Registered Art Therapist for Camp Lejeune

Registered Art Therapist, for Camp Lejeune for the Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation Program (SARP)

The primary objectives of the SARP are to promote readiness, health, and wellness through the prevention and treatment of substance abuse and to prevent the negative consequences of substance abuse to the individual, family, and organization.

Qualifications for the ATR

• Education: Master’s level education by an accredited college or university
• Certification: Possess current certification as a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) or pending registration from the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB)
• Additional Certification: Must maintain current BLS Provider, hands-on course through American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Experience:  Possess a minimum of one year experience as a Registered Art Therapist within the last three years.

Duties of the Registered Art Therapist

• Conduct individual, group, and/or family expressive psychotherapy sessions for inpatient and outpatient clients.
• Provide expert psychosocial assessments to assist the interdisciplinary treatment team in developing individualized treatment plans and diagnostic clarifications.
• Facilitate sessions, using art and other expressive mechanisms to foster communication, problem solving, and self-esteem enhancement to assist in goal setting.
• Develop alternative resources to cope with overwhelming life circumstances.
• Conduct clinical assessments of all clients. Assist medical staff in determining clinical diagnosis of all mental health conditions based on criteria established in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the America Psychiatric Association.
• Foster a supportive climate to facilitate self-expression and group interaction.
• Provide an outlet for suppressed feelings to channel energy and emotional stress into constructive modes of expression and communication.
• Serve as an art therapy consultant and work with other departments within the medical center when needed.
• Independently assess patients, assisting the treatment team in determining an optimal multi-disciplinary treatment plan for the individual and for the therapeutic milieu.
• Utilize other creative/expressive clinical modalities (e.g., music, poetry, drama, horticulture) to support goals and improve patient outcomes.

Hours/Schedule:

Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week

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