Dance​/Movement Therapist

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Fredericksburg time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition :
R-17224
** Start the day excited to make a difference…end the day knowing you did.  Come join our team.
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* Job Summary:

This position is responsible for providing clinical therapeutic patient care services in a professional, timely, and effective manner to ensure compliance with hospital, regulatory, government, and program goals and requirements. The Expressive Therapist improves patients’ overall mental, emotional, and physical well-being by applying the techniques of various art forms to increase social function, improve coordination and communication, and enable expression of feelings.

Expressive Therapists generally specialize in a particular area, such as dance and movement, music, or art therapies.
** Essential Functions & Responsibilities:*
* * Provides direct service to adolescent and adult inpatient and outpatient patients.
* Performs assessments to determine therapeutic and functional goals for the patients.
* Develops treatment plans with varied interventions based on assessment, interests and objectives of therapy.
* Assess patients' development, abilities, personality, interests and conflicts through their medium.
* Prepares and submit patients' reactions and progress reports and confers with treatment team.
* Maintains and completes required clinical documentation.
* Attends multi-disciplinary team meetings.
* Provides in-service programs to educate staff and volunteers about expressive therapy.
* Attends clinical in-service programs and continuing education opportunities.
* Maintains expressive therapy supplies and equipment.
* Oversees interns and shadowing experiences for students as appropriate.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
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* Qualifications:

*** Graduate of an accredited school of Expressive Therapy;
Master's degree in Art, Music, Dance, Movement Therapy or related field required.
* If Art Therapist – Board certified in Art Therapy (ATR-BC) required within six months of hire.
* If Music Therapist – Board certified in Music Therapy (MT-BC) required within six months of hire.
* If Dance/Movement Therapist – Board certified in Dance/Movement Therapy (DMTCB) required within 6 months of hire.
* Previous inpatient/outpatient mental health/substance abuse experience required.
* CPR (AHA Healthcare Provider) required.
* CPI certification required within 90 days of hire.

As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.
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