY 2006-07 Tanager Placed served over 2,500 consumers through the following programs: Comprehensive inpatient psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents. Outpatient. Posted 59 days ago on jobsiowa.com
New Jersey
Princeton House Behavioral Health, Hamilton, NJ
Opening for full-time art therapist. This is an outpatient IOP and the therapist will be responsible for running group therapy and individual therapy with children and adolescents.
If interested, please email Tracylynn Navarro with resume attached.
Tracylynn Navarro, MA, ATR-BC
Princeton House Behavioral Health
741 Mt. Lucas Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609.497.3357
visualmetaphor@gmail.com
PALS Creative Arts Therapist
PALS (Peace: A Learned Solution) is an outpatient therapeutic creative arts program in Burlington county, NJ. It serves child victims and child witnesses of domestic abuse between the ages of 3 and 12 as well as their non-abusing parent.
Job Summary:
The creative arts therapist will provide individual and group counseling services to children victims and witnesses of domestic violence. The therapist will be responsible for clinical documentation and will take part in clients' case management.
Requirements:
* Master's degree in Creative Arts Therapy
* Board certified or board certification eligible
* Good verbal and written skills
Experience working with children and domestic violence preferred
Contact Rachel Kaplan with questions, interest, or resumes or fax resumes to 856-824-9340.
New York
ART THERAPY POSITION
Nazareth College invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant or Associate Professor; responsibilities include Art Therapy program leadership within the Creative Arts Therapy Department, teaching core creative arts therapy courses at the master's level, advisement, opportunities to conduct interdisciplinary research and clinical practice, participation in special committees, and attending college-wide task forces for the Creative Arts Therapy Department. The growing Creative Arts Therapy Department boasts a new state-of-the art on campus Art Therapy clinic and studio space. Doctoral degree is preferred in Art Therapy; clinical psychology, counseling psychology or related field will also be considered. Art therapy registration and board certification is required. Licensing within discipline is desired.Teaching experience at the university level is favored with 5+ years clinical experience preferred.
Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, Powerpoint © art portfolio (on CD-ROM) and official university
transcripts along with a list of references to:
Dr. Shirley Szekeres, Dean of the School of Health and Human Services
Nazareth College
4245 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618-3790
Nazareth College, an independent, comprehensive institution with 2000 undergraduate and 1200 graduate students, prepares its graduates to serve local and global communities through a wide range of liberal arts and professional programs. Nazareth seeks to hire teacher-scholars with a demonstrated commitment to excellent teaching,student success, and civic engagement, and an understanding of the educational benefits of ethnic and racial diversity in the campus community. The college is located minutes from downtown Rochester, New York, a city noted for its rich arts and cultural community and its international businesses and industry. Applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged. EOE/AA.)
Part Time
Maryland
Washington Adventists Hospital,Takoma Park, MD
Washington Adventists Hospital, Acute Inpatient Unit, has a part-time (15 hours minimum weekly) opening for a Counselor or Expressive Therapists to conduct psycho-educational and expressive therapy groups.
Please send cover letter and resume to:
Savneet Talwar
Coordinator
Activity Therapy Program
stalwar@rcn.com
CREATE Arts Center, Silver Srping, MD
Downtown Silver Spring arts center seeks self-starting, motivated, outgoing and organized individual with excellent people skills to assist with office and program management. Learn about arts education, art therapy, arts management and work directly with executive and managing directors, board members, instructors and art therapists in a small, upbeat office. Must know Word, Excel, PhotoShop – QuickBooks, PageMaker, web design and database software even better.
Flexible schedule – 20 hours per week during regular business hours. Assist with marketing, fundraising, newsletter, phones, class registrations, contacting client. Opportunity to volunteer in classes, camps and special events. Great experience for an arts education or art therapy student or for a stay-at-home parent needing a flexible schedule. Send email expressing interest with resume to Heena@createartscenter.org.
CREATE Arts Center will hire part time arts teachers/therapists with experience teaching children, for exciting arts programs, here at CREATE, and at our ofsite placements.
Please respond to tamar@createartscenter.org or 301 588 2787
CREATE is located in dynamic downtown Silver Spring, at 816 Thayer Ave, MD 20910
Washington, DC
Project Create, Washington, DC
Program Assistant Positions Available – Part Time
Spring Semester (February - June 2008)
Project Create, a non-profit organization that provides free arts classes to children living in emergency,transitional, and affordable family housing programs in Washington, DC, seeks part-time program assistants forthe spring 2008 semester. We are looking for individuals who have experience in the arts and/or education and has an interest in working with children at-risk situations. Stipend will be offered.
The Program Assistants’ primary responsibilities will be managing our relationships at our partner sites, which includes supervising up to 3 classes a week.
Classes meet for 15weeks (Feb 4 – May 30). Each class meets for one to two hours, depending on the class. Class times are between 4:00 and 8:00pm.
The candidate should have a car (or access to one as some of our sites are not metrorail accessible & there will be art supplies & finished projects that they will be responsible for transporting to and from the sites).
The candidate should be comfortable working with at-risk youth in inner city neighborhoods. Our classes take place at the following locations:
Community of Hope
• 1413 Girard Street, NW (metrorail accessible)
• 3715 2nd St, SE
So Others Might Eat
• 71 “O” Street, NW
• 4065 Minnesota Avenue, NE (metrorail accessible)
• 2800 N Street, SE
• 740 Barnaby Street, SE
Feb - June
• Supervise 1-3 classes per week (Monday - Friday) – maintain supplies, provide assistance to teachers
which could mean co-teaching or serving as an assistant, serve as a liaison with staff at partner sites, deal
with disciplinary problems, monitor class attendance
• Organize field trips as needed
• Meet with Director weekly to go over issues related to classes
• Must be able to fill in for teachers in case of an absence
• Assist Director with planning of Annual Arts Showcase (to be held in June)
Miscellaneous
• Project Create organizes field trips each semester – must be willing to participate with weekend events
• Assist with fundraisers (ie Dance party at the Black Cat, December Bake Sale, etc)
• Develop training materials for teachers and volunteers
For more information or to submit a resume, please contact the Director via email:
Marget Maurer
Executive Director
Project Create
2401 Virginia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
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