Expressive Therapist
Naperville, IL 
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Posted 13 days ago
Job Description

Position Highlights:

  • Position: Expressive Therapist

  • Location: Naperville, IL

  • Part Time- 24 hrs/week

  • Hours: Tues: 11a-7p, Thurs: 11a-7p, Sat: 8a-4p

Provides quality clinical expressive therapy services to patient populations and their families/significant others. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team to provide therapeutic groups including: art/dance/music, psycho-education, social skills, verbal process, and structured leisure to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients

What you will need:

Required Education, Skills and/or Experience:

  • A Bachelor's Degree or higher in a relevant behavioral health field

  • Music Therapy: Art Therapy & Dance Movement Therapy: A minimum of a Master's Degree in a relevant behavioral health field

  • Knowledge of developmental psychology, disease pathology and clinical needs of assigned population

  • Must be able to maintain regular and punctual attendance, and must arrive at work with adequate time for program set-up.

  • Ability to maintain information which is highly confidential

  • Ability to clearly summarize pertinent clinical information via written correspondence and medical records documentation

  • Must be able to demonstrate self-control in volatile or hostile situations

  • Must be able to set therapeutic limits and maintain therapeutic distance with clients; maintains therapeutic boundaries with patients during treatment and following discharge

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

  • Minimum of two years' experience in a behavioral health inpatient setting

  • Knowledge of psychiatric and addictive disease diagnoses and treatment

Required License and/or Certification:

  • CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification within 30 days of hire
  • CPR certification within 90 days of hire

Preferred License and/or Certification:

  • Music Therapist- Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC)

  • Art Therapist- Registered Art Therapist (ATR)

  • Dance Movement Therapist- Registered Dance Movement Therapist (R-DMT)

  • CADC if working in addiction services

Benefits:

  • Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development

  • Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Free Parking at designated locations

  • Wellness Program Savings Plan

  • Health Savings Account Options

  • Retirement Options with Company Match

  • Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

  • Community Involvement Opportunities


EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Part Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
2+ years
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