Art Therapy Intern- Summer Only

Under supervision, the Art Therapist Intern will provide art therapy services to out-patients and their family members receiving care from the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Will foster positive and professional interpersonal relationships with patients/families, physicians, hospital staff, community representatives and visitors. Will effectively use interpersonal communication skills to promote a safe and healing environment.

"Summer Only"

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree (Required) Completion of at least one year of a master's program in art therapy.(Required)
Master's Degree (Preferred)

Minimum Work Experience - Experience providing art therapy services to children, adolescents, young adults and adults. Experience working with patients facing life threatening or complex illnesses and/or their family members. (Preferred)

Functional Accountabilities
Art Therapy Services

• Meet patients, siblings and their family members to explain the summer art therapy program and to invite participation.

• Participate in education of out-patient clinic staff re: summer art therapy program objectives.

• Participate in maintaining an age-appropriate and safe selection of art supplies and other materials needed for the program.

Planning and Execution

• Develop a vision and set goals and priorities for the summer art therapy program.

• Assess art therapy needs of out-patients and their family members (with particular emphasis on siblings).

• Develop plan for art therapy interventions for individuals and groups as appropriate.

• Evaluate efficacy and amends art therapy interventions as needed.

• Document art therapy interventions and significant statistical information as needed.

Coordination

• Participate as active member of the Patient Support Services team to integrate art therapy services with other psychosocial programs

• Participate actively in departmental and psychosocial rounds to ensure coordinated, informed care for patients and families

• Collaborate with relevant staff members to address patient or systemic problems that arise

Program Development

• Work with Public Relations and Marketing and other hospital departments to promote program/services internally and externally as appropriate.

• Assist with activities to fund and grow the program (e.g., grant-writing, fund-raising).

• Participate in psychosocial research projects relevant to art therapy interventions for patients and their families when appropriate.

Professional Environment

• Meet with supervisor and art therapy team members as needed to discuss areas of concern and program development.

• Complete all hospital and departmental annual requirements in a timely manner.

• Practice in accordance with the Ethical Standards of the American Art Therapy Association.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance