Art Therapist Ii, Ci *Repost

RECRUITMENT REPOST, PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT REAPPLY.
* Spring Grove Hospital Center is the largest psychiatric hospital operated by the State of Maryland, with 377 beds. We are located in Catonsville, previously named by Money Magazine as one of the best places to live! Convenient to DC, Baltimore and BWI airport, our 180-acre wooded campus feels more like a college setting. Our mission is to provide quality mental health services to patients from across the State.

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive health benefits package, 11 paid holidays and 6 personal days annually, pension and retirement savings plans, training opportunities, free onsite parking and much more! Join our team and be a part of the change! GRADE STD 0019 LOCATION OF POSITION MDH Spring Grove Hospital Center Catonsville, MD 21228.

This position designs, facilitates and evaluates art therapy treatment to aid in the recovery of psychiatrically ill adults and adolescents in both the Admissions and Extended Care areas of Spring Grove Hospital Center.

The Art Therapist II focuses on providing comprehensive art therapy programming in the form of groups:

• Group Art Psychotherapy with emphasis on self-awareness and gaining insight from created art;
• Art As Therapy with focus on the art process and feeling successful about an end product;
• Open Art Therapy Studio for self-exploration and increasing independence;
• Individual Art Therapy for those patients who require special attention, eventually transitioned to a Group Art Therapy;
• Specialized Art Therapy assessments for a specific issue or gathering helpful information for the treatment teams not otherwise obtained from verbal therapy.

The Art Therapist II provides art therapy in efforts to improve self-expression, cognitive, sensory motor function, self-esteem, self-awareness, emotional resilience as well as reducing stress in a safe, supportive, consistent environment.

Education:

Determined by the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists under the requirements for Licensed Clinical Professional Art Therapist (LCPAT).

Experience:

Determined by the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists under the requirements for Licensed Clinical Professional Art Therapists (LCPAT).

• Candidates placed in this classification must be licensed by the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists as a Clinical Professional Art Therapist (LCPAT).
• Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties may be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.
• Employees in this classification may be required to successfully complete cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and maintain current certification.
• Employees in this classification assigned to facilities with a swimming pool may be required to obtain Red Cross instruction and certification in Life Saving and Water Safety prior to permanent appointment.

Employees in this classification are subject to call-in, and therefore, will be required to provide the agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.

• Meaningful Work
• Excellent Health Benefits Package, including Medical, Vision, Prescription and Dental
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Reduced Child and Health Care)
• Generous Leave Benefits (6 Personal Days, 12 Regular Holidays, Annual Leave, 15 Sick Days)
• Retirement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Schedules (where applicable)
• Free Mass Transit (Baltimore metro area)

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruitment, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.