Activity Therapist / Recreational Therapist (Full-Time)

Activity Therapist

Brookfield, WI | Full-Time | On-Site

About Wisconsin Behavioral Health: Wisconsin Behavioral Health is a mission-driven organization expanding access to quality behavioral healthcare. Grounded in evidence-based, recovery-oriented programming, the organization is launching a new Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

The Opportunity: The Activity Therapist brings expressive and experiential modalities, music or art, into the PHP/IOP treatment milieu, helping clients build coping skills, process emotion, and engage in recovery-oriented programming outside of traditional talk therapy. This full-time, on-site role works closely with the clinical team to design and deliver group and individual sessions that complement the broader treatment plan.

What You'll Do:

• Plan and lead group and individual activity therapy sessions (music or art-based) tailored to client treatment goals.
• Conduct activity therapy assessments to identify client strengths, needs, and appropriate therapeutic activities.
• Document client participation, progress, and clinical observations in the EMR.
• Collaborate with therapists, the psychiatrist, and clinical director on integrating activity therapy into individualized treatment plans.
• Adapt session content and modality to accommodate varying client capabilities, diagnoses, and comfort levels.
• Maintain a safe, welcoming space for expressive work in accordance with HIPAA confidentiality standards.
• Order and maintain supplies or equipment needed for sessions (art materials, instruments).

Requirements:

• Required Bachelor's degree or higher in music therapy or art therapy from a program accredited by the relevant national association (AMTA for music therapy, AATA for art therapy).
• National board certification appropriate to modality: MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified) through the Certification Board for Music Therapists, or ATR or ATR-BC (Registered/Board Certified Art Therapist) through the Art Therapy Credentials Board.
• Registration with the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) as a Music Therapist or Art Therapist, as applicable, under Wis. Stat. 440.03(14) and Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 141.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA confidentiality standards and comfort handling sensitive client information.
• Experience facilitating group sessions in a clinical or behavioral health setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred Experience in an outpatient mental health or substance use treatment program.
• Additional training or certification in a second expressive modality (music and art dual credentialed).
• Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Benefits: Salary: $52,000 to $65,000 annually, commensurate with experience and credential. This is a direct hire with Wisconsin Behavioral Health. Atlantic Health Strategies is recruiting on their behalf.