Expressive Therapist

Bournewood Hospital - Brookline, MA

Full Time/ Master's Degree  required

Bournewood Hospital is looking for a qualified Expressive Art Therapist to provide expressive art therapies and psychoeducational groups, individual psychotherapy and recreational activities on inpatient units for adult acute psychiatric treatment, substance use disorder treatment and adolescent acute care.

Job Summary:

Provides rehabilitation services for patients through expressive therapy. Plans, organizes, and implements appropriate group interventions consistent with individual and group needs. 

LMHC supervision hours provided

Essential Functions

• To provide recommendations for treatment team members on inpatient units regarding potential needs for specialized rehab services
• Develops and conducts group programs
• Documents pertinent clinical data following groups
• Reviews multi-disciplinary treatment plan and identifies Rehab-based treatment goals and interventions
• Assists as necessary for projects, reports, and other duties as assigned by manager

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a Masters graduate or higher from an accredited ET program, preferably with licensure, or license eligible.
• Prefer at least 1 year of experience working on an inpatient psychiatric and/or substance use disorder treatment program
• Must have the ability to work independently as part of a collaborative and supportive team.
• This setting requires a confident, flexible, creative therapist who is willing to use a variety of modalities to accommodate the ever-changing needs of the short-term inpatient population.