Art Therapist

Oakland CA, Pleasant Hill CA, General East Bay Area CA

Number of Positions: 1

Job Type: W2 Employee. Full Time (30 total hours per week). Will consider Part-Time

Availability: Tuesday to Saturday (Most weekdays until 7pm) If Part-Time, must work Wed, Sat and one additional weekday.

Locations: East Bay: EBAT Office in Oakland, a school in Pleasant Hill (2 back-to-back groups on Wednesday) and at least one other community-based site and possible home-based sessions in the East Bay.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group art therapy services with ages 4 and up (children, pre-teens, adolescents, and adults) in a private practice setting, with a variety of presenting issues. (We are vendors of Regional Center: Many of your clients will be individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities including those with higher support needs.)
• When working with minor clients, provide parent consultation.
• Facilitate groups at at-least 2 off-site community-based sites in the East Bay.
• Conduct a minimal number of home-based 1:1 sessions in the East Bay.
• Ensure services and treatment are culturally sensitive/competent/informed in regards to all types of identities, especially those that are marginalized (gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, body size, disability, etc) Must be anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ affirming, disability justice-oriented, and working towards dismantling all systems of oppression including fatphobia.
• Conduct services in-person with option to do some minimal telehealth only if requested by the client/family.
• Encouraged to offer art therapy/creative arts interventions with all clients. (Clients seek out East Bay Art Therapy because they want to do art therapy!)
• Write art therapy group curriculum and submit to clinical supervisor.
• Complete a comprehensive assessment of patient's mental health history and collaborate with the client to identify treatment goals. Complete treatment plans for all individual clients.
• Assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Assist individuals to deal with problems ranging from short-term issues to persistent and severe mental illness.
• Monitor client’s progress and ensure their voice/choice in treatment. Analyze and interpret new/updated information about the client to reassess needs.
• Identify needs, link to available resources, and modify the treatment plan as needed.
• Maintain up to date case files within electronic health record (EHR-Simple Practice)
• Work within the limits of their qualifications, education, and skills
• Maintain confidentiality and privacy with regards to organizational, client, and other information of a confidential nature. Adhere to HIPAA standards.
• Represent East Bay Art Therapy accurately and positively at all times.
• Ensure timely documentation of sessions through progress notes and timely return phone calls and emails from clients/parents.
• Conduct phone consultations with potential client inquiries if requested by client/family.
• Adhere to all standards of practice outlined by the ATCB (Art Therapy Credentials Board) and BBS if also registered/licensed with BBS.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Complete and pass a criminal reference check, drug screening, and a vulnerable sector search, if required.
• Complete and return all East Bay Art Therapy registration documents as indicated on the orientation checklist
• Read, sign, and honor East Bay Art Therapy’s confidentiality and conflict of interest agreements
• Meet monthly with private practice team and entire EBAT team for consultation. (If you have your ATR-Provisional, you will meet weekly with art therapy clinical supervisor. If AMFT/APCC, meet 1 hour weekly for every 10 clinical hours).
• Read and adhere to all East Bay Art Therapy policies and procedures
• Address areas of conflict or concern in accordance with East Bay Art Therapy’s policies
• Complete all documentation of their work according to East Bay Art Therapy standards
• Maintain accurate record of work hours and tasks completed, in progress, and assigned
• Carry out assigned tasks responsibly. Request support when needed
• Participate in evaluations when asked by their supervisor
• Attend any designated training or orientation assigned by their supervisor
• Report any health and safety concerns to their supervisor
• Check in with supervisor regarding any unpaid time off.
• Provide appropriate and adequate advanced notice (3-4 weeks preferred for client termination) of intention to leave the organization

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Have current ATR-P, ATR, or ATR-BC and Masters Degree in Art Therapy
• Minimum 1 year post graduate clinical experience providing art therapy services.
• Ability to provide compassionate, empathic, and ethical service
• Good standing with the ATCB, BBS, and malpractice insurance entities.
• Ability to be creative and innovative in clinical role
• Be able to work independently, especially with technology after basic training
• Excellent time management and communication skills
• Have access to a reliable computer, internet, audio and video conferencing capabilities.
• Confidence, experience and passion for working with individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
• Confidence, experience and passion for working with clients that struggle with trauma, self-harm and suicidality. Preferred: the same for disordered eating and substance use.
• Confidence, experience, and passion for using art therapy interventions.
• Reliable vehicle and CA Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications

• BIPOC and/or member of a marginalized community/identity and/or lived experienced that informs clinical work.
• Fully licensed as an LMFT or LPCC in addition to Art Therapy credentials.
• Trained in a post-master’s therapy modality such as EMDR, IFS, DBT, DIR FloorTime, AutPlay, CCPT, etc.
• Bilingual in Spanish

Pay

$50-80 per hour for all billable clinical hours conducting individual therapy.

$60-90 per hour for all billable clinical hours conducting group or family/couples therapy.

$22 per hour for all admin hours (1 admin hour per 5 clinical hours for documentation, consult calls, training, supervision, team meetings, and group curriculum planning are all paid at admin rate)

Benefits / What's Provided

• 2 weeks PTO (Full Time Only)
• Health, dental and vision insurance (50% paid by company) (Full Time Only)
• 1 hour of sick pay for every 30 hours worked (Part-Time Only)
• Life Insurance
• CEU Stipend
• Supervision (ATR & BBS)
• Roth IRA (Retirement Account)
• Business phone, email, and EHR
• Amazing 600+ sq ft office space to use
• Professional headshots for your page on the East Bay Art Therapy website
• All supplies and art materials to do your work
• Free East Bay Art Therapy Merch!
• Option for growth within the company.

*This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

For more information about practice visit: eastbayarttherapy.com

If you are a member of a marginalized community and/or have lived experience that informs your clinical work, please touch on this in your cover letter. Please describe your experience and/or passion for working as a therapist with the above-mentioned communities.