Art Therapy Fellow

Job Summary

Art Therapy Fellow provides comprehensive art therapy assessment and treatment interventions for pediatric patients, siblings, and families. Plans, develops, and implements a therapeutic art program for children, adolescents, and young adults and their families. Primary responsibilities include: conducting group and individual art therapy with inpatients; maintaining accurate and up-to-date charting; planning and implementing various activities to strengthen community and donor relations; and supervising Child Life/Art Therapy volunteers. Collaborates with and utilizes supervision from the Art Therapist for ongoing professional development as needed.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

The salary range for this position is $52,200 - $138,900 (Annual Rate).

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Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Art Therapy or related field - completed or actively working toward completion
• Art therapy candidate working towards Art Therapy registration with the American Art Therapy Association
• Experience working with children in individual and group-based interventions (2 years)
• Demonstrates skills, knowledge and ability in developmentally and age appropriate art therapy interventions
• Demonstrates ability to assess individual patients' developmental level, general medical condition, psych-social needs and capabilities
• Provides patients with opportunities for expressing their individual thoughts and feelings and provide support as part of patients' therapeutic support system
• Demonstrates compassion and understanding in order to build a relationship of rapport and trust with patients and their families
• Understand the visual language in art work, which may be used in assessment
• Ability to communicate pertinent information and concerns, and coordinate goals with medical staff for optimum health outcomes
• Demonstrates ability to assess family functioning and facilitate coping with child's hospitalization.
• Demonstrates ability to plan and facilitate art therapy groups
• Demonstrates skills in oral and written communication that will allow preparation of medical record documentation, oral presentation, and conference presentations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with children in medical setting
• Experience in multiple media
• Experience in research activities related to Art Therapy